How Travel Agencies and Visa Services Can Earn Extra Revenue: A Real Case of 555 Orders from Saudi Arabia

Many travel agencies and visa service companies are searching for reliable ways to generate extra revenue without adding new staff, expanding office space, or investing in expensive marketing.

Today’s case shows exactly how one small visa & travel agency in Saudi Arabia built a profitable additional income stream using a simple hybrid workflow — and achieved 555 successful orders with zero cancellations.

Why Travel Agencies and Visa Services Need an Additional Revenue Stream

The travel and outbound visa market in Saudi Arabia is active year-round, especially among clients traveling to Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Most customers expect:

help with documentation,
personalized service,
fast processing,
and local support they can trust.

This gives travel agencies and visa centers a unique opportunity to offer value-added services that naturally fit into their daily workflow — generating stable, predictable additional income.

Agent Case from Saudi Arabia: 555 Orders, Zero Cancellations, and Steady Extra Revenue

Agent ID: #125
Country: Saudi Arabia
Business type: Small travel & visa services agency
Registered: December 2021
Sales method: A simple website form for KSA travelers
Reselling price: $120 per document

He began with one objective: create an additional income stream without changing his core business operations.

555 issued documents within 4 years

The results: 555 issued documents and zero cancellations

Across four full years (Dec 2021 → Dec 2025), this agent has:

Submitted 555 paid orders
Reached the 47% discount tier
Achieved 0 cancellations

A perfect cancellation rate is extremely rare. It’s possible because:

He collects detailed customer data through his website
He verifies everything himself
He submits clean applications manually into our dashboard

This eliminates errors and ensures smooth processing.

A hybrid model: direct submissions + referral sales

Although he usually applies for clients personally, there are situations where clients already left Saudi Arabia before he could complete the paperwork.

In these cases, he switches to a referral model:

He sends the client his personal referral link or QR code
The client completes the application online
The order still appears in his dashboard
He receives his commission automatically

Your IDA dashboard fully supports this hybrid workflow:

Direct submissions (manual applications for clients)
Referral-based sales (links and QR codes)
Both appear together in the same order list

This flexibility is especially useful for travel and visa agencies whose customers often move quickly across borders.

How Travel & Visa Agencies Earn Extra Revenue with This Model

His standard workflow:

Charge the client $120 per document
Buy digital-only IDA documents at a discount
Print them locally

Our average base price for digital-only documents over the last 4 years: $40 (prices were lower in 2021-2023).

At his current 47% discount, his cost is:

$40 × (1 − 0.47) ≈ $21.20

His margin:

$120 − $21.20 ≈ $98.80
≈ $100 profit per document

Both the direct model and the referral model generate income — just in slightly different ways.

How Much Extra Income Did This Travel Agency Earn? (Real Numbers)

555 orders × ~$100 profit ≈ $55,500
earned over 4 years.

This is not a high-intensity business.
This is steady, predictable income — built into the agency’s everyday operations.

Why This Additional Revenue Stream Works So Well for Travel and Visa Agencies

Travel agencies already have:

constant customer traffic
established trust
systems for data collection
a need to differentiate their service
clients who prefer “all in one place” solutions

This model is a perfect fit because:

no extra staff needed
clients are already asking for help with paperwork
agencies control the accuracy, ensuring no cancellations
revenue grows automatically as the discount level increases

This is another win-win-win scenario:

We receive new clients
You, the agent, earn consistent revenue while improving your customer service
Your customers get a globally useful document, even if they’ve already left your country

And because of the hybrid model, the agent never loses a customer — whether the traveler is still in KSA or already abroad.

Is this a huge business? No.

Is it a reliable long-term income stream? Absolutely.

More than $55,000 over four years — with zero cancellations and minimal risk — is an excellent auxiliary revenue stream for a small travel or visa agency.

Even more importantly:
He achieved this with one office, a simple website form, no advertising costs, and flexible use of our dashboard tools.