The Cruise Portfolio shows commitment to trade
The four brands of The Cruise Portfolio have joined Leading Cruise Agents.
Crystal Cruises, Windstar Cruises, Orion Expedition Cruises and Paul Gauguin Cruises – have joined in order to work more closely with cruise specialists and independent retailers.
The Cruise Portfolio director of sales and marketing Andy Harmer said: “By joining the LCA, all four cruise lines are demonstrating their ongoing commitment to working with the travel trade.”
LCA director Ian Hopley said the organisation was now focusing on growth, both for agent membership and future cruise sales.
"Awareness of such prestigious cruise lines as those represented by the Cruise Portfolio can only assist in expanding the horizons of the public and creating more diverse markets for the LCA members to thrive in," he added.
Anyone interested in joining the LCA should contact Matt Bates, LCA Secretariat at [email protected]
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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