Celebrity Cruises has announced even more rewards this Wave period.
The cruise line said in a statement that its sales team has set out to “surprise and delight” travel partners around the country.
Until 01 March 2023, sales managers will visit trade partners with ‘Mystery Envelope’ prizes for those who have gone “above and beyond” for the brand.
Agents could have the chance to win one of the hundreds of prizes, or switch out their prize for an opportunity to win a place for themselves and a colleague on the highly anticipated ‘Seminar at Sea’.
This year, Celebrity’s Seminar at Sea will be held onboard Celebrity Apex with 600 travel agents onboard ahead of the ship homeporting from Southampton in 2024.
The sales team will also be rewarding ‘Wildcard Winners’ to join the 100 top-performing agents this Wave period, to win £500 in Celebrity Rewards.
Celebrity Cruises training manager, Leon Hand, will release a new ‘Conversations with Celebrity’ podcast on 11th January 2023, speaking to Dondra Ritzenthaler – Senior Vice President of Sales, The Americas, Celebrity Cruises
Additionally, a new air offer is allowing guests to fly to Europe from £99 per person.
Meanwhile, this year’s Celebrity Moments campaign gives agents the opportunity to earn up to £1,500 in total via Celebrity Rewards with additional cash prizes for those making multiple bookings before 01 March 2023.
The first of the ‘Sell More, Win More’ prize draws in the campaign will reward 50 agents who have made ten or more bookings with £500 each, followed by a second draw where 25 agents with 20 or more bookings can win an incredible £1,000 each.
Claire Stirrup, Director of Sales, Celebrity Cruises UK & Ireland says:
“We’ve shaped this year’s Wave campaign around feedback from our Travel Agent Panels. They told us that they value Rewards being accessible to all agents, including new starters who are so vital to the growth of the industry.
“That’s why this year, we’re giving even more opportunities to earn cash prizes, and experience important in-person training opportunities.
“We’ve got an exciting few years ahead with our widest ever range of 7-night European sailings in the summer 2023 season, as well as our most ambitious season of sailings for 2024/2025, including Celebrity Apex sailing from UK shores.
“With travel agents telling us clients are looking to book holidays further in advance, we look forward to continuing to help them maximise these opportunities now.”
All travel partners will see earnings with Celebrity Rewards ‘Earn On Every Booking’ which was reintroduced earlier this year as a result of feedback from travel agent panels.
Agents will earn £5 when booking an Inside or Oceanview room, £10 for a Balcony, Concierge or Aquaclass room and £20 when booking in The Retreat or for sailings to the Galapagos Islands.
The brand is also supporting new starters with a £25 bonus per booking for the first five bookings new travel agents claim through Celebrity Rewards, which comes on top of per-booking earnings.
Celebrity Cruises has also announced an exclusive air offer, allowing guests to fly to Europe from £99 per person when booking between 06 January 2023 and 01 March 2023.
For more details on sailings and selling tools to support bookings, including the newly-launched Selling Guide, travel agents should visit celebritycentral.co.uk.
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