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Butlins trade sales surge
■ Spanish guide now on
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Rupert Murray.
The Spanish Tourist Office has BOOKINGS through agents for Butlins next
published its 2010 Spanish Sales summer are 30% up on last year and trade sales
Manual, which is available on are outperforming direct channels.
ttglive.com. Readers can flick Butlins said agents played a key role in filling
through a digital edition or down- its three resorts and its latest addition, the
load and print individual chapters. £20 million Ocean hotel in Bognor Regis which
Find out more at
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it opened in late summer.
■ Corroboree deadline next week Revenue across the resorts and hotels is up
Agents have only a few days left to register for 10% for 2009 so far, while sales are up 2%, The Ocean Hotel has recorded 89% occupancy levels this year
Tourism Australia’s Corroboree educational and fulfilling Butlin’s aim to increase rates while
training event in May 2010. The deadline for maintaining year-round occupancy levels. add new characters and entertainment such as
applications for the trip is Wednesday, December Speaking at a Butlins dinner this week, man- Thomas the Tank Engine, and the chance for all
9. Aussie Specialist agents must first register aging director Richard Bates said: “The Ocean guests to break a Guinness World Record so
their interest in attending Corroboree ’10 in order had played a major role in increasing sales by that agents can be confident when sending their
to apply. Qualified agents can do this by emailing attracting 70% first-time Butlins customers. Its customers to us.”
their name, company phone number, email and success has more than made up for small drops Its Minehead resort recently held a concert,
postal address to
CE10@tourism.australia.com in sales at the Minehead and Skegness resorts.” which saw performances by McFly, X Factor star
Head of sales Allan Lambert said: “The level of Lucie Jones and George Sampson.
■ Caribtours offers £150 booking incentive support from agents is growing all the time.
Caribtours is rewarding agents with up to £150 of “From our side we try to keep innovating, ■ Hotels face ‘spoilt brat’ effect, p32
Capital Bonds vouchers for bookings made with
Caribtours and The Private Travel Company in
December. Agents must book a minimum seven-
night holiday for two people with flights to receive
a £50 voucher. If the booking includes Caribtours’
featured hotel of the day that appears in their
Christmas calendar, vouchers will be doubled
to £100. Agents will receive a further £50
voucher if the flights are with Virgin Atlantic.
Email
rebecca.burgess@caribtours.co.uk
■ Don’t miss our Caribbean feature, p44
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