Newmarket launches two new tours in US
Newmarket Holidays has unveiled two new US escorted tours. The nine-night Historic Virginia, DC and the Blue Ridge Mountains holiday costs from £1,868, while the 14-night National Parks of the American West & San Francisco tour is priced from £3,060. Departures are from September 2022.
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Jet2 brings forward start date for Bodrum holidays next year
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have brought forward the start of their summer 2023 season to Bodrum, with flights operating from early April from Birmingham, Manchester and Stansted airports for the first time. Flights to the Turkish resort
will operate from Birmingham on Mondays and Fridays from April 3; from Manchester on Thursdays and Sundays from April 6, with the addition of Saturday departures from April 15; and from Stansted on Mondays and Friday from April 3. A seven-night holiday on
a B&B basis at the three-star Hotel Serpina, departing from Birmingham on April 21, 2023, costs from £449. An all-inclusive week at
the four-star Bodrum Holiday Resort & Spa costs £589 based on two adults and a child aged four sharing, departing from Manchester on April 15, 2023. Seven nights’ all-inclusive
at the four-star Parkim Ayaz, departing from Stansted on April 24, 2023, is priced £589.
trade.jet2holidays.com
travelweekly.co.uk
Mobile training ‘super-app’ goes live with 50-plus courses
Juliet Dennis
A “super-app” focused on training and sales via a mobile phone has been developed specifically for travel agents. TheSource is available on Apple Store and Google
Play. Developed by mobile specialist TravPro Mobile, it claims to be the first globally accessible super app for the travel trade. It features more than 50 destinations, experiences
and hotels as bite-sized training modules accessible via an agent’s mobile. Traditional content is supplemented by interactive
elements, TravPro TV and free virtual events. As agents progress through training they can
access extra modules and download sales materials, including visitor guides, videos, maps, infographics and brochures, to share with clients.
Los Angeles kicks off drive for sports tourism bookings with webinar
The Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board has a new trade webinar highlighting the city’s attractions for sports fans. The 26-minute video includes information about major sporting events, local teams, tickets, stadium tours, golf courses and motorsports. The tourist board will provide agents with tools to help sell sports-themed holidays, including training portals and e-newsletters.
discoverlosangeles.com/travel-trade
TravPro Mobile’s supplier partners can update
content and access an analytics dashboard showing sales data to identify which agents are “super-users” and “super-sellers”. The idea is to link supplier training to bookings to
show return on investment. The company said the app aims to provide a
one-stop solution for agent upskilling. At launch, the app has destination modules on
Canada, California, Peru, Thailand and central Europe, mainly from tourist boards. Product training comes from suppliers including
Tauck, the Globus family of brands, Universal Studios, Lindblad Expeditions, Mexican hotel chain Posadas and Leading Hotels of the World. Other suppliers such as Tourism Cares and Rail Europe offer agents the chance to upskill on specific areas such as sustainable travel.
thesource.travel
Canadian Affair offers prizes for
the trade in The Agent Games Canadian Affair has launched The Agent Games on its agency Facebook page, with prizes up for grabs on the first Friday of each month. Marketing manager Nick Talbot said: “The Agent Games is a fun initiative for our agents to learn, play and possibly win prizes. Each month a different game will be launched, with a fresh chance to win a treat.”
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