GAINING MOMENTUM
Vacation.com continues to grow its Canadian membership with the addition of 54 new member agencies in the first quarter of 2013. New member agencies joining Canada wide since January 2013 include: ABC International Travel Ltd.; Accurate Travel & Tours Inc.; Apadana Travel; Canada One Travel-Carman; Design Travel Ltd.; Discountcoachtours.ca; Fareconnect.com Regina; Fareconnectsaskatoon.com; FareFinders Ltd.; Forex Travel & Tours; Imagine Grand Holidays; Kabayan South Travel Inc.; Majestic Tours; Nexus Holidays Canada Inc. (3); NGH Cruises (2); NGH Tours (5); NGH Travel (1); Platinum Travel; Quest Travel Ltd; Sunwest Tours Ltd. (3); Target Tours; Travel Gurus; VMS Travel & Tours Inc. and World Travel Warehouse Inc. Hidar Elmais, owner and operator of Travel Gurus in Edmonton said that: “Vacation.com opened the doors to such a wide variety of top suppliers that we never had access to before. This has led to an immediate doubling of sales with many hotel suppliers. We wanted to reduce our costs, get value for our investment and earn revenue.” Christine James, vice-president Canada for Vacation.com, said that a targeted approach and the availability of training enhancements are essential to recruiting new members throughout 2013. “We create a unique value propositions for every agency and can demonstrate how Vacation.com’s enhanced commissions would impact their bottom line,” James said. Go to http://www.joinvacation.com for more.
