FT. LAUDERDALE — CLIA has recognized Travel Leaders Network, which includes TL Network Canada (TLNetwork.ca), with its 2017 Travel Agency Innovator Award.

The recognition was formally bestowed during the Hall of Fame Cruise Industry Awards dinner at the recent CLIA Cruise360 conference in Fort Lauderdale.

Travel Leaders Network – the travel industry’s largest travel agency organization – is comprised of nearly 7,000 locations in the U.S. and Canada offering both franchise (Associate) and consortium (Member) solutions. The group’s combined annual sales volume throughout North America is Cdn$22 billion.

“We are incredibly humbled and thrilled to receive this monumental award, and for Travel Leaders Network to be recognized by CLIA as the industry’s leader in innovations that help our Member agencies increase their cruise sales,” said John Lovell, CTC, President of Travel Leaders Network, Leisure Group and Hotel Division. “We could not have achieved this major industry honor without the collective efforts of everyone who is a part of Travel Leaders Network. From education and training to our events, from technology to industry relations, and from our field and support teams to marketing and public relations, everyone has played a role in achieving this prestigious award.”

The Travel Agency Innovator Award is given to the CLIA Travel Agency Member who has demonstrated innovation in their approach to promoting cruise travel and growing their cruise travel sales. Travel Leaders Network, including TL Network Canada, offers its Members access to proprietary technology such as AgentMate, CruisePRO and Agent Profiler. More details are at TLNetwork.ca.