Travelsavers agents win "Trip of a Lifetime" contest
On August 4, Travelsavers announced the winners of its “Trip of a Lifetime†contest. The group asked its agencies around the world to submit essays about once-in-a-lifetime trips that they have arranged for clients or enjoyed personally. The travel experiences ranged from visits to exotic destinations to stays at luxury resorts to high-adrenaline adventure excursions.
The winners will be featured in the cover story of the Fall issue of TRAVELSAVERS’ JOURNEYS magazine. The publication is distributed to consumers throughout the US via the TRAVELSAVERS travel agency chain.
“We conducted the contest because we wanted to showcase the breadth of travel experience and knowledge that our agency base has to offer,†said Nicole Mazza, Chief Marketing Officer for TRAVELSAVERS. “Even in these challenging economic times, people still love to dream of trips just like these. And these are the people who may turn out to be your best clients when they again have more discretionary income. Any type of marketing or publicity that keeps a travel agency in the forefront of their clients’ minds is a positive and useful effort.â€
The lucky winners of the TRAVELSAVERS “Trip of a Lifetime†contest are as follows:
GRAND PRIZE WINNER (2 round-trip economy class air tickets on Air New Zealand) – Cathy Belcher (Travel Ventures) – “Vietnam: Yesterday and Todayâ€
Cathy’s husband Steve had been on a tour of duty in Vietnam in the late 1960s. Nearly 25 years later, Cathy and Steve returned together to escort a group of World War II veterans to the 60th anniversary of D-Day in June 2004.
2nd PRIZE WINNER (an iPod Nano) – Billie J. Ruff, CTC, CTE, ACC (Travel Café) – – “Global Travel: The Path to Changeâ€
“My travels have awarded me cultural snapshots that have made me thankful to be an American, not to mention a more enthusiastic citizen of the world. One trip in particular, to the Middle East and Holy Land, made me feel this all the more.â€
3rd PRIZE WINNER ($75 Starbucks coffee gift card)
Linda Kurtz (Cruise and Vacation Group) – “Amazon Adventureâ€
To get all the details about the rest of these trips of a lifetime, as well as additional winning entries, visit http://tacticals.travelsavers.com/tripsofalifetime/index.html.
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