“Rotana values the feedback of Selling Long Haul’s readers and is truly thankful for winning such a well recognised award, a true refl ection of our fi rst class product” CHRIS JORDAN, ROTANA
AVIA CIRCLE
ROBERT KEYSSELITZ Managing Director, AVIACIRCLE
PRO EXPORT COLOMBIA
Colombia is hoping to build on its phenomenal success with some exciting events in 2013. Cartagena’s International Music Festival kicks off on January 5 2013 with an Italian style theme; and then the largest celebration in southern Colombia, Carnaval de Negros y Blancos, takes place January 4-6.
www.proexport.com.co/en
SILVERSEA CRUISES
Silversea has introduced a new Fare Guarantee Programme for all post-June 1, 2013 voyages, effective for new Silver Privilege bookings. This means that guests benefi t from any future Silver Privilege fare reductions for their voyage with an adjustment in the form of a shipboard credit, suite upgrade, future cruise credit, fare reduction or other method.
www.silversea.com
CANADA
Travel industry support for Canada is on a roll with agents reporting strong growth in sales for both winter and summer sales. Winning the award for the long haul destination for soft adventure shows just how popular and well-established its wide range of outdoor activity holidays have become to the UK market.
www.canada.travel
SPANISH TOURIST OFFICE Tourist offi ce of the year for Mainland
Europe going to Spain is little surprise for one which promotes such wide-ranging holiday product. Think family-friendly golden costas, city breaks in Barcelona or Seville, the clubbing culture of Ibiza or gastronomical San Sebastian. Up and coming is the region of Extremadura, its city Mérida, ancient capital of Roman Lusitania and World Heritage site. It’s one of the best preserved
archaeological sites in Spain.
www.spain.info
Pictured: Enrique Ruiz de Lera, Director Spanish National Tourist Office
What is AVIACIRCLE’s role? AVIACIRCLE is the UK office of AVIAREPS’ 40-office global network,which emerged from the merger between CircleSolution Consultants and Airline Centre in 2010. We are one of the leading destination rep- resentation, PR and airline GSA companies in the UK with airline, destination, airport, hotel and fashion outlet clients.
Who are your clients? We have a diverse client base ranging from a small hotel in Patagonia, Chile to global brands such as ILoveNY (New York State), and fashion retail brands such as Chic Outlet Shopping. We’ve found a true strength in niche product development and great outdoors destinations such as New York State, Hawaii, Ontario and Yosemite National Park, California. Aviation clients include Caribbean Airlines and Condor Airways.
CHANGI AIRPORT
Singapore’s Changi Airport is a major Asian hub and the seventh busiest international airport today. It handled more than 46.5 million passenger movements in 2011 and registered a monthly record of 4.53 million in December 2011. Presently, Changi Airport serves some 100 airlines fl ying to to over 220 cities in about 60 countries and territories worldwide. With over 70,000 square metres of commercial space across its four terminals, Changi Airport is also one of Singapore’s best places for shopping and dining.
www.changiairportgroup.com
HILTON
Hilton Worldwide is a leading global hospitality company, and its some 3,900 hotels span 91 countries, ranging from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. Hilton brands include Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts,
Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. Hilton properties are set to spring up in Okinawa, Japan and Pilar in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina and recent openings include the Hilton Puerto Vallarta Resort, its fi rst all-inclusive resort in Mexico.
www3.hilton.com
How do you help the trade? The fact that we have won the Travel Agents Choice award shows that we take travel agents very seriously. At a time when online marketing and social media are forefront, AVIACIRCLE continues to develop integrated sales programmes to support agents with communication tools, events, incentives and training – we believe that their role remains a vital element in the ‘path to purchase’. If an independent agent wants a window poster, we’ll design it. No job is too small.
Why did you win this award? Our philosophy is ‘Your Success Is Our Goal’. Agents know us and know how to get hold of us. We visit them as part of our sales strategy and offer all the support and material they need. Agents remain major influencers in the decision process. It would be foolish to ignore them, and we don’t.
How do agents get in touch? All our clients have dedicated phone lines open Monday/Friday 09:30-18:00. We also have Blackberrys for urgent enquiries outside office hours. Call us on 020 7644 6108.
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