talking shop THE SECTION JUST FOR AGENTS Celebrate Simply Luxury with Travel 2
BY LAURA GELDER To coincide the launch of its new Simply Luxury brochure Travel 2 is offering agents the chance to win a six- night luxury holiday to South Africa. Agents will fly courtesy of South African Airways to Cape Town and stay at Cape Grace, Twelve Apostles and Franschhoek Country House & Villas. To be entered into the prize draw agents must make a Simply Luxury booking to South Africa which includes flights with SAA and five nights’ accommodation before December 31. Bookings including one of the above hotels will gain agents another entry. Following feedback from its agent
partners, Travel 2 has increased its portfolio in Barbados, the Maldives and Mauritius, including new properties Cobblers Cove in Barbados and The Oberoi Mauritius. More destinations added include Sri Lanka, Hawaii, the South Pacific, South America and three
new self-drive itineraries in New Zealand. Simply Luxury is offering cruising for the first time, with five star cruise lines Silversea and Azamara Club Cruises. Travel 2’s head of business
development, Tracy Hirsz, commented:
“2013 is our second year operating this standalone luxury offering. Our trade only status is crucial as it gives agents the confidence to deal with an operator who won’t court their customers directly.”
www.travel2.com
AITO tackles serious industry issues at its domestic conference AITO SPECIALIST AGENTS has
revealed the programme for its domestic conference, which will include talks on sustainability and ATOL bonding. The conference, which is to be held at the Chesford Grange Hotel in Warwickshire on January 12-13 next year, will welcome David Moesli of the Civil Aviation Authority, who will talk about the CAA's planned consumer campaign on ATOL reform. Also speaking will be Dr Xavier Font, Co-Director of the
IN BRIEF
PATA shopping incentive. The first 50 agents to complete one of the new PATA Academy courses ‘Pacific Expert’ or ‘Asia Expert’ before December 21 2012 will get a £10 Love2Shop voucher. Every month PATA also gives away a £50 voucher to an agent who has completed a certificate that month.
www.pataacademy.com
Travel 2 dishes dollars. Travel 2 is
offering up to $100 spending money for those who book with them to popular US destinations (such as Boston, NYC, Florida) between November 5 and December 15, with return Virgin Atlantic flights and at least three nights’ accommodation.
www.travel2.com
Fair deal with Fairmont. Agents who
redeem 25 of their Famous Agents reward scheme points for a Kiva gift card before January 2013 will have their contribution matched, increasing value to US$50. Kiva is a non-profit organisation that provides micro-loans to entreprenueurs in poverty.
www.frhi.com/famousagents
Happy Christmas from Titan! Book any
Titan, Uniworld or Saga holiday up until December 31, for any departure, and pick a present! Treats include a family ticket to Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland, afternoon tea for two at Harrods and a £50 Love2 shop voucher. More bookings equal more prizes.
www.titanagents.co.uk
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International Centre for Responsible Tourism, who will educate delegates on how they can use sustainability to give them a competitive advantage and improve their marketing. A new ‘speed-dating’ style marketplace on the first day of the conference will offer agents the chance to learn more about the trips offered by AITO operators and the winners of the AITO All Stars incentive scheme 2012 will be revealed.
www.aitoagents.com
Cruising for Excellence makes fly/cruise easier
Royal Caribbean International,
Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Club Cruises has launched ‘ChoiceAir’, a new flight allocation tool for cruise agents. The tool represents a $4 million
investment which aims to transform and simplify the reservations process, even allowing agents to book low cost airlines for their clients. To ensure that agents are fully up to
speed, Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Club Cruises have launched a new module covering ChoiceAir on its e-learning programme, Cruising for Excellence including interactive demonstrations and a downloadable user-guide. Royal Caribbean has also launched a
new module on its recently refurbished ship Serenade of the Seas. It will introduce agents to the ship's 'Oasis-class' features and help them to sell its seven-night ex-Dubai sailings which are on offer to cruisers from January to April 2013.
www.cruisingpower.co.uk
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