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Rewards and more Aruba thanks its travel professionals during its destination-wide Travel Agent Months (TRAM) program, designed to give travel agents the opportunity to experience the attractions, accommodations and more that make Aruba a great sell. The TRAM program offers travel packages to Aruba including multiple nights at various hotels and resorts across the island, companions included. ACE agents can take advantage of a special discounted TRAM rate not available to nonACE agents. For more information, visit http://www.ahata.com/ TRAMApplicationForm.aspx?loc=NA&ace=1. Agents participating in Travel Agent Months will also want to get in on the island’s Dine-Around Program for agents. Through the Aruba Gastronomic Association (AGA), travel agents receive discounts on packages offering meals at AGA member restaurants. For sales, reservations and more information, visit http://agents.aruba.com/ for-travel-agents/dine-around-program-for-agents/. ACE rewards Agents selling Aruba also beneﬁt from the destination’s new loyalty and rewards program. Agents who successfully complete this specialist course become certiﬁed ACE agents who are encouraged to record their Aruba bookings on the online Agent Transaction Monitor (ATM). The Aruba Tourism Authority monitors these bookings, and rewards the top-selling agents quarterly. In each of six sales regions in North America, the top-producing agent receives $300; second place receives $200; and third place receives $100 in rewards. At the end of the year, the overall top producer receives $1,000. Plus, throughout the year two random agents from the reporting database will be randomly selected to receive an Apple iPad. Wilhelmina Park in Oranjestad. Upper Midwest Colleen LesSard: (763) 502-8800; C.Lessard@aruba.com Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota South & Central Midwest Kim Riddle: (936) 232-4938; K.Riddle@aruba.com Texas, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisana Southeast & Mid-Atlantic Angelina Buckley: (305) 766-3625; A.Buckley@aruba.com Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi (Southeast) Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, North Carolina, Delaware, West Virginia, South Carolina (