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Welcome Joystar Agents
We want to extend are warmest welcome to the many Joystar agents who joined us in the last two weeks. Many of you have commission outstanding or deposits on cruises and tours. If you need help in movinig some of them over we will gladly call our regional managers. And don't forget - 90% commission on anything that is moved over from Joystar.
Our G.M. sat on the state created Consumer Travel Restitution Corporation board, together with Attorney General's office overseeing travel issues for two years and will be happy to answer any of your questions. He was also a speaker at Cruise A Thon on legal issues affecting independent travel agents and is in his third year for a Jurist Doctor degree in law. For legal advice go to a licensed attorney - for experience advice call him at 1 800 684-3260 ext 205 and he will be happy to talk to you.
ON-LINE NEW AGENT TRAINING THIS TUESDAY
The training starts at 4 P.M. Pacific, 6 P.M. Central and 7 P.M. Eastern
Who should sign in: New independent partners who want to see what is available on the support sites. We will especially go over the marketing and booking capabilities of Signature Travel Network and the little valuable help tools on both sites. Sign in about 10 minutes early so you can connect to GO TO MEETING.COM. If you have not signed up E-mail us here to receive the passwords.
EARN BARCELO RESORTS FREE NIGHTS. Book Barcelo Resorts in Mexico and Caribbean and earn free nights. Go to Barcelopartnerclub.com and type in our ARC number to start earning nights whenever you book these great resorts through our preferred suppliers, such as Apple Vacations or Pleasant Holidays.
LEAD GENERATION. We will be forwarding leads from our websites to travel consultants who meet certain criteria. These criteria are:
1. A business telephone with a business professional voice mail when not available.
2. Training or experience in the region/and, cruise or supplier to the region
3. Leads given to consultants will have to be run through our IATA numbers
If you are interested in obtaining the leads please let us know what region or cruise you would want them for and your business phone number. Remember, internet leads take a lot of work and the closure ration is small. Since there is no relationship these people tend to be very price sensitive, so you might want to really think of other ways of doing relationship selling through special interest clubs, associations and non-profits.
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NON_PROFIT FUNDRAISING: Those of you who are doing business with churches, schools etc. know how profitable this could be, especially if you do non-profit cruises and the cruise line kicks in $25 to $50 per cabin. Identify everyone you know who belongs to a non-profit and have them help you get in there. Then find a pied piper and tell them you will give them the cruise for free if they help you get members to attend. A portion of the commission goes to the non-profit plus whatever the cruise line pitches in. You can get 100 people to a cruise that way. What are you waiting for?? |
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BRAND NEW HIGH-END LUXURYCONSUMER magazines just came out. 52 pages of full color and includes specials from:
African Travel - Adventures by Disney - Singapore Airlines Vacations - Tahiti Legends -Classic Vacations - Crystal Cruises - Windstar Cruises -Oceania - Silversea - Azamara Cruises and many more. You put your phone number on these and give them out to your high end clients, put them in salons, golf clubs etc. This is a GREAT marketing tool. Only 10 cents a piece PLUS shipping by FedEx it is an unbeatable sales tools together with the consumer Travel Magazine. Get the new TRAVEL REDEFINED catalog now.
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CELEBRITY fliers and agent incentive extended. Yes, for another week. Don't miss out - extra commission, plus consumer fliers and special promotions. Put your name on the fliers and get them out to your clients.
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PLEASANT AIR has international fares as low as $158 round trip. If you need to find international air please Pleasant Air is one of the preferred consolidators. Caution: make sure that you add commission to the NET fares and taxes too.
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TAUCK has some upper end complete packages and they added a tab for special savings so you can easily look up promotions. Those of you who use Tauck know that their complete packages are for clients who want the best type of a complete experience in a packaged vacation.
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Star Clippers extended its promotion of free air to Tahiti. The honeymoon season is coming up and this is an excellent upper end honeymoon package. Successful independent agents approach wedding photographers, wedding planners and other similar services and partner with them for the lucrative wedding business.
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UNIWORLD CRUISES. You know that river cruising is the hottest seller out of all cruising. Those who cruised on big ships are looking for a different experience. Uniworld has a sale on some of the most interesting cruises through Europe, visiting cities that many tourists never touch. IF you want your client to have an unforgettable trip than something like a wine tasting cruise on the blue Danube will have everlasting memories. Just imagine sipping wine in a 600 year old castle, viewing medieval villages while all your tours are a part of the package. You should give your clients the river cruising option. More information
Here are some specials from- Princess and Cunard. These expire fast so check them out.
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And how about a seminar on selling the new Travcoa FLYING SAFARI's. You want something absolutely different for your client with taste. How about learning how you can sell these upscale Safari wonders. TONS OF COMMISSION on these |
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Punta Cana and Mexico SALE. Yes, Apple Vacations has some great deals at fantastic prices due to their control of charters. And do you know they now have charters from LA and San Francisco to Cancun? If you have not used the new Apple booking engine you should - since it is easy to find prices and book your clients. Great complete all inclusive packages too! |
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Asia and South Pacific destinations are on sale at Pleasant Holidays. Whether it is Australia, Hong Kong or Tahiti check out these great offers from Pleasant. |
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DOUBLE SHIPBOARD credits for any passengers who book on-board. This is a two edged sword. Always make sure to tell your clients before they go on a cruise to name TRAVELMAKERS as their agent when booking on board so that YOU GET THE COMMISSION. Many times the cruise lines book your clients directly while they are on board and YOU GET NOTHING. SO prep your clients. They buy on board they must name TRAVELMAKERS as the agency - otherwise the cruise line keeps the commission and you might not even know. And now the cruise lines are actively trying to encourage on-board booking as shown by this offer. More information
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PAUL GAUGIN in Tahiti must be hurting for clients because they dropped some of their pricing up to 70%. This is such a romantic cruise for LOVERS, HONEYMOONERS and couples trying to fall in love. Get more information on the sale. |
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Contiki is great for 18 - 35 year olds. Do you have younger clients? Contiki is the most popular complete package supplier for this age group to Europe and other parts of the world. This is a very good market and they sell heavily into colleges. Their clients are very loyal - so if you know of a college student that could help you sell Contiki on a campus you could make great commission. |
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Tulip Cruise and Danube Cruise on AMA Waterways. Another great river cruising company is AMA. They have higher end ships on the rivers of Europe and extremely high repeat rates. Just like Uniworld, their announcements are all in English and they have a great reputation. |
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