John Molinaro, General Manager of Australia, said: “The resurgence in cruising over the past couple of years has seen Uniworld become a powerhouse within the river cruising industry.

“This success could not have been achieved without the support of our travel agent partners and as a result, we are thrilled to offer agents this exciting opportunity to experience the luxurious comfort and class of award-winning River Beatrice on one of our most sought-after European itineraries.”

To be in the running for this exceptional trade incentive, agents simply need to make a booking with Uniworld from 1 February to 29 February and go into the draw to win one of two places on this amazing agent European famil departing Budapest on 22 April.

The River Beatrice is regarded among the finest in its class and was recently awarded the second best river cruise ship in the world in the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler’s annual Top 100 Cruise Ships. Agents can begin to daydream about spending 8-days relaxing and dining in luxurious comfort onboard the River Beatrice whilst soaking up the inspiring scenery along the “Queen of Europe’s great rivers”, the River Danube.

Highlights on this trip include visiting Budapest, the beautiful “Queen of the Danube”, spending two glorious nights in breathtaking Vienna, the “Waltz Capital of the World”, and then discovering the delightful villages of Dürnstein and Melk located in Austria’s lush, vineyard-rich Wachau Valley. Guests will soon find themselves immersed in the culture, local cuisine, art and history of this region as they explore several UNESCO World Heritage sites that are also included in this regal package. Agents will also benefit from travelling with Uniworld management learning more about its unique offering.

Uniworld, which is synonymous with luxurious travel and unrivalled levels of service, ensures that its guests’ onboard experiences are as wonderful and memorable as their time spent onshore. Thus, agents can look forward to enjoying some down time dining on world-class cuisine prepared with the finest, freshest local ingredients and an outstanding selection of wines whilst on the cruise.

Normally priced from $3658, this cruise includes all meals with complimentary fine wines, choice of beer and soft drinks with lunch and dinner, entertainment onboard, extensive sightseeing, tips and gratuities and transfers on arrival and departure days. As one of Uniworld’s finest cruise ships, River Beatrice also features a Serenity River Spa, full service library and free Internet and Wi-Fi access.

For more information visit www.uniworldcruises.com.au or speak to your local sales manager.

Working directly with the trade and supported by a media campaign, Orion Expedition Cruises is conducting a series of ‘Oriontation’ information events designed to attract new prospects, including non cruisers, to learn about Orion’s range of luxury 2012 year expeditions to exciting destinations – voyages to Antarctica, Borneo, the Kimberley and Papua New Guinea and more.

Each event will feature experienced Orion Expedition Leaders, Darrin Bennett, Max Maguire and Antarctic specialists Don and Margie McIntyre, (varying according to venue) on hand to meet guests and provide an insider’s view of just what to expect on an Orion expedition.

Bonus Commission for agents

For travel agents, in addition to the regular 10% commission already paid, Orion will be offering a bonus commission of $500 per booking (whether twin share or sole occupancy) for any new booking made between 16^th January and 16^th March for any Orion or Orion II 2012 expedition.

Information events take place across Australia at the following times and venues:

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Adelaide 1 February 2012: 2pm–4pm and 6pm–8pm - InterContinental

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Perth 2 February 2012: 2pm–4pm and 6pm–8pm - The Old Brewery

QUEENSLAND

Brisbane 6 February 2012: 2pm–4pm and 6pm–8pm

- Moda Events, Portside Wharf

Gold Coast, 7 February 2012: 6pm–8pm

- Lakelands Golf Club

NEW SOUTH WALES

Kirribilli 13 February 2012: 2pm–4pm and 6pm–8pm

- Kirribilli Club, Lavender Bay

Darling Harbour 14 February 2012: 2pm – 4pm and 6pm – 8pm

- Australian Maritime Museum Note: Antarctica focus

Mosman 15 February 2012: 2pm – 4pm and 6pm – 8pm

- Sydney Institute of Marine Science, Chowder Bay Road

St Ives 28 February 2012: 2pm – 4pm and 6pm – 8pm

- Pymble Golf Club

VICTORIA

Elwood 21 February 2012: 2pm–4pm and 6pm–8pm

- Sails on the Bay

Melbourne (Antarctica focus) 22 February 2012: 2pm–4pm and 6pm–8pm

- RACV City Club

Bookings to secure a place at each venue are essential and limited to just 100 guests; wine and canapés will be provided.

