Insight's Cris David & Carla Brake showing off the best of Europe & Britain
Carla stops for a chat with Air Miles'
Irene Kouroukis & Sandy Pretty
Insight VIP, Janet Macdonald, from
CAA South Central Ontario & Carla Brake
Insight Vacations recently treated a group of 35 top travel agents to a VIP night at Oliver & Bonacini Restaurant at swanky Bayview Village. The intimate event was hosted by Cris David, President, and Carla Brake, Regional Sales Manager for Insight Vacations. It seems that both of them have likely kissed the Blarney Stone because they are certainly both blessed with the gift of the gab. Their witty and entertaining presentation earned many giggles and laughs, and offered a glimpse of what the operator has in store for the upcoming season.
In 2013-2014, Insight continues their mission to offer all of Europe in style - now covering 42 out of 46 countries. As part of this mission, they have a variety of new premium and luxury escorted tours available including the10 day Spanish Gold itinerary and the 9 day Celtic Legends.
During the course of the evening, we learned that clients are increasingly seeking unique holiday experiences, which Insight delivers with style. All of their tour directors are given the freedom to offer groups an interesting local treat – whether it’s a stop for a gelato in St. Mark’s Square or an impromptu tasting at a nearby winery. These unscripted experiences are what sets the operator apart, because they’re tailored to each group and offer the tour director the chance to show off the local flavour in an unscripted fashion.
One of the other new and very exciting things available this year is Carla’s fabulous agent incentive. Running from October 8th thru December 12th, every 10 pax booked on a premium or luxury tour from the 2013 Europe & Britain brochure earns a $300 COACH gift card. There is no limit to the number of gift cards you can earn, so if you’re a savvy agent, you can get a fancy COACH bag or accessory in every colour of the rainbow.
Booking Insight isn’t all about the incentives though – even though it would be pretty exciting to be sporting a fancy new purse. As Carla put it, “Travel is the only thing you can buy that makes you richer.” That’s something we should all keep in mind, even travel VIP’s.
This was indeed a VIP night, and many familiar faces were in evidence, from CAA’s Janet Macdonald to Air Miles’ Sandy Pretty and industry veteran Jill Wykes – everyone enjoyed the delicious dinner and lovely local wines. We all agreed that if Insight could put on such a great evening, their luxury tours must be quite special indeed. At the end of the night, we all went home full and happy, with the most wonderful gift of all: a bottle of Insight’s favourite red wine.
