UC posted 1,009,494 of trading in March – making it the third straight month UC surpassed one million in 2022. Total trading for the first quarter was 3,260,780. Notable March Trade Sales: 315,000 Advertising Sales 50,0000 Jewelry Sales 125,000 Travel Sales Well done UC members! Thank you for helping make UC the finest inter-exchange platform in the barter & trade …
Positive Industry News
TOGETHER STRONGERArticles Featuring IRTA & IRTA Trade ExchangesIn these challenging Covid-19 times, trade exchanges are creatively pivoting to provide innovative solutions for their members. This is the first installment of positive industry news that IRTA will periodically send-out to the global barter industry. If you have positive news of your own that you’d like to share, please email the information …
UC Sets New Annual Trading Record In 2019!
UC set a new all-time annual trading record in 2019 by recording 14,527,758 of inter-exchange barter transactions! UC averaged more than 1.2 million of trading per month for 2019. To get a sense of UC’s growth, ten years ago UC did 5.3 million of annual trading. UC’s trade volume has almost tripled in ten years! A special thanks to our …
The Top 5 Reasons to Join IRTA and UC!
Next year is IRTA’s 40th Anniversary of advocating for, educating, and protecting the international barter industry. IRTA’s lengthy and impressive achievements over the last four decades are well documented, you can review the full list by clicking HERE. IRTA’s membership continues to grow because trade exchanges recognize these top 5 benefits of IRTA & UC: 1) The industry’s most successful …
UC Sets Annual Trading Record in 2017!
UC set a new all-time annual trading record in 2017 by posting 14,482,584 of transactions! 2017’s annual UC trading came-in 1,534,584 (11%) over the previous year’s trade volume. A special thanks goes to our UC International Broker, Patty Weston for a job well done! Additional thanks goes to all of our UC members who continually post quality products and services …
UC Committee Passes New Rule Regarding Booking Fees, Room Taxes, and Cleaning Fees
The UC Committee met recently to discuss the rise of cash booking fees on UC, and the handling of room taxes and cleaning fee charges. Historically, in the U.S., room taxes and reasonable cleaning fees have customarily been paid in cash. However, the industry (& UC), have seen an increase in exchanges charging cash booking fees. As a result, the …