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Vacation.com, North America’s leading travel services marketing organization, announces the addition of Cruise West to its list of Preferred Suppliers, welcoming the small-ship cruising specialists that have offered “Up Close, Casual and Personal” travel experiences for more than 25 years.
“The addition of Cruise West expands the Vcom portfolio to include this lucrative niche market for our members to sell,” said Steve Tracas, Vacation.com’s president & CEO. “As more clients seek both the convenience and value of a cruise ship, as well as an intimate encounter with their destination, our members will now be able to attain in-depth training as well as enhanced commissions from Cruise West to meet this request.”
Through this new partnership, Vacation.com members will receive enhanced commissions of up to 15%, bonus incentives, exclusive special offers and professional recognition as a leader in their field.
A second-generation, family-owned company primarily focused on Alaska, Cruise West has expanded its destinations to include the Bering Sea, Japan, Panama Canal & Costa Rica, British Columbia, Mexico’s Sea of Cortes, the Galapagos Islands, Antarctica and more. Holding only 78-138 guests, their smaller ships reach remote locales not accessible to larger cruise ships.
“Vacation.com members will quickly realize that small-ship clients are loyal to both the experience and the travel agent who sells it to them,” added Dietmar R. Wertanzl, president and CEO of Cruise West. “To assist our new travel partners with sales & marketing, we have robust tools in place including live and recorded agent training webinars, marketing and sales materials and a media library. In addition, our Small Ship Partner agent training program located at www.cruisewestagents.com offers valuable information, such as how to sell Cruise West products, FAM benefits and additional bonus commissions.”
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