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Club Med Celebrates Travel Advisors All Month Long
Club Med is celebrating Travel Advisor Appreciation Day by honouring the dedication and professionalism of its valued travel partners with a month-long event, for the fifth year in a row. “In this particular context, it is vitally important for us to thank and support the travel advisors. We take all opportunities to stay connected with our community of valued travel partners – even if only digitally, as we have had to adapt to the current reality - for the Travel Advisor Appreciation Month. We have always worked hand in hand and will continue to do so more than ever,” explains...
More Appreciation For Agents
Tourism Ireland is offering up a big thank you to travel agents all across Canada for their support and partnership. When the time is right, we look forward to getting out and meeting in person to share the world-famous ‘céad míle fáilte - ‘a hundred thousand welcomes.’ Tourism Ireland offers a number of support programs for agents, including: The Ireland Specialist Program Content Library: 45K video and images free to use Ireland Insiders Facebook Group - Exclusive to Travel Agents Sign up to our monthly e-zine for updates on events, fams and...
Agents Are Top Priority For Sandals And Beaches
Sandals Resorts International is extending a heartfelt “thank you” to their trusted partners in the travel advisor community on Travel Agent Appreciation Day here in Canada. Sandals and Beaches have always believed in the value of a travel advisor and developed several programs that aimed to strengthen that partnership. And to showcase their unwavering support during these unprecedented times, the resort company has made significant changes to their Travel Advisor programs to extend their gratitude in response to COVID-19. Gary Sadler, senior vice-president of sales at Unique...
Sandals Looks Back, So Agents Can Leap Forward
Sandals Resorts has retooled and rereleased some of their most popular webinars, created exclusively for Canadian travel agents. These carefully curated webinars will help agents brush up on important skills and strategies, especially critical to have during and after the current pandemic. Agents who participate in all three webinars – in sequence – will automatically be entered for a chance to win one of several three-night, land-only stays to a Sandals or Beaches resort. Maureen Barnes-Smith, director of sales & marketing for Unique Vacations...
Sandals, Agents Say Thanks To Healthcare Workers
Sandals Resorts joined forces with a group of six travel agents from the Greater Toronto Area to spread some Caribbean vibes and express their thanks to healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic on April 25. With the sound of Bob Marley blaring from their radios, a convoy of Sandals-wrapped vehicles drove by The Village of Taunton Mills in Whitby, Ontario to bring a bit of joy and deliver some donuts to the facility’s staff as a small token of gratitude and support. The gesture was a little more personal for one agent, Karen Lippett, whose mother is a resident at the...
Wild Times In Harrison Hot Springs
It’s Friday and we all need a bit of a lighter look at the world around us. Too much COVID-19 all the time. So, a tip of the hat to True Key Hotels & Resorts who brings a touch of humour to us today. The BC hospitality company reports that with COVID-19 keeping everyone close to home, the world is seeing the rewilding of animals in cities and towns. It points to stories of dolphins returning to Venetian canals; wild boars wandering the streets of towns in Italy and … yes, believe it or not … the return of the legendary Sasquatch to its natural habitat of the village of...
Caribbean Gets Ready For The Bounceback
During a recent webinar, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) CEO and director general, Frank Comito talked about how the Caribbean hospitality sector and destinations were marshaling their crisis management experience to be able to bounce back stronger and better once the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis has subsided. Comito commended resort owners for using the opportunity to refresh their offerings and facilities and train staff on advanced aspects of the sector - albeit at a social distance - while the region remains closed to new visitors. He also...
Hope For Healing 2020
Today, it should be all about hope. To that end, the Sandals Foundation and Island Routes have teamed up to offer a message of hope and healing in a new, online campaign to mark Earth Day 2020. The ‘#HopeforHealing2020’ Campaign, launched by both companies on their social media platforms, invites people to light a candle as a symbol of healing and share a message of hope for the planet and each other. Over the last 50 years, the world has come together on April 22 to mobilize support and action for environmental protection. This year, in light of the unique reality of...