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India and Asia options added by Railbookers
Juliet Dennis
juliet.dennis@
travelweekly.co.uk
Railbookers has added 20 itineraries for 2019 as it continues to raise awareness of its independent train holidays among travel agents.
New destinations include India, with a Golden Triangle trip, and Asia, with the Eastern and Oriental Express from Bangkok to Singapore. Also new are itineraries on the Trans-Siberian and Trans-Mongolian railways. The operator, which was direct-
sell 18 months ago, has increased the print run of its 2019-20
Carrier seeks luxury homeworkers to join partnership scheme
Luxury operator Carrier is on the lookout for homeworkers starting out in the sector to join its new affiliate partnership scheme. Its first partner is Travel by Abigail. Owner Abigail
brochure by producing it in a smaller format. The trade now accounts for
about 20% of its sales, with more commercial deals likely. Managing director Peter
Traynor is confident half of Railbookers’ UK sales will be from agents within two years. Part of the attraction for agents
is that they can book train tickets further in advance through Railbookers than they can direct with rail companies, he said. “Agents who are asked to book
rail can’t do so until six months before departure, when rail firms release the tickets,” he said. “With us they can book until 2020.”
MacGowen will gain access to the booking system used by Carrier’s travel agency in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, and enjoy the benefits of commercial agreements from its consortium Advantage Travel Partnership. Homeworkers who join can book a range of tour operators
SWITZERLAND: Bernina Express and, inset, Railbookers’ new brochure He added: “What’s resonating
with the trade is the multi-centre itineraries. We need more agents to understand what we do. Many do not realise we do independent [non-escorted] holidays.” Other new itineraries for next
year include five in Switzerland, such as the nine-day Scenic Switzerland, which offers six
on Advantage’s supplier list, not just Carrier. All payments to suppliers will be handled by Carrier and be fully financially protected.
As authorised
homeworking agents of Carrier, affiliate partners will also enjoy ‘preferred partner’ status. This means they will
qualify for the same benefits
‘iconic’ journeys. It costs from £1,889, with flights from the UK. Another new trip is Ultimate
Norway in a Nutshell, offering eight days by rail, bus and boat, including sightseeting and flights from the UK, from £1,369. US and Canadian itineraries also
feature in the brochure.
railbookers.co.uk
as the operator’s preferred partner agents, including enhanced sales support such as overbranded marketing campaigns, luxury educationals and bespoke quotes. Carrier managing director
Mark Duguid said there was no set target but that the operator wanted more affiliate partners by the end of the year.
carrier.co.uk
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