Tripology and Costa Cruise Lines Form Alliance

Tripology, the online travel referral service, has added Costa Cruise Lines to its Travel Industry Supporter Program. As part of the program, Costa Cruise Lines will reimburse Tripologists for each lead they purchase from Tripology that results in a booking with the cruise line.

"Adding Costa Cruise Lines to our ever-growing range of Travel Industry Supporters offers a great new supplier option for our registered travel specialists," said Veronique Deblois, vice president of travel trade sales and marketing for Tripology. "The program provides our Tripologists with the opportunity to stretch their marketing dollars and get compensated for some of their leads."

"We receive exceptional support from the travel agent community and are thrilled to present this new affiliation that further reinforces the strong relationships we have with agents," said Bill Dwyer, director of field sales for Costa Cruise Lines.

Tripology's Travel Industry Supplier Program is a win-win for the company's travel specialists, known as Tripologists, and for travel industry providers. For travel specialists, the new program offers the opportunity to garner free lead credits for bookings made with participating industry supporters. Industry supporters gain exposure to new clients via Tripology's 13,000 registered travel specialists, marketing opportunities towards the agent community and dedicated relationship manager.

Tripology.com has been designed to be simple for specialists to join and use whenever they seek incremental business. The site's user-friendly interface and tools help ensure the success of the travel specialists. Plus, registration is free; there are no membership fees and no minimum purchase is necessary. Specialists only purchase the leads they want, Tripology notes.

For a complete list of Tripology's Travel Industry Supporter Program participating providers, registered specialists can access their dashboard at tripology.com/agent. Other agents and industry suppliers can get additional information at www.tripology.com/supplierprogram.