Your copy of the 2013 Guide to Caribbean is with this edition of Selling Long Haul and also available online at
www.sellinglonghaul.com
talking shop IN THE NEWS Agents invited to take Victoria trip
BY STEVE HARTRIDGE Tourism Victoria will be bringing to the UK product representatives from across Melbourne and regional Victoria, from September 10-14. The Tourism Victoria team will visit
Glasgow (10th) and London (11th and 12th) to provide updates on all that is new throughout the state and run training sessions for travel agents and product managers. Booked on the trip are Tourism Victoria, The Great Southern Touring Route, Yarra Valley & The Dandenongs, Phillip Island Nature Parks, Mornington Peninsula, Sydney-Melbourne Touring Route and Destination Gippsland. Travel agents in attendance will also get the chance to win a trip to Melbourne and the South East Touring Triangle with Emirates. Agents interested in attending should contact Amberleigh Sparks at Tourism Victoria on 020 7438 4646 or
asparks@tvic.australia.com. /
Meanwhile Tourism Victoria has a new incentive for agents to complete its online training programme, Road Trip Victoria. Through a YouTube video, Road Trip Victoria follows Tourism Victoria representatives on a journey that takes in the state’s best and newest wildlife experiences and at the
same time demonstrates how easy it is to explore Victoria by car. Agents who answer a series of questions about the experiences on offer in Melbourne and Victoria are eligible to enter a draw that could see them win a prize that includes a Kindle and an iPad3. Agents must also have completed
Tourism Victoria’s Specialist module, which forms part of the Aussie Specialist Programme (ASP). Agents must qualify by September 30 to be in with a chance of netting one of the prizes and all newly-qualified Victoria Specialists receive a £10 Amazon voucher.
www.roadtripvictoria.com
Vine time for Premier SA bookings Agents can say ‘I do’ with Sandals
Sandals Resorts new Travel Agents Say 'I Do' to Sandals promotion (running until December 21, 2013) gives its specialist travel agents the opportunity to experience a destination Sandals WeddingMoon for themselves. Included fis a complimentary Beautiful Beginnings
IN BRIEF
Agent on way to Philippines Jason
Eustaquio of PIC, Philippine Islands
Agents who make a booking to
South Africa with Premier Holidays before September 30 will be entered into a prize draw to win a selection of South African wine. Premier started distributing its new
South Africa Agents Manual last month. The guide is designed to give agents a comprehensive overview of the destination, with tours, hotels, maps and selling tips, said South Africa Product Manager, John Parker, who added that bookings to the country
are up around 22% this year. Premier packages start from around £1,299pp, with four nights at the four- star Cape Town Hollow and two nights at the four-star River Manor Hotel. Also included are SAA flights to Cape Town (via Johannesburg) and Group B car rental. A Cape Town/Garden Route combination starts from $1485pp. Agents can earn up to £150 for
every South Africa booking they make.
www.trade.premierholidays.co.uk
Connections won two
tickets to the
Philippines – Manila, Clark or Cebu – flying with Asiana Airlines.
The airline ran an agent incentive to celebrate the recent Filipino Fiestas. and awarded the highest-selling travel agent with the tickets.
Pictured is Jason receiving his tickets
from Bogdan Stepniak, Asiana Airlines, Sales and Marketing Manager for UK, Scandinavia and Ireland.
Jammy Windjammer winner! Sarah
McLennan of Real Holidays was the winner of a summer sale incentive run by
Caribtours and the Private Travel Company. Sarah won a luxury all inclusive holiday for two people to Windjammer Landing in Saint Lucia, with return flights included.
Agents should enquire about a new incentive that the operator is
launching this month to run alongside the launch of its 2013 brochure.
www.caribtours.co.uk
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wedding theme, complete with wedding inclusions available for the bride, groom and up to six guests. The usual $750 administration fee will also be waived.
020 7590 0210, email agencysales@
sandals.co.uk
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