Originally Posted by RamenNoodles

Ah...I didn't realize the $50 annual fee was retained for the wholly owned companies. We pay a much higher premium now at the non-owned level. Our fees are based on how many people are registered on your account, but starting fee is around $200 and can be several hundred more I believe.

Still pretty good for free travel to anywhere in the world if you ask me. In 2008 I estimated that my free travels around the globe were worth as much as $200,000 if one had bought tickets.