TORONTO — Vacation.com continues to grow its Canadian membership with the addition of 88 new member agencies over the past nine months.
Among new member agencies joining Canada wide since October 2014 are: 747 Travel Inc.; Air Link Travel Ltd.; Amore Vacations Inc.; Aria Travel Ltd. (2); Away U Go Vacations; BishopTrips.com; Break-Away Tours; Cannetic Travel Ltd.; Centre Holidays Inc.; Elite Travel Agency; Elvics Travel Corp.; Express Travel and Tour Ltd.; Famous Travel & Tours; Happy Vacations; Humanitarian Travel; I & J Travel Inc. (2); JC Travel Ltd.; JenRich Travel Agency; Joy Travel & Tours; L & H Travel; Luxury Getaway Travel; M.Y. CTrips Ltd. (5); Maligaya Travel; McPhail Travel Moosomin; Miles3 Travel Services; MJ Travel; Mouse Voyages Travel; Onkar Travel (7); Orient Travel & Tour Centre (Edmonton) Ltd.; Paramount Travel; Punjab Travel Ltd; Quick Travels; Sevan Travels; SkyRoute Travel Services; Sun Hang (Canada) Travel Co. Ltd.; Sunset Holidays Travel; Terra Bella Travel; The Romance Concierge; Travel By Star Bright; TravelGurus.ca; Tripco Travel; Triple Play Tours; V-Best Travel Ltd; Word Travels; Zehn Travel Solutions.
Jaime-Lynn Light, Manager, of McPhail Travel & Boutique in Saskatchewan recently joined Vacation.com upon recommendation of Sue Urie, Business Development Manager in Western Canada.
“Vacation.com’s Managers are very skilled at helping each agency find the right ‘fit’ with the wide variety of training programs they offer. We were swayed by the office support and the strength of the programs offered. Vacation.com offers excellent value and exceptional benefits of being part of a large agency organization,” said Light.
Christine James, Vice President Canada for Vacation.com, claims a targeted approach and the availability of training enhancements are essential to recruiting new members throughout 2015. “We create a unique value proposition for every agency and can demonstrate how Vacation.com’s enhanced commissions would impact their revenue,” said James. The first step for an agency considering membership is to visit joinvacation.com and try the Benefits Calculator. After entering four basic numbers, an agency owner can determine the positive financial impact in the first year of membership.
“The value of a Vacation.com membership is the key contributor to our robust membership growth. We continue to provide our members with new and innovative products and tools as well ongoing enhancements to existing member and consumer facing technology solutions,” added James. “Members receive access to the our private label SIRRVA booking platform, our CruisePRO booking solution, our Stream pre-paid hotel program and our Worldwide Hotel Program just to name a few. Our award-winning Engagement direct mail and e-mail program continues to drive clients to their agencies with exclusive travel offers.”
Agencies can visit JoinVacation.com for more information on the benefits Vacation.com offers.