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Titan launches Trailblazer Tours, expands options in 2019 brochure

Titan has launched its Early Booking Bonanza brochure for 2019 holidays and is pioneering a series of ‘Trailblazer Tours’ enabling regular customers (who are also part of Titan’s new loyalty programme) to see what it takes to create a tour by joining members of the Titan product team to experience the first departure, providing input and feedback in order to fine tune the itinerary. As an incentive for early bookers, in addition to the guaranteed lowest prices, those who confirm their 2019 holiday with a low £99 deposit before 11th May will receive a bottle of Champagne if it’s...

L.A. launches L.A. Insider training programme

Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board has launched ‘L.A. Insider’, a new online training tool for travel trade professionals. The mobile and tablet-friendly programme is the first of its kind for L.A. Tourism and has been designed to help the UK travel trade better sell the city and stay up-to-date with its latest offerings, with modules for international markets to follow in the coming months. Demand for a bespoke online portal of information and selling tools for the travel trade is strong and growing, as global demand to visit Los Angeles continues its rapid upward trajectory. A record 48.3...

Gold Medal showcases new quoting system at training event

Agents across the UK are embracing the latest series of Gold Medal’s Access All Areas training days. Now in its fourth year, the long haul operator has trained over 500 agents to date. The first of this year’s events took place in March and in addition to the training, Gold Medal unveiled its new quote system which provides agents with an improved quote document to help sell the holiday on to their customer. Featuring richer content, destination and property descriptions and inspirational imagery it allows agents to bring the holiday to life for their customers in a more tangible way, helping...

HAL’s Ready Set Sail promotion offers

Travellers looking to plan ahead and book their future Holland America Line cruise can take advantage of the Ready Set Sail promotion featuring pre-paid gratuities, reduced deposits and exceptional rates on nearly all of the cruise line’s worldwide itineraries. Guests who book a Holland America Line cruise by 14th June will be eligible to receive the offer, and guests who book a suite also will receive up to $300 onboard spending money per stateroom. All cruises between 1st September 2018 and 1st August, excluding Grand Voyages and Grand Voyage segments, are eligible for the Ready Set Sail promotion. The prepaid...

Win £100 in T2 Rewards on Australia

Travel 2, in partnership with Virgin Australia, is awarding five travel agents £100 in T2 Rewards. The tour operator’s ‘Virgin Australia Venture Further’ campaign highlights the region’s wildlife and adventure potential to attract explorers and adrenaline seekers alike. For a chance to win, agents simply need to make a new package booking to Australia, including any Virgin Australia flight, between now and 30th April. Agents will receive an entry for each qualifying booking made within the campaign...