For reservations, or to obtain an Orion brochure featuring itineraries for 69 voyages to 17 countries and 174 destinations stretching from Antarctica to the Russian Far East, call Orion Expedition Cruises: 61-2 9033 8777 (Sydney callers) 1300 361 012 (regional and interstate) / 0800 444 462 (New Zealand) or see your travel agent. Email: info@orionexpeditions.com

Agents can log onto the page from January 23 and will have to answer a specific question in 25 words or less to be eligible to enter. There is also a Chinese New Year horoscope app where you can select the year you were born and an insightful message will be relayed to you.

The winner will be announced on February 10.

For all details log onto https://www.facebook.com/wendywutoursaustraliaagents.

Now, any agent or wholesaler who books at least one trip to the Cooks before 31 March 2012 will double their chances of winning a scooter and will also go into the draw to win a different Cook Islands resort package each month.

For the month of January, all bookings received will go in the draw to win 5 nights in a beachfront deluxe room with daily tropical breakfast at The Edgewater Resort and Spa on the sunset coast of Rarotonga.

Bookings made in February will go into the draw to win a three-night stay in a beautiful one-bedroom villa at the deluxe Crown Beach Resort for two people, also on the Sunset Coast.

While bookings made in March give agents the opportunity to win three nights in a premier garden room for two at the boutique Muri Beach Club Hotel on Muri Lagoon.

Cook Islands Tourism will still be giving away two scooters, one scooter for retail and one for wholesale agents.

There is no minimum spend to qualify – simply the more bookings you make, the more chances you have to win and now those chances are doubled. Bookings need to be made for travel before 31 May 2012.

To enter, please contact Kerryn Cook at Cook Islands Tourism on 0424 001 477 or fill out form attached.

Not only is this the first Mega Famil ever to run, it’s also set to be the biggest and best trip of 2012, and one you definitely won’t want to miss.

For your chance to secure a spot amongst the lucky 100 attendees, simply book any holiday product from Trafalgar, Insight Vacations, Contiki or Creative between 16 January and 29 February, 2012 to gain one entry into the draw. Plus, if you combine your land booking with a Virgin Australia airfare, you’ll receive two entries into the draw.

The more bookings you make with each brand, the more entries you’ll receive, giving you an even better chance of securing one of those coveted spots to head Stateside.

Winners will be drawn weekly commencing 3 February, 2012. Prize package includes return economy flights to the US courtesy of Virgin Australia plus a 10-day itinerary including a memorable Contiki, Trafalgar or Insight Vacations West Coast USA experience with Creative Holidays providing your pre and post tour arrangements.

For more information or to view full Terms and Conditions visit http://agent.creativeholidays.com/uploads/specials_files/11315.pdf

For further information about Trafalgar visit www.trafalgar.com/aus , for more information about Insight Vacations visit www.insightvacations.com, for more information about Contiki visit www.contiki.com.au or for more information about Creative Holidays visit www.creativeholidays.com

Travel agents have until June 30 to get involved and be one of 10 very lucky winners. On 30 June, the company will give the top three sellers of G Adventures tours the pick of a list of prizes which includes a trip for two to Antarctica, valued at almost $21,000 AUD.

Additionally, there will be seven randomly drawn winners who will score the opportunity to take up to nine people on a G Adventures tour.

Top sellers will be based on passenger numbers, not revenue, and the top seller will have first choice from the list, followed by second and third top sellers in sequential order.

“In the 20 years I have been in the industry, no one in the Adventure travel space has ever put something like this together for their trade partners that I can recall. This is massive… uber massive” said G Adventures’ Head Honcho for Australia and New Zealand, Pete Rawley.

“The really cool thing about this is that you can take your friends, family, partners, anyone you like” an enthused Rawley added. “Imagine calling up five friends and saying ‘I’m taking you to the Galapagos!’”

“We had a fantastic year in 2011, with record growth here in Australia and New Zealand – unbelievable really.  So this is just a small token of our appreciation to the many local travel agents who consistently support us.”

