VACATION.COM SETS OCTOBER DATES

Vacation.com has announced dates for its 2013 Fall Regional Conferences throughout Canada, designed to inspire Vacation.com members to “Take the Lead”within their marketplaces. Registration, which is complimentary for Vacation.com members, is now open. “We’re gearing up to capitalize on the resounding success of our 15th International Conference last month in Orlando by helping our Vacation.com members continue their quest to ‘Take the Lead’ throughout Canada,”said Christine James, vice-president of Vacation.com Canada. “Our Regional Conferences will equip our members with additional steps they can use to ‘Take the Lead’ by incorporating our innovative programs and proven tools into their agencies. Our goal is to help them further improve their overall sales productivity, in terms of efficiency and profitability.”Vacation.com’s 2013 Fall Regional Conferences will be as follows: Oct. 8, Markham, Ont. (Toronto East) at the Delta Markham; Oct. 10, Toronto (Toronto West) at the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel; Oct. 22, Calgary at the Coast Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre; Oct. 24, Burnaby, BC (Suburban Vancouver) at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown. Sessions will include: Motivational Speaker – Comedienne and “Laugh Coach”Judy Koon, who’ll engage agents on how to “Relieve Stress through Humour”; Informative Training Sessions; Trade Show & Reception; Networking Opportunities. “Our Regional Conferences essentially serve as mini-conferences designed to extend the educational experience of Vacation.com into local and regional markets across Canada year-round,”noted John Lovell, president of Vacation.com. “Similar to Vacation.com International Conferences, our Regionals make it easy for our participants to meet and forge connections with other Vacation.com members and many of our leading preferred suppliers in a localized setting. We’re especially pleased with the large number of preferred supplier representatives who will be joining us to specifically share sales tips and product information with our members.”(http://www.joinvacation.com)