Travel 2 publishes its first Cruise Plus ocean brochure
Ben Ireland
ben.ireland@
travelweekly.co.uk
Cruise Plus by Travel 2 has produced its first dedicated Ocean Cruise brochure and plans to create a separate luxury, river and expedition cruise brochure later this year.
The 2018-19 Ocean Cruise
brochure focuses purely on mainstream ocean cruise, with 112 pages of worldwide cruise-and-stay itineraries, including pre and post-cruise stays, tours and excursion packages. A 12-night Alaska and Rocky Mountaineer itinerary, sailing out of Vancouver for seven nights on
Holland America Line’s Nieuw Amsterdam, starts from £2,999. Travel 2 said its Cruise Plus
division had seen huge growth this year, with bookings, revenue and passenger numbers all up by more than 70% in the past 12 months on the same period a year before. Revenue from bookings for
Mediterranean and Caribbean cruises have grown by 92% and 98% year on year respectively, driven by increases in passenger numbers of 80% and 73%. Travel 2 said the “standout” trend
was a 208% rise in revenue for Asia cruises, with passenger numbers more than trebling in the past year. Lisa McAuley, managing director
for B2B tour operations at Travel 2 parent dnata Travel Europe, said: “This has been an exciting year of milestones for Cruise Plus by Travel 2 with the celebration of our fifth birthday and the further strengthening of our position as one of the leading experts in the market by joining forces with Clia.
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travelweekly.co.uk 27 September 2018 208%
Rise in Travel 2’s Asia cruise revenue this year
“We have seen a boom in bookings as agents experience the ease of booking tailor-made packages with Cruise Plus by Travel 2 and take advantage of Travel 2’s unrivalled relationships with hotels, tours and airlines, to create great-value cruise holidays. “We are confident that agents
will find the dedicated Ocean Cruise brochure an invaluable selling tool.” Agents who make a Cruise Plus booking including pre and post- cruise hotel stay and return flights by November 9 will be entered into a prize draw to win a Cruise
Plus holiday worth £3,000.
travel2.com
OUT NOW: The first Cruise Plus brochure has sailings worldwide
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