The list of prizes is:

• Two people to Antarctica (Trip code: XVCASX)
• Two people to Arctic (Trip code: XVRPNX)
• You and nine friends to Africa (Overland) (Trip code: DKTO)
• You and seven friends to Thailand (Sailing) (Trip code: ATSA)
• You and five friends to Galapagos (Trip code: EV06P)
• You and five friends to the Greek Islands (on a yacht) (Trip code: GVXX)
• You and three friends to Peru (Trip code: SPIT)
• You and three friends to Vietnam(Trip code: AVBV)
• You and three friends to Egypt (Trip code: DPBE)
• You and one friend on any G Adventures trip

Terms and conditions apply. For detailed terms and conditions, go to www.gadventures.com/sherpa

To celebrate the Sydney Showstoppers campaign, Qantas Holidays and Viva! Holidays are giving five lucky consultants the opportunity to secure a place for themselves and a friend on an exciting 3 day Ultimate Sydney Familiarisation in March 2012! Winners will get to experience three of Qantas Holidays and Viva! Holidays most popular Sydney events including Love Never Dies and the latest exhibitions at the Powerhouse Museum and the Art Gallery of NSW along with 2 nights accommodation. Winners will also have the time to explore spectacular Sydney and discover all it has to offer.

How to enter you ask? Be the consultant who books and deposits the highest number of eligible packages nationwide, between 4 January and 29 February 2012. An eligible booking must include a minimum of 1 Qantas Holidays or Viva! Holidays package featuring a Sydney event for travel on selected dates between 4 January and 12 August 2012.

For more information on the Sydney Showstoppers campaign and The Ultimate Sydney Incentive please visit http://www.qantas.com.au/agents/dyn/qh/info/campaignIndex or call your Qantas Holidays Sales Executive on 13 27 87.

*Earn 5,000 extra Qantas Frequent Flyer points^ per booking when you book your combined air and land package featuring at least one Sydney event ticket, for packages booked and deposited between 17-31 January 2012. Valid for travel selected dates until 12 August 2012.

The incentive program ‘Call Momento for a quote & WIN!’, launched in conjunction with the release of Momento Travel Services 2012-13 Experience Canada & USA brochure. The comprehensive 52 page brochure features an expanded selection of Canada product and introduces exciting new USA product for the first time.

The ‘Call Momento for a quote & WIN!’ will see top-selling agents rewarded with fantastic prizes each fortnight, up until 31^st March 2012.

To be in the running to win $100’s in Prizes, simply call Momento for a quote with a value of $100 or more, to go into the fortnightly draw. Each quote equals one entry; every booking made equals ten entries!

Kylee Kay, Managing Director, Momento Travel Services, said: “Our new incentive program aims to remind agents why they should book with Momento Travel Services and rewards our top sellers with some amazing giveaways.”

For further information, please visit www.momentotravel.com.au or call Momento on toll free: 1300 300 713 or             +612 9213 0000      .

EMEA took 31.5% of the traffic, APAC 25.8%, America’s 21.4% and Oceania 21.3%. Top 10 destinations were Netherlands, Thailand, Los Angeles, New York, Regional UK, Sydney, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth, San Francisco. As usual the top destinations accounted for only 30% of bookings given the long tail of Expedia’s directory of destinations. Bookings ranged through destinations such as Wollongong, Vallarta Mexico, Dodecanese Islands Greece, Daegu South Korea, Santiago Chile, Helsinki Finland, Pittsburg PA and Alice Springs. Top destinations such as NYC, LAX, SIN, HKG, LON, PAR, AKL always produce strong bookings due to the competitive nature of Expedia’s inventory and rates but the list of booked destinations grows longer each week.

“This is a very exciting period for the growth of Expedia TAAP” said Stuart Udy Expedia Manager of Travel Agent Distribution APAC. “We saw substantial growth through 2011 with new agencies signing up and exploring the vast offerings of the product we have on our screens. We have literally thousands of destinations on offer so as Aussie Travellers start roaming further afield, Aussie Travel Agents through Expedia TAAP, have the tools to support their clients.”

Expedia Travel Agents Affiliate Program is approaching the second anniversary of the launch of the program in AU and NZ claiming over 3,400 Agencies in APAC and over 20,000 worldwide. Once Travel Agents are registered, they earn commission on bookings made through the Expedia.com.au website.

There is no limit to how many cards we will give away, the only criteria

·         $50 Gift Card per booking

·         Only valid on new bookings made in January

·         Confirmed with deposit between 1^st – 31^st January

·         Departures starts in July  and is for a minimum of 7 days

·         Any location. Any boat.

It’s that easy!

We will issue the Gift Cards at the end of the month.