Excite launches new agent training portal
Excite Holidays has launched a new training and information portal for travel agents in response to demand for the trade.
The new website will also feature interviews with industry experts selling hints and tips, the wholesaler’s latest incentives and fam trip opportunities, quizzes and competitions, as well as the company’s latest technology innovations.
The articles are written by Excite Holidays’ content team and published in collaboration with the travel wholesaler’s tourism board, hotel and travel technology partners.
The blog can be found at www.exciteholidays.com/blog.
"The launch of this information and training portal is an extraordinary value add for our travel agents. We want to help agents become subject matter experts and enable them to gain business, increase revenue and close more sales," said director of sales and marketing, Joana Bonto.
"By providing this additional content, both for agents and their clients, we believe we can help our travel agent partners in the ongoing battle to keep their clients and win business from online booking sites."
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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