What:
Classic Vacations recently relaunched its Custom Proposal tool with several key enhancements. The online tool can be used by travel advisors to create a list of possible destinations, hotels and excursions to present a curated proposal for their clients. Agents can add their own logos and contact information and then share the proposal via a link, email or social media.
Why It Matters:
Without a doubt, customization is one of the most important trends in travel planning, so anything that makes this easier for advisors is a step forward. In addition, Classic says that many of the innovations in its revamped tool came from agents’ suggestions. This is a great indication that the new process will be improved, and it also shows that Classic understands how to truly support its agent partners.
Fast Facts:
- Travel advisors can now download the entire proposal as a PDF in order to print or include with other travel documents.
- Agents can also create pre- and post-cruise recommendations; destination weddings proposals; “best of” destination lists; and ready-made sell sheets for common travel requests.
- In addition, Classic recently introduced the “Custom Item” feature, which allows advisors to add their own products and content not found on the Classic Vacations’ website, such as cruise or rail tickets.
What They Are Saying:
“We originally built the ‘Wanderlist’ tool to encourage our travel advisors to share hotel content with their clients, but once we saw how widely it was being used, we knew we had something bigger,” said Amy Logan, director of online product development for Classic Vacations. “Since the day it launched, travel advisors have been sending us ideas and requests for enhancements. We’ve now changed the name, added the most requested features and expanded the tool to allow travel advisors to truly deliver custom proposals to every client.”
