IA travel agency bonds.
$100 flat.
An Iowa travel agency / seller of travel registers with the Secretary of State and files a fixed $10,000 bond for the benefit of its customers — ours is $100 flat, set by our carrier's rate book for this bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Travel bonds are among the simplest in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Secretary of State
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Secretary of State registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Iowa regulates travel agencies / sellers of travel under Iowa Code chapter 9D, administered through the Secretary of State. The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee for the benefit of Iowa residents, standing behind the money a customer pays for travel that the agency arranges.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Iowa (the obligee), with your customers as the protected parties. If an agency fails to deliver paid-for travel or commits a fraudulent act, a harmed customer can recover against the bond.
One important note: Iowa repealed the separate seller-of-travel license effective July 1, 2020, but a travel agency doing business in Iowa still registers with the Secretary of State, and a $10,000 bond is commonly required as part of that registration. Confirm your current requirement with the Secretary of State — and we issue the $10,000 bond if you need it.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't have one.
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Other Iowa bonds.
Travel agency bond, $100.
$100, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.