Our newspaper advertising program is winding down for the 2009 tour season and now it’s time to start planning for the 2010 tour season. We will begin advertising our 2010 tours in the Fall. You can view our newspaper advertising program here. See which newspapers are available here.
Now more then ever, it is crucial to advertise. People are still looking to travel, but you have to advertise to find them because they won’t find you unless you do. What better way to advertise than to have someone pay for half the cost? To get your newspaper reserved for your travel agency please call 800-968-9161 and ask for Justin (ext 253).

When was the last time your website was indexed by Google or Bing? (Bing is Microsoft’s Re-branded search engine). Find your site on either of those two search engines and click on the link called either cached or cached page. A note at the top will show a date indicating the last time that search engine re-indexed that page. Search Engines love new content, so the more you update your website the more often the search engines will index your pages. This also helps on your rankings. So make sure you update your pages as often as possible.

Now’s the time to block your group space for 2010 in order to secure the best dates. If you block your group space before July 30th, you’ll receive free promotional assistance for your group. Choose one of these options: 200 customized direct mail pieces, 100 customized postcards, or 1 webpage. To reserve your 2010 Europe group, contact Justin by phone at 800/968-9161 ext. 253 or through email.

Our current special that we are promoting is Savings of $600 to $1400 per couple on our September 16th & October 5th departure of our 15-day Heart of Europe SQ Special Itinerary, if your clients book by July 15, 2009. As many of you have requested, we will be sending a promotion designed to be forwarded to your clients via e-mail. It will follow this Update in a separate e-mail with the subject line of; “Current Europe Special” Click here to see a sample of the “Current Special.”

The early booking deadline for fall departures is coming up on June 24th. If you have clients interested in booking the fall departures please follow up with them and let them know of this deadline and save them some money on their Europe vacation.