Excite Holidays has teamed up with Washington DC’s local representatives, Gate 7, to reward travel agents that sell the destination.
Speaking to consultants and media in Sydney yesterday, Director of Sales and Marketing, Joana Bonto, revealed the new relationship would see the two work together to create Washington DC packages and run incentives to entice agents.
She said the announcement comes after conducting research with consultants to find out how they can better assist them in their sales.
Agents play dress up at the announcement in Sydney.
“We’ve dissected everything, heard our agents and we’ve built our system from scratch because we heard you guys.”
Joana Bonto, Excite Holidays Director of Sales and Marketing
To kick off the Gate 7 agreement, the two will provide agents with tools and resources on the destination.
Additionally, there is an incentive, which gives agents the chance to earn 1,000 reward points for every night booked and paid in Washington DC.
Enjoying the wine and photobooth at the unveil in Sydney.
Consultants will also receive a free ‘Washington DC in a Day Tour’ on bookings of three nights or more in a single booking.
“It’s a really exciting collaboration. Excite Holidays have by far the best inventory in DC for agents to book.”
Lisa Dunn, Gate 7 – Destination DC Australian representatives
According to Lisa, over the last year DC has seen ‘phenomenal growth’ for the Australian market.
She said this was mainly due to increased funding to develop the local market.
Fun facts: DC is only a five hours drive from NYC or just under three hours on express train from Philadelphia.
It is a walkable city because of its compact nature and is surrounded by Virginia and Maryland.
Right in the centre there is the US capital building powerhouse of the western world.
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