The Secret other agents don’t want you to know!

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Agents everywhere, listen up!

There’s something the industry – and other agents for that matter – have been keeping from you, but we’re taking a stand.

Agents have been keeping this secret weapon hidden, hogging all the commission and glory for themselves. But no more – here are the sneaky secret tips you need to earn those coveted commission dollars.

Sell a good nights sleep

Every holiday revolves around where a client rests their head, and they want you to find them a good one. Make sure you work out the type of traveller they are, and what accommodation they’re after.

Excite Holidays has over 250,000 hotels and apartments in over 150 countries around the globe, and allows travel agents to refine their accommodation search by hotel or apartment, so you can cater for all travellers, from the families looking for a holiday home to the business traveller who prefers an apartment hotel.

Sell the day to day

It’s all well and good to sell the flights and accommodation, but what about adding extra products like activities, transfers and ferry tickets to really make the most of each booking.

Excite offers in excess of 5500 activities in 330 cities for visitors around the globe, so if your clients keen on aquatics, suggest paddle boarding or the dolphin-spotting cruise. If they want to get their hands into the cultural scene, recommend a cooking class and wine tasting tour.

You can also tempt travellers with Excite Holiday’s skip-the-line passes, which let clients save time and fit more in by pushing them to the front of the queue at iconic landmarks on full-day, half-day and multiple-day sightseeing tours.

Sell convenience

The flights are booked, travel insurance is sorted, but one extra way you can ensure repeat business is by reminding them why they came to you in the first place – convenience! And what’s more convenient than an airport transfer?

From comfortable shuttle and mini-bus services to private car transfers, your client will be able to book more of their trip in one hit.

In addition to transfer services, Excite offers a range of professional ground handling services including luggage assistance, multilingual representatives and airport meet and greets.

Sell paradise

You’ve got your sticky notes with To-Do lists and positive affirmations taped to your computer screen, so here’s one more to add to the list – Greek Island ferry tickets.

For any client booking a Greek Islands tour (and let’s face it, there’s a lot of them!), you can upsell your way into a bigger booking by recommending one of the four largest inter-island ferry companies in Greece: Hellenic Seaways, Blue Star Ferries, ANEK Lines and Seajets, all represented by Excite.

These ferries operate between the most popular Greek Island destinations including Mykonos, Ios, Santorini, Paros, Naxos, Rhodes, Patmos, Syros and Crete, and are delivered to your travel agency prior to your customer’s departure.

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