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Club Med continues to further simplify the process of selecting, booking flights and accommodation packages with the launch of four new business solutions for Travel Agents.
Travel Agent Website – this is an enhanced experience for Agents at www.clubmedta.com.au. Offering easy navigation and downloads of all Club Med flyers and promotions, training guide for new agents and Resort presentations. When uploading their agency details and logo on this new website, travel agencies will automatically receive promotional Enews with their own contact details ready to forward to their own clients.
"The new Travel Agent portal which enables agencies to upload their own details reinforces the confidence Club Med has with its travel agency partners to promote its unique all-inclusive concept and destinations. Our Marketing has always had great impact in the Australian market and now, travel agents will benefit from Club Med’s strong brand as well," says Marc Letourneau – National Sales Manager.
Club Med Business is the new dedicated MICE website clubmed-business.com.au to find all the information and suitable Resorts regarding Groups and Incentives programs. Club Med unique all-inclusive "Rent a Resort" concept is also featured. The main enhancements are the conference rooms search, online quote requests and PCOs and Travel Agents can now download the new e-Business Brochure. Groups benefits and rates at Club Med start from 20 delegates to up to a full Rent a Resort with 600+ delegates. See website for current offers starting as low as $138.00 per delegate per night; all-inclusive.
Easy Club Med is a B2B tool exclusively offered to travel agencies part of the Trident Program at easyclubmed.com/b2b – that was softly launched in April 2011 to enable booking at any hour, 7 days a week with Club Med directly – without the need to go through the Call Centre. This tool allows the user to quote, print, make up options, select different room types and services and even confirm or change bookings once made.
Accovia systems – For the past four years Jetstar has been linked to the Club Med reservation system, and we also celebrated recently the launch of “live” Virgin Australia flights as well, due to an investment in Accovia technology. It enables more choice to consumers and agents, with up to date pricing at any time of quoting or booking.Now Virgin Australia, Jetstar, and all other Club Med airline partners can be booked with a simple mouse click on Easy Club Med or via the Call Centre thanks to Accovia. Comparing airline prices and schedules is now simple and ensures travel agents and their clients feel they have the best price and itinerary to fit their plans.The Accovia technology was designed exclusively for Club Med, and allows seamless integration of reservations for all aspects, including airfares, of a Club Med inclusive holiday experience.
"For many years, Club Med has been committed to meeting customer expectations with regards to both the resort experience and transportation quality and availability. Today we have gone even further. Not only do we want to offer top-quality service, we want to do it at a more affordable price point. So we are thrilled with this partnership, which opens up a range of attractive pricing options to our customers when they need it," says Quentin Briard, General Manager of Club Med in Australia.
"Low-cost airlines can no longer be ignored, and it was essential that we provide our customers with more options. The successful combination of low-cost services with high-end products, such as those offered by Club Med, clearly demonstrates that we have met the needs of those clients looking for the best possible price. So we are very happy to have been a part of the success of this new business strategy," says Patrick Bleu, Vice-President Marketing and Product Strategy and Managing Director of Accovia France.
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