Talking shop Are you a card carrier?
THE STUFF THAT HAPPENS WHEN AGENTS GET INVOLVED CASH IN!
A NEW rewards scheme from
mybookingrewards.com looks set to revolutionise travel industry incentives. The Agent Loyalty Reward Card will
allow agents to receive cash rewards directly onto their own MBR cash card when reporting bookings via a number of participating suppliers.
These will include the Jamaica Tourist
Board, Barbados Tourism Authority, Amaryllis Hotel Barbados, Nassau Paradise Island, Heritage Hotels Kenya, Jewel Resorts Jamaica and Smugglers Cove and Calabash Cove, Saint Lucia. MBR will also issue bonus cash prizes
to MBR card holders on an ongoing basis and users can have their own personalised cash card facility.
mybookingrewards.com
First time for everything... JA RESORTS has launched a
new online training programme designed for agents to familiarise themselves with the growing hospitality brand.
The Dubai-based property group hopes the interactive tool will help familiarise its trade partners with its most recent developments, such as the opening of Enchanted Island
Keep in mind... 10
Sept – 1 October Wendy Wu kicks off its nation-
wide roadshow in Manchester before taking in another nine locations around the country. For attending agents there will be the chance to win a place on a once-in-a-lifetime China fam as well as some entertaining interactive product training.
wendywutours.co.uk/agents
More online at
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Resort in the Seychelles. Agents complete the programme module-
by-module, with each segment covering a different property. On completion, and in addition
to a number of prizes on offer, agents become a 'JA Ambassador' – a recognition by the company that the qualifying agent is a true expert when it comes to selling JA Resorts & Hotels. Michelle Pollock, Director Leisure
COMING UP & ENDING SOON
01
October Meet the TACA fi nalists at our Café de Paris party!
sellinglonghaul.com/awards.html
AGENTS can win a £100 lifestyle voucher each day, courtesy of Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises, if they make a booking during National Cruise Week (September 21-29). Celebrity Cruises is also giving away two iPad 4s and Royal Caribbean has several cases of wine to hand out.
To help sales, Celebrity Cruises is including
complimentary classic drinks packages worth up to $50pp per day on selected cruises in 2013 and 2014. Bookings must be made before the end of September 2013.
cruisingpower.co.uk
Sales UK & Ireland said: “We have always been committed to working with our travel trade colleagues as they are the ones who sell our business for us! "The majority of our customers
continue to book through high street travel agents so it’s essential for us to support them through our Discover JA Programme and share the latest product knowledge."
discover-ja.com
BEEN THERE, DONE THAT
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TIPTO for DFDS NEW MEMBER DFDS SEAWAYS is TIPTO's
latest member. With the aim of driving sales through independent travel retailers, DFDS's key messages are the new DFDS routes following the acquisition of Norfolk Line Ferries and LD Lines. The six routes operating from the UK are: Portsmouth- Le Harve, Newhaven-Dieppe, Dover-Dunkirk, Dover-Calais, Harwich-Esjberg and Newcastle- Amsterdam.
More Swiss stays
DOUBLE POINTS
MEMBERS of Swissotel's
Famous Agents rewards programme will receive double points for selected bookings until September 30. There's also a new 'Write Your
Story' section where members can submit tales of their stays and earn fi ve bonus points. For 50 points-plus, members can redeem a standard room at a Swissôtel property for a getaway.
frhi.com/travel-agents
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