Travel Marketing

(Dive Travel Business News - September 17, 2011) --  In anticipation of DEMA Show 2011 to be held Nov 2-5 in Orlando, Florida, Caradonna Worldwide Dive Adventures has put together its annual DEMA Specials brochure that includes specials and incentives already available now, prior to the dive industry's largest trade show.

Pre-DEMA Specials include a wide variety of destinations throughout the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, the Pacific, and exotic destinations including Southeast Asia, the Red Sea, and the Maldives with an extensive selection of dive resorts, dive operators and live-aboards offering special travel incentives in conjunction with DEMA Show 2011.  Group and individual travel incentives are on offer. read more »

(Dive Travel Business News - March 15, 2011) -- The Saint Lucia Tourist Board is welcoming the appointment of distinguished hotelier Karolin Troubetzkoy as President of the Saint Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association (SLHTA).

Troubetzkoy, executive director of marketing and operations of the award-winning Anse Chastanet and Jade Mountain resorts in the southern town of Soufrière, assumes leadership of the private sector body from Elite Island Resorts' Anthony Bowen who served the association honourably over the past two years.

Speaking from the ITB Berlin travel trade show in her native Germany, Troubetzkoy said she looks forward to helping build meaningful public-private sector partnerships across the industry, improving the use of social media for communication among SLHTA's membership and boosting Saint Lucia's marketing and public relations charge in the marketplace. read more »

(Dive Travel Business News - December 7, 2010) -- The Puerto Rico Tourism Company has updated the Puerto Rico Travel Expert education and companion Incentive/Rewards program. Travel professionals who complete the General Courses (Chapters 1-4) gain access to the incentives platform.

At the incentives platform, Travel Pros can enter their Puerto Rico bookings for the period October 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010 to be eligible to win cash prizes: First Prize: $4,000, Second Prize: $2,500. Third Prize: $2,000, Fourth Prize: $1,000 cash. Random drawings will also take place for $500 cash and Four-Night/Five-Day Trip To Puerto Rico, including air and accommodations for two.

In addition, all agents who complete the current Master’s Course (Chapters 5-11) and enter at least one verified booking in the new Incentives/Rewards platform will receive a $25 gift certificate. read more »

(Dive Travel Business News - November 4, 2010 ) -- The Magic of Mexico is the official program of the Mexico Tourism Board. The program offers online lessons, webinars, fams, news, maps, videos and resources for travel professionals selling vacations to Mexico.   For travel agents and tour operators, the site offers a variety ways to become a Mexico Specialist with three online programs. Visit Magic of Mexico.

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(Dive Travel Business News - Nov 9, 2010) -- Sales Trainer John Boe writes that selling during challenging economic periods can be frustrating, but they can also be beneficial to the salesperson. Adversity can strengthen, weaken or harden. 

Boe reminds us that every challenge, setback and personal difficulty you encounter in life also brings with it the seed of equivalent or greater benefit. "The key to overcoming adversity is to avoid the temptation of panic and instead, focus on finding the greater benefit," Boe writes.

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(Dive Travel Business News - September 9, 2010) -- Following the success of its initial virtual travel agent training event last year, a technology-savvy Tourism Fiji US regional office will repeat the online exercise again in October. Attracting travel agents from the U.S. and Canada and as far afield as Hong Kong and Europe last year, the national tourist office is looking to increase the number of agents trained online in 2009, a total of 754, to over 1,000 when it stages the two-day Virtual Trade Show event on Oct. 4 and 5. Agents interested in joining attending the online show, can register at events.unisfair.com/rt/virtualfijime~2010. read more »

(Dive Travel Business News - August 8, 2010) -- An amazing deal for divers is found now available with the Curaçao WOW! package. Curaçao is offering a host of freebies such as a free day of diving, free night lodging, free breakfast daily and one free day of car rental at participating establishments.
 
Selected as one of the top 10 destinations for 2010 by Bing.com, Curaçao, a UNESCO World Heritage site, boasts an eclectic mix of history and culture that welcomes visitors to this unique island paradise. With its pristine dive sites, secluded beaches, championship golf and rich local cuisine, Curaçao offers a little something for everyone, from the adventure traveler to those who simply want to unwind and enjoy its perfect climate. Visit Curacao.com for details.

Book the Curaçao WOW! package before Sept. 1 to travel Aug. 15 - Dec. 18.  Visit curacao.com.

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(Dive Travel Business News - July 15, 2010) -- "Dive in Style" is a classy coffee table book and helpful source of luxury travel information for dive travelers who won't put up with combat style accommodations anymore.

In its second edition, "Dive In Style" provides an indepth look at 26 of the world's best dive destinations from the USA to the Seychelles, Australia to Egypt, with 22 upscale resorts and 4 live-aboards featured.

The goal of "Dive In Style" was to accommodate the needs of the entire traveling party - not just the diver's needs - so the resorts presented in the book are not dedicated dive resorts. Author Tim Simond includes full-service hotels that offer good dining, relaxing spas, excursions, snorkeling and other facilities that make the resort unique: Anyone will enjoy a vacation at one of this properties without taking a giant stride from a dive boat. read more »

(Dive Travel Business - June 21, 2010) -- Known as the "Pearl of the Indian Ocean," Mauritius  has been an elite island getaway for many decades. With a perfect year-round climate, Mauritius entices travelers with talcum-soft sands, crystalline waters, stunning coral reefs, world-class diving, big game fishing, fields of purple litchi fruit, rum and tea plantations.  Mauritius is an officially English-speaking former Dutch, French and British colony that attracts primarily European sun-seekers. As Africa's farthest-flung nation, it is a speck of volcanic rock with a few smaller offshore islands and shoals, more than 1,200 miles east of the African mainland.  read more »

Sand Dollar Resort Bonarie / Bonaire Dive and Adventure $655 pp/quad Includes 7 nights accommodations in a 2 bedroom unit, breakfast daily, 6 days of unlimited shore diving, free Nitrox, 7 day rental vehicle, hotel tax and service charges. Valid: through 12/17/10

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