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| Cruise-Planners CEO Michelle Fee, VP Sales and Marketing Vicky Garcia and CFO Tom Kruszewski. |
Nearly 500 travel agents from all over the United States are gathering this week at theSeminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, for the Cruise Planners – American Express Travel annual conference, themed Cruisitude Revolution.
The
purpose of the annual conference is to talk about travel trends, what
is changing in the world of travel, new announcements and ongoing
recurrent training from the cruise lines and vendor products for
agents to take home to their clients.
The
first day of the convention predicted a positive and profitable year
ahead, as well as new technology and marketing tools for travel
advisors.
“What
sets Cruise Planners apart is our recognizable and trustworthy name
and that is what has allowed us to continuously grow year after
year,” said Michelle Fee, CEO and co-founder of Cruise Planners
–American Express Travel.
“2012
has been a great year for us with our agents doubling their sales of
land tours, the launch of our successful destination
weddings program
and the unveiling of our award-winning newly enhanced website. And
now, as we look forward to next year, we see great things with new
ships coming online, customers eager to travel and all of our new
programs to make selling even easier for our advisors.”
When
the famous question gets asked “Why should I use a travel agent?”
Because
you can’t afford not to.
Cruise
Planners – American Express Travel is the nations largest
home-based travel agent network.
