Washington seller of travel bonds.
From $100.
A Washington seller of travel who holds customer funds can file a surety bond with the Department of Licensing in place of keeping the money in a trust account. The bond runs $10,000 to $50,000 by your prior-year Washington gross income, and pricing is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — enter your amount and your exact price appears at the application.
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How much does a Washington seller of travel bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard seller-of-travel bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Licensing. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount your revenue requires, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $25,000.
File with the DOL
Submit the executed bond to the Department of Licensing to satisfy the seller-of-travel requirement in lieu of a trust account. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the seller-of-travel bond covers
Washington regulates sellers of travel under chapter 19.138 RCW. A seller who holds funds received for retail travel services for more than five business days must protect that money — either by keeping it in a trust account or, under RCW 19.138.140, by filing a surety bond with the Department of Licensing.
The bond names the State of Washington as obligee for the benefit of any person who suffers a monetary loss from the seller violating chapter 19.138 RCW or its rules. It is conditioned that the seller will conform to the chapter and reimburse anyone harmed — a consumer-protection guarantee for the people who prepay for travel.
The amount is set by rule on a tiered basis: not less than $10,000 nor more than $50,000, based on the gross income of business conducted with Washington residents in the prior year. Enter the figure your tier requires — pricing is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum, and no credit check up to $25,000.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the DOL. Submit the executed bond to the Department of Licensing to satisfy the seller-of-travel requirement in lieu of a trust account. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $25,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with your required bond amount — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the Department of Licensing.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount your tier requires and file the same day.