OSSN Boulder Chapter

Meeting: May 11th, 2006

Collette Vacations


Summary

Collette Vacations offer group vacations on all 7 continents. They offer 4-star accommodations at 3-star prices. Typically, clients travel in 44-passenger luxury tour buses.

Some of the most popular trips are
They are the largest tour operator in Australia, and they offer Smithsonian and History Channel tours. This year, the Israel tour is being offered again.

They offer 10% commission on individual bookings and 12% commissions on groups. Airfare is also commissionable. Comps are offered at 15 people for the land tour. International airfare is comped at 20 people (no comp for domestic airfare).

Bookings are handled on-line, and they offer an affiliate program (a link from your Web site to theirs). They also offer greatly discounted "unpublished" fares, which are only available through travel agents. Contact Jill to receive this information. On-line discounting is not allowed. Clients should book 6-8 months in advance to guarantee availability.

Jill Nickels is located in Denver and will help you sell your group tours.

Location

Carrabba's Italian Grill
575 McCaslin Blvd.
Louisville, CO 80027
303-926-4411

Speaker

Jill Nickels
Collette Vacations
303.861.2711

Attendees