Luxury Travel Advisor - February 2009 - (Page 56) CRUISES REGENT SEVEN SEAS Regent Seven Seas (www.rssc. com) is roaring through Wave Season with a host of unprecedented maneuvers sure to make ripples through the entire cruise industry. The luxury line’s firstever Regent Seven Seas Council, January 10–13, in Los Angeles, was a big hit with the 61 invited agencies and 10 national accounts, whose thresholds had to reach $600,000 in Regent sales. We feel that Regent has made several brave moves, which not only will spur bookings, but better reward travel agents. In an about-face, the line will begin paying commissions on previously non-commissionable entities, such as port taxes and government fees. Air and spa remain the only noncommissionable fees, but the move has struck a loving chord with agents, who hope other lines will make the move to a more inclusive commission structure. The news came on the heels of Regent’s previous announcement to offer free excursions on 35 voyages in 2009 and on all voyages in 2010. In the luxury cruise market, these moves aren’t only unprecedented, but revolutionary, and, well, intelligent. Instead of debasing the product by offering discounted rates, Regent has taken the smart tack of adding better perks and value, which make sense to a consumer. Shore excursions, for instance, can be pricey; now they are complimentary. Also, why wouldn’t agents want to sell more Regent, particularly if it means they will be making more money? The genius lies in the simplicity. “If you don’t have a happy sales force,” said Frank Del Rio, chairman of Prestige Cruise Holdings, Regent’s and Oceania’s parent corporation, “prospects for the future aren’t good.” Luxury Travel Advisor had the 56 LUXURY TRAVEL ADVISOR | February 2009 http://www.rssc.com http://www.rssc.com
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