CLIA to stage first Ireland roadshows
CLIA is to hold a series of travel agent roadshows in Ireland for the first time.
Supported by 14 cruise companies, it will stage events in Cork, Galway and Dublin in June for both agent members and non CLIA members.
~"It’s the first time travel agents will have had the opportunity to meet so many different cruise lines in Ireland in one place.~ We are very excited to be meeting both our members and those who may not be so familiar with the work undertaken by CLIA," saiod CLIA Europe VP operations Andy Harmer.
"I’m delighted by the support being given by the 14 cruise lines which means agents will be able to broaden their knowledge and increase their expertise on a wide range of cruise holidays while being in just one location."~
The cruise companies participating in the roadshows are: APT River Cruises; Avalon Waterways; Celebrity Cruises; Cruise & Maritime Voyages; Holland America Line; MSC Cruises; Norwegian Cruise Line; Oceania Cruises Princess Cruises; Seabourn; SeaDream Yacht Club; Silversea; Tauck and Uniworld.
They are being joined by CLA Executive Partners Rocky Mountaineer & Airlines.
The roadshows, all beginning at 5pm, will take place in Cork at the Ambassador Hotel on Monday June 27; Galway on Tuesday June 28 at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa and in Dublin on Wednesday June 29 at the Hilton Hotel.~
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