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October 12, 2017 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
2017-10-12T11:30:00-06:00
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| Company Name | BACKROADS |
| Company Representative and brief Bio | Heidi Sheldon, Region Manager, has spent the last 10 years with Backroads in various roles including guest servicese and marketing. Currenlty, she spends 100% of her time supporting travel agent partners. |
| Company Representatives Title | Regional Account Executive |
| Email Address | heidi_sheldon@backroads.com |
| Phone | (877) 925-5669 |
| Website | http://www.backroads.com |
| Online Brochure Website URL | https://www.backroads.com/travel_agent/materials |
| Product Updates | -over 100 new active cruising departures with AMA, Lindblad and Ponant -doubling our walking/hiking departures -adding a new “young family” segment to our already growing family category with over 1000 departures for families of all ages in 2018! |
| How does your company compare to competitors? | One van can’t be in two places at once, so at Backroads we double the vans. TWO vans and THREE trip leaders* gives your client more freedom to explore, whether that means being whisked to a different route or taking a break from the road or trail. Don’t limit yourself to a trip with just one vehicle—the industry norm. And if another outfitter tells you they can do that with just one van, ask them how, exactly. *95% of our departures have multiple vans and 3-4 trip leaders |
| Company Key Website Features | Visit our Travel Agent Portal for some great tools and support (enter password “sellactive”) https://www.backroads.com/travel_agent/travel_agent_registrations/new/ -customize a pdf/flier for distribution or your website -order detailed itineraries for any trip -watch inspiring trip videos |
| Travel Advisor Marketing Suggestions | Customize a pdf with your own logo and information for a trip you would like to take private. If you get a group of 12 or more together for a private trip, you go free 9Non-trasnferable, only travel advisor is comped) |