Royal Caribbean Announces Travel Partners of the Year
Royal Caribbean International announced that CruCon Cruise Outlet Plus in Moultonborough, N.H., was named its top travel partner for 2008 and will receive the President’s Award in recognition for Overall Outstanding Achievement.
Cruise.com in Fort Lauderdale and Cruise Planners in Coral Springs, Fla., were awarded the Online Partner of the Year and the Home-Based Partner of the Year awards, respectively.
Royal Caribbean International’s annual Travel Partners of the Year awards recognize top performing travel agencies in the United States and Canada. “Congratulations to all the 2008 Partners of the Year,” said Vicki Freed, senior vice president of sales, trade and support services.
The President’s Award winner, CruCon Cruise Outlet Plus, has consecutively generated significant annual growth by employing innovative marketing strategies to drive bookings among a loyal customer base.
Cruise.com, a Vacation.com affiliated agency, was honored for generating growth in sales and aggressively marketing products that drove bookings via the Internet. The agency’s cruise specialists provide exceptional personal service, which also resulted in a high level of repeat client business, Royal Caribbean said.
For the second consecutive year, Cruise Planners, an American Express-affiliated franchise network, won the home-based award. The agency has generated consecutive growth in annual sales, developed and marketed to new clienteles, and use innovative sales techniques to drive business to its franchised network of more than 700 travel professionals.
Other travel partners recognized by Royal Caribbean include Corporate and Incentives Partner of the Year, Buy the Sea, Plantation, Fla.; Southeast Regional Partner of the Year, WMPH, Delray Beach, Fla.; Northeast Regional Partner of the Year, Largay Travel, Waterbury, Conn.; Mid-Atlantic Regional Partner of the Year, AAA Carolinas, Charlotte, N.C.; Midwest Regional Partner of the Year, Gateway Travel, Farmington Hill, Mich.; West Regional Partner of the Year, Cruise and Travel Masters, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Canada Regional Partner of the Year, Transat Distribution Canada, Montreal.
