| VTO rep in US and North America recaps on February |
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There are no translations available.  Even for a quiet month in February, VTO’s U.S and North America representative Sue Herrick, has been keeping busy with exciting plans and preparations for Beneath the Sea dive expo, liaising with new dive operators keen to include Vanuatu in their worldwide offerings, making sales calls with Air Pacific representative in California to find potential new sellers for Vanuatu, one high end wholesaler in particular who sells snorkel trips around the world with great potential for Vanuatu, and meeting new educational operators focusing on dive, snorkel and reef preservation. Sue’s recent report reveals that an agent who travelled to Vanuatu on the US Group Agents famil in November last year, with Sue, has recently confirmed a group booking for 2011 as a result of the visit. Sue continues to see diving as a key market from the U.S. and the emphasis on this will undoubtedly help Espiritu Santo Tourism Association with the connection of SS Calvin Coolidge.
To further embellish the importance of diving in Vanuatu and the global recognition it deserves, Sue is pleased to announce that her working with the members of the Scuba Diving Hall of Fame has finally propelled Allan Power into being a nominee for induction into the organization, recognized as the “father” of the Coolidge. This fosters for further exposure of the destination to a prestigious community of divers worldwide. Sue is currently working with a journalist who is pitching a story for Islands Magazine, likely to feature the development of new properties, which continue to elevate Vanuatu to a higher level of accommodation range for the top end market. If given the assignment, the travel writer will be promoting this end of the market possibly with an additional storyline on family or adventure travel. Sue will be meeting the journalist in California next week to further discuss her itinerary. |