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INCENTIVES.
The Banyan Tree group has launched an incentive
scheme called Star Agent Awards, which gives agents
the chance to win one of five seven-night holidays to
Sari nights: Lee Parker of Bailey’s either Banyan Tree Phuket or Angsana Velavaru,
Travel, Wellingborough, won a Maldives. Agents earn one point per room night on all
sari-tying competition at an India Banyan Tree or Angsana bookings. Bookings for the two
evening hosted by Somak. Agents were named properties earn extra points. Register by emailing
treated to dinner at Hatfield House in ■
awards@banyantree.com
Hertfordshire, before competing to
win a bottle of bubbly. Lee is pictured Quality Villas has moved into Mauritius, and is offering
with Maggi Nixon of Oberi agents a case of wine for all Mauritius bookings made
Hotels & Resorts (which before December 21. The operator features 24 luxury
sponsored the prize). properties, mostly beachfront. A website is planned,
Somak has a new Luxury but agents can book and claim their wine by calling:
Goa e-brochure ■ 01442 870055
Hobby horse: Jet Airways took six
agents on an eight-day fam trip to Elite Vacations is offering agents double Capital Bonds
India. Agents flew business class vouchers for bookings made by December 31 for travel in
and visited Oberoi properties. 2009. Agents can earn a £40 voucher, redeemable at 130
Pictured horse-riding at Wild- retail outlets, instead of the usual £20. This offer applies
flower Hall are Nigel Colley to bookings for any destination from Elite Vacations’
(left), Sunway Travel; Iona Indian Ocean or Africa and Middle East programmes.
Etchells, Eton Travel; and Mike ■
sales@elitevacations.com
Tattersall, Epsom Worldchoice
Operators update
A new hotel representation company, Secrets of Ceylon, family homes across
can provide training for agents on lesser-known Sri Lankan India. Please note: TTG
properties. It is run by Jean-Marc Flambert, formerly of printed an incorrect
Sri Lanka Tourism. To arrange training, email: telephone number for
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info@secretsofceylon.co.uk Mahindra Homestays’
call centre in a previ-
Premier Holidays’s new Faraway brochure has several ous issue. The correct number is 0203 140 8422.
new luxury properties in the Indian Ocean, including ■
mahindrahomestays.com
Medhufushi and Shangri-La’s Villingili in the Maldives,
plus Le Meridien Ile Maurice in Mauritius. Also new is a TransIndus is holding informal open evenings on 25
Boutique Ceylon tour of Sri Lanka, from £2,235 for 11 nights. September and 16 October at its office in Ealing. Agents
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trade.premierholidays.co.uk interested in finding out more about TransIndus’s
destinations should call Satyan Bhalla on 020 8566 2729.
Mahindra Homestays is offering agents 20% commis- It is also hosting two lectures with expert Michael Wood
SPO
T
TED
A new Bollywood movie, Kambakkht Ishq, starring
sion on bookings made before October 10 for travel before at the Nehru Centre, on October 22 and November 26. Denise Richards (above) with cameos from Sylvester
the end of the year. The homestay operator offers 50 real ■
transindus.co.uk Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, is expected to boost
interest in India.
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