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With over 500,000 unique visitors per month, TripAtlas.com is the fastest-growing all-in-one travel magazine, research and booking portal on the Web – and the site’s travel veteran creators are reaching out to travel professionals to further enhance their TripAtlas PRO program to respond to consumer leads submitted through Trip Builder requests generated through TripAtlas.com.
"Our network currently consists of more than 1,000 international travel agents, tour operators and tourist boards who have become an integral part of our marketing campaigns and have benefited greatly from the business generated by our rapidly growing consumer base on TripAtlas.com," said Steven Kaufman, president of TripAtlas.com.
"With more than half a million unique visitors accessing TripAtlas.com each month, we’re hoping to attract additional travel professionals who can help advise clients via live chats, as well as book customized vacations for consumers.
"Travel agents in our ‘TripAtlas PRO’ network can view leads submitted by clients through Trip Builder and respond directly to them," added Kaufman. "It’s a fun way to book for the traveler and an efficient business driving tool for the agent."
"Becoming a TripAtlas PRO was one of the greatest and easiest decisions our agency has made in a long time because it has connected us with several new clients without spending a lot of money," said Ellen Karpman, President of Rockville, Maryland-based Research Travel.
"The lead referrals have been tremendous, while the site has transformed the way we are able to engage customers with products and offers that are of great interest. The annual fee is minimal, whereas the value TripAtlas PRO brings to the table is priceless," added Karpman.
"We connect consumers to the agents and let them do business together. Our unique site provides the resources for the consumer to make educated choices and helps the travel agents generate real business," added Kaufman.
TripAtlas PRO is a comprehensive online platform for travel professionals combining four key elements – reviewing and answering travel leads, online marketing of travel packages, building customer relations and tracking industry trends.
Travel professionals can join TripAtlas PRO for only $395 per year or $35 per month. This fee includes access to 150 consumer travel leads, the ability to post travel packages online, an enhanced company profile, customer relationship management and more. Unlike other leading travel sites, TripAtlas.com does not take a commission or interfere with the business between consumers and agents. Online advertising on the site is also available from $12/CPM, and other rate plans are available upon request.
TripAtlas PRO travel agents can access the hundreds of travel leads submitted by consumers using Trip Builder and reply directly and anonymously to the consumer, giving the customer full control in picking the best quote that suits their travel needs.
When becoming a TripAtlas PRO, agents and the travel agencies have the ability to market themselves online by enhancing their company profiles – called "storefronts" – with a variety of components including company website links, 10 descriptive keyword tags, detailed contact information, photos, staff bios, as well as an appearance in the "newest companies" section which is visible on most of the 90 million pages within TripAtlas.com.
Another advantage to becoming a TripAtlas PRO is building and sustaining customer relationships. The website conveniently keeps track of all consumer leads, responses and travel history in addition to organizing customer contact information, which allows agents to follow-up with travelers regarding trips that may peak their interest.
Keeping up with travel trends is a key asset for successful travel professionals, and at TripAtlas.com agents are able to track trends to gain valuable market insight and evaluate what consumers are currently buying at the moment.
Each week TripAtlas selects the most popular trips published by travel agents and wholesalers to be sent to consumers via weekly TripAlert emails. TripAlerts are sent to the thousands
Theodore is the Co-Founder and Managing Editor of TravelDailyNews Media Network; his responsibilities include business development and planning for TravelDailyNews long-term opportunities.
