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Carnival to launch app for members of rewards club
Harry Kemble
harry.kemble@
travelweekly.co.uk
Carnival Cruise Line has developed a smartphone app for its rewards club to communicate with registered agents during out-of-work hours.
Agents can access their Loyalty
Rocks Club account on the move to claim bookings, view accrued points, complete online training, learn about incentives and give feedback. Carnival has about 4,800
registered agents for the loyalty club and hopes to surpass 10,000 by the end of 2018, across the mobile and desktop platforms. The first 230 agents to download the app, which will be available on Apple and Android devices from the end of the month, will win prizes ranging from £5 to £1,000 in cash, or a cruise. Points earned on the desktop version of the Loyalty Rocks Club
OPERATOR
Titan introduces 30 itineraries and extra departures for solo travellers
The second edition of Titan’s Worldwide 2018-19 brochure features 30 new tours and an expanded range of options for solo travellers. Launched to mark the operator’s 40th anniversary, the new tours include two to South Africa: a 17-day Contrasts of the Cape itinerary and a 14-day Garden Province of KwaZulu-Natal with Lesotho tour.
L CRUISE
LOYALTY ROCKS CLUB: App will be available from the end of this month
are carried over if the agent also downloads the mobile version. Iain Baillie, vice-president of
international sales, said: “We have been running the Loyalty Rocks Club for just over a year but what agents have said is that it would be great if you can access this app out of work hours. “Developing the app has been a considerable investment but we think it is the future of rewards clubs and the right thing to do.” He said the Loyalty Rocks Club app “mirrored” the
desktop version bar the “push” notifications that allows Carnival to notify agents round the clock. A chatroom is being developing
for the desktop version. Baillie added: “We envisage people will be using both versions. “Agents can communicate with each other in the chatroom and share their Carnival Cruise Line experiences and tips to increase their bookings. “We want them to use this as a
knowledge centre.”
carnival.com
Seven new small-group tours include the 19-day
Ancient China and the Palace of the Gods (from £3,999) and eight-day Oman in the Land of Sinbad (£1,499). For 2019, there will be more departures for solo
travellers to destinations such as China, Sri Lanka, Morocco and Vietnam. Deposits for bookings this month have been
reduced to £40. In January and February, Titan is offering a £10
lifestyle voucher to agents who make a booking and email
agentincentives@titantravel.co.uk within seven
days. Agents will also be entered into a daily prize draw.
titantravel.co.uk
11 January 2018
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Voyages-sncf adds tickets through Italian rail operator
Voyages-sncf has added bookings through Italian rail operator Trenitalia. Agents who complete Voyages-sncf’s training at
beaeuropeanrailexpert.com this month will be entered into a draw to win a coffee maker.
voyages-sncf.eu
Beaches Turks & Caicos reopens following refurb
Beaches Turks & Caicos has reopened to guests after undergoing upgrades following damage caused by Hurricane Irma in September. The new facilities include restaurants, snack bars and water sports.
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Hotelbeds adds CityPASS to transfer and activities bank
Hotelbeds Group has integrated CityPASS into its online transfer and activities bank. Agents can now boost their earnings by selling the multi-attraction tickets, which feature 78 attractions in 12 US cities.
hotelbeds.com
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