GO BACK TO SCHOOL WITH ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority has relaunched its Travel Agent University with updated destination details including new events calendar, restaurants and resorts.
The online digital platform allows travel agents from around the world to take part in online courses ranging in a variety of Antigua and Barbuda related topics.
Once on the website, travel agents and tour operators can follow the simple steps to register. With the goal of helping better serve your clients in mind, the online training platform is designed to take users on a virtual journey through Antigua and Barbuda, as they learn about the ins and outs of the twin-island nation and all its intricate selling points.
Upon completing each of the six modules, the user will be asked to take an exam to test their knowledge of what they have learned from the course. After successful completion, the user will be presented with a certificate.
The platform can even be used by agents to log their bookings. If and when they sell Antigua and Barbuda, agents will be encouraged to consistently log in and provide some details such as booking date, reference number, and number of travellers.
This will help determine who the top agents are, which in turn, flows into FAM trip attendance decisions and rewarding the top sellers.
Tameka Wharton, senior marketing and sales manager, Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority, has a special treat in store for this year’s academics and alumni. The top 50 agents, as determined by logged bookings, will be receiving a special token as appreciation for participating in the Travel Agent University. Along with a personalized note from Wharton, agents can look forward too getting a taste of local Antiguan treats!
COLLETTE LAUNCHES 2020 AGENT INCENTIVE
Collette is putting its money where their mouth is during travel agents’ busiest time of the year.
For every 10 bookings, agents will earn $1,000. Bookings made from Jan. 1 to March 31 for travel through April 30, 2021 are eligible.
Jaclyn Leibl-Cote, president of Collette, said of the initiative, “We’re dedicated to our travel agent partners and want to recognize them for their efforts during the busiest time of the year. We’re excited for this 2020 agent incentive to support our agents in their growth.”
Agents will earn $25 for bookings one and two, $50 for bookings three and four, $100 for bookings five through eight, $200 for booking nine and $250 for booking 10 for a maximum of 10 bookings and maximum earnings of $1,000.
A booking is defined as a minimum of two full-paying passengers in a double room or a single passenger in a single room.
CARNIVAL BRINGS BACK AMP UP COMMISSION CHALLENGE
For the third year in a row, Carnival Cruise Line is bringing back its popular AMP Up Commission Challenge just in time for the 2020 Wave Season.
Agents can now register to earn higher commissions of 11% to 15% based on the number of bookings they make between Jan. 1 and March 30.
To participate in the program, tra-vel agencies must register during the opt-in period by Nov. 30. Once registered and confirmed for the AMP Up Commission Challenge, participants who make 20 to 125 bookings during the three-month booking period will qualify for higher commission levels on sales for the rest of the year, from April 1 through Dec. 31.
“Feedback from partners who participated in the AMP Up Commission Challenge the past two years has been overwhelmingly positive because it gives them an opportunity to boost their income,” said Adolfo Perez, Carnival’s senior vice-president global sales and trade marketing.”
To participate, an agency owner or authorized representative completes a simple registration form on GoCCL.com. Qualifying agencies will receive an enrolment confirmation e-mail by Dec. 6.
New bookings that are fully deposited or paid in full between Jan. 1 and March 31, 2020, count toward the goal, with the exception of free cabins, reduced agent fares or full-ship charters. Agencies that currently qualify for 10% to 14% commissions are eligible to participate.
Here are the commission levels and required sales thresholds: 15% commission, 125 bookings; 14% commission, 88 bookings; 13% commission, 63 bookings; 12% commission, 38 bookings; 11% commission, 20 bookings.
