<p>There was a bit of an "Oprah moment" Thursday night at the TravelBrands' Agent Appreciation Awards, as every agent walked away with their own tablet, pre-loaded with information designed to make their jobs easier.</p><div contenteditable="false" tabindex="-1"><div contenteditable="false" tabindex="-1"><div contenteditable="false" tabindex="-1"><div contenteditable="false" tabindex="-1"><div contenteditable="false" tabindex="-1"><tpm class="tpm" data-widget="insurt" mediatype="Images" metadata="{'mediaType':'Images','id':'195752','positionMarker':'7212163d-dc95-993e-bda1-0a907764a0de','width':'630','height':'472','caption':'','title':'','url':'99999999-9999-9999-9999-999999999999/7211BCA2-0229-2286-1108-55101BEABE0B'}" positionmarker="7212163D-DC95-993E-BDA1-0A907764A0DE" thumb="http://cdn.travalliancemedia.com/images/99999999-9999-9999-9999-999999999999/7211BCA2-0229-2286-1108-55101BEABE0B/150x78.jpg" title=""><img class="tpm-img" src="http://cdn.travalliancemedia.com/images/99999999-9999-9999-9999-999999999999/7211BCA2-0229-2286-1108-55101BEABE0B/150x78.jpg" /></tpm><span style="background:rgba(220,220,220,0.5);background-image:url(http://cms.travalliancemedia.com/js/ckeditor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png)"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move' width='15" /></span></div><span ckeditor="" cms.travalliancemedia.com="" handle.png="" http:="" images="" js="" plugins="" style="background: url(" widget=""><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move' width='15" /></span></div><span ckeditor="" cms.travalliancemedia.com="" handle.png="" http:="" images="" js="" plugins="" style="background: url(" widget=""><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move' width='15" /></span></div><span style="background:rgba(220,220,220,0.5);background-image:url(http://cms.travalliancemedia.com/js/ckeditor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png)"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move' width='15" /></span></div><span style="background:rgba(220,220,220,0.5);background-image:url(http://cms.travalliancemedia.com/js/ckeditor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png)"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move' width='15" /></span></div><p>TravelBrands' CEO Frank DeMarinis said it best, "Our mission in TravelBrands is simple: to continue supporting the travel agent community with the tools necessary to help better position their business for years to come…to ultimately work smarter, not harder."</p><p>TravelBrands' unveiled their new branding and marketing strategy at the event which included a redesigned Access platform and a new feature that allows agents to send emails to their clients with multiple hotel information options.</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://players.brightcove.net/77372821001/default_default/index.html?videoId=5769345325001' width='640">##</iframe></p><p>Taking care of their agents is working well for them. In 2017, Travelbrands saw tremendous growth in all areas of the business. Something DeMarinis says is possible because of the agent community and retail brands.</p><p>"The support we've gotten from them made our success, from flights, hotel, car rentals, cruise, dynamic packaging, Sunquest ITC's, Villa rentals, transfers, attraction tickets and our specialy products," says DeMarinis . "We are the only operator that delivers 10 different products in a single channel to earn commission. Our dynamic platform, Access, helps agents sell more travel product than any other operator."</p><p>TravelBrands' released its new brochure, Experiences by TravelBrands. Featuring ten specialized collections, Experiences offers unique travel options for any type of travellers. Three new collections released this year are Culinary, Health & Wellness and Lujure Villas. Lujure provides heightened travel experiences beyond villas including special events, private jets, personal drivers and concierge services.</p><p>The Toronto event was part of an Agent Appreciation Event roadshow that wraps up April 17 and includes Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Calgary and Vancouver.</p>
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