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Join the Royal Club with RCI SPOTLIGHT ON... ROYAL CARIBBEAN has a new
loyalty scheme for agents: Club Royal. The scheme uses a prepaid card that can be spent on almost anything, with £5 loaded onto the card for immediate use after every booking. Agents can sign up once four bookings have been made and ‘Captain’ level status has been achieved on the cruise line’s e-learning programme, Cruising for Excellence. Once registered, agents will immediately receive a £20 balance on their card as a ‘thank you’ for joining. Additional membership benefi ts include access to Gourmet Membership and Red Letter Days, as well as bonuses for bookings and a number of exclusive ‘Loyalty Events’ for members, including a sailing onboard Quantum of the Seas with partners; a fi rst-class trip to Paris; and a VIP night at The BRITS.
myclubroyal.co.uk
£80,000 Dubai holiday GOLD MEDAL has launched a
brand new incentive, offering travel agents the chance to win an £80,000 holiday. ‘Golden Ticket: Reloaded’ rewards travel agents for bookings made to Atlantis, The Palm, fl ying with Emirates, through Gold Medal, with agents qualifying every time
they make a booking. Rewards include up to £40
worth of gift vouchers per booking, places on a VIP FAM trip to Dubai, staying at Atlantis) The Palm, fl ying with Emirates, and an amazing holiday prize for eight people
staying in the world-famous Bridge Suite at Atlantis, The Palm – adding up to that amazing £80,000.
Ruth Hilton, Head of Sales & Business Development at Gold
Medal comments: “This
incentive has been constructed to include several tiers, meaning we’re rewarding agents for every booking they make with Gold Medal to Atlantis, The Palm, fl ying with Emirates –and the more they book the bigger and better the rewards they will reap.” Current offers for Atlantis The
Palm include three-nights half board for £549pp, based on two adults and two children sharing, and including economy fl ights from Gatwick with Emirates.
goldmedal.co.uk
Contents 18 Been There, Done That 19 Famtastic: Alaska 20 Selling Travel launch 21 Competitions 22 Dragon Boat Racing 24 Wise Counsel 25 Cook Islands 26 PATA party 28 Travel Uni Study Break 29 JA Resorts & Hotels
Indochina trip
WIN VIETNAM AIRLINES TICKETS
TRAVEL INDOCHINA is
offering agents the chance to win two tickets to Indochina with Vietnam Airlines. Until October 31, every agent who books ground arrangements including international air with Vietnam’s national carrier will be entered into the draw.
travelindochina.co.uk
New for TIPTO
CARNIVAL TARGETS INDEPENDENTS
CARNIVAL Cruise Lines has
joined TIPTO with the aim of working more closely with independent agents. The membership will allow Carnival to attend Tipto’s nationwide events as well as target agents through its interactive training modules, social media and website.
tipto.co.uk
COMING SOON... JAMAICA Tourist Board (JTB) will reward its top six My
Booking Rewards agents with an exclusive trip to the isle this December. Agents who log the most bookings before October 31 will be fl own out by Virgin Atlantic to 'The White Affair' event. They will enjoy sumptuous dining, live entertainment and an awards presentation at the luxurious Secrets Resorts, Montego Bay., as well as tours of the island's attractions.
mybookingrewards.com
updated its Hotel Excellence! (HE!) trade training programme. Agents who complete it by January 31 2015, will get fi ve Fam-Tastic® certifi cates for discounts at most of Marriott’s 4,000 hotels worldwide. The update includes information on Marriott's newest brands: the Autograph Collection, AC Hotels by Marriott, Moxy Hotels and Protea Hotels.
hotelexcellence.marriott.com
sellingtravel.co.uk Be excellent with Marriott MARRIOTT International has 22
October The Macau Goverment Tourist Offi ce and
Selling T
ravel will be in Manchester to host a Destination Dialogue exploring this special region of China. We'll be offering a fam trip place to one lucky attendee. Please email your RSVP to:
shani.kunar@bmipublishing.co.uk.
sellingtravel.co.uk/events
More online at
www.sellingtravel.co.uk
Have a White Affair in Jamaica
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