Sixteen Australian travel agents from Brisbane and Sydney celebrated their win on becoming a Vanuatu specialist during a week-long famil to Vanuatu.
The travel agents successfully completed Vanuatu Tourism Office’s (VTO) online training incentive programme.
Mr Allan Kalfabun, VTO Marketing Manager explains, "The training we’ve designed for travel agents is a key activity which we developed online to educate and have much destination & product information on hand, for agents to know and sell the destination".
Radio Vanuatu reports all sixteen agents had to complete five modules of their online training, and submit 25 words or less on how they would ‘Discover What Matters’ in Vanuatu and winners were selected based on the most creative responses.
By becoming a ‘Vanuatu Specialist’, this gives an opportunity for agents to go on a get-away group famil to experience Vanuatu and immerse in all the product offers and highlights.
Arriving on 11th & 12th September 2016 via Air Vanuatu, the agents conducted site inspections in Port Vila and gained first-hand experience of Vanuatu’s capital, after splitting into two groups to venture off onto Tanna and Espiritu Santo.
Eight agents explored and enjoyed Mount Yasur and traditional cultural villages on Tanna island, and eight travelled to the sparkling Champagne Beach and deep blue waters of Nanda Blue Hole on Espiritu Santo. Key properties on both islands were also visited by the group, further developing their product knowledge of Vanuatu.
The winning travel agents (pictured) were from Omniche Holidays, Travel Managers, Ignite Travel Group, Dive Adventures, Jetset Travel, Flight Centre, Helloworld, My Adventure Store, and italk.
The VTO continues to invite travel agents to complete their online training on www.vanuatuspecialists.com and the office is also promoting industry operators travel agent self-famil itineraries.
VTO acknowledges the following industry partners and sponsors who are supporting the Vanuatu Specialist online incentive program, thank you to:
Air Vanuatu, Espiritu Santo Tourism Association, Tafea Tourism Council, Entani Company, Aore Island Resort, Beachfront Resort, White Grass Ocean Resort, Friendly Beach, Warwick Le Lagon Resort, Iririki Island Resort & Spa, Holiday Inn Resort and Adventures in Paradise.