For the first time ever, Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative was declared the winner of the Chairman’s Award by Celebrity Cruises. The award recognizes Cruise Planners’ hard work and dedication for achieving record-breaking sales goals by continuously generating client demand for Celebrity Cruises, the company said.
Celebrity Cruises’ annual top travel agency award recognizes the best of the best in the travel industry. The Chairman's Award is the highest travel agency partner distinction given by the cruise line.
Cruise Planners continues to launch tech-driven marketing campaigns and initiatives to create targeted marketing efforts using big data and consumer insights. Cruise Planners recently announced at its annual convention 14 new proprietary tools designed to help travel advisors to be more efficient, effective and to help analyze their business to drive sales.
Celebrity Cruises also participates in a variety of Cruise Planners’ trainings and events to educate its travel advisors on how to be successful. In 2017, 48 top-producing travel advisors from the Cruise Planners franchise network sailed on the Celebrity Xperience for an exclusive week-long trip to the shores of the Galapagos Islands with Cruise Planners owners Michelle Fee and Vicky Garcia. Attendees gained first-hand insight into sailing the Galapagos Islands with Celebrity Cruises and were able share their experiences with future travelers and helped sell getaways to the destination. Following last’s year’s convention, Cruise Planners travel advisors sailed on the new Celebrity Edge on the ship’s inaugural sailing.
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