Collette Resource Guide Will Boost Your Business

In the world of internet access where you can research any topic you want and receive millions of results in a nanosecond—that you then have to scroll through individually and read—sometimes it’s nice just to have everything you need in one comprehensive, handy-dandy guide.

Collette, a worldwide tour operator who specializes in travel across all seven continents, has created an extensive 372-page comprehensive digital resource and travel guide for agents.

In this book, agents will have everything they need to book a Collette vacation for their clients and to improve their own skills as a travel agent.

The bottom line for this guide is just that: Improving your bottom line as a travel agent. Collette’s resource guide is there to help you to get more clients and make you more money.

For example, the resource guide provides agents with information on Collette University’s e-learning program, where you educate yourself by taking 30-minute courses on marketing, building a group travel program and more.

For example, "Marketing for Agents: The Essentials" provides marketing tips to improve your travel agency business and, in return for its completion, agents can earn specialist benefits.

“We’re excited for travel professionals to see our newly created course,” said Courtney Iannuccilli, Vice President of Marketing said in a release. “This course incorporates all the tools and information to increase their earning potential in the New Year.”

In addition, Collette offers monthly “Ask the Expert” webinars for agents, such as a recent one about Ireland with the country’s expert. Collette makes it convenient to learn. You can watch the webinars while you sit at the airport between flights or at your desk, whatever fits into your busy schedule.

The guide also includes information on upcoming fam tours, which provide an opportunity for agents to thoroughly experience a destination so they can provide their clients with first-hand knowledge during booking. In 2018, those include India, Costa Rica and South America. Collette’s 2019 fam tours will include such amazing destinations as Norway and Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

The guide shows how agents can maximize their earnings while enhancing your clients’ experiences. In addition to land bookings, agents can learn how to earn commissions on air and presold options too. Scheduling on-tour options (such as extended stays), combining tours or even adding an excursion to their vacation, also helps to earn additional commissions for you and makes your clients' trip the best it can be.

READ MORE: A Glimpse at Guided Travel with Collette

The remainder of this massive resource guide breaks down each of the trips that Collette offers all over the world in extensive detail. It includes their 21 new tours for the 2018-2019 season including a wide variety of destinations and experiences including The Northern Lights of Finland, Madrid & Barcelona, and Culture of Peru & Bolivia.

“We’re excited to offer these new tours as part of our centennial celebration,” said Courtney Iannuccilli, vice president of marketing for Collette. "As a special celebration of Collette’s 100 years in travel, Collette’s tour designers have dedicated their talents to creating new experiences on tour like no other.”

For more information on Collette's resource guide, visit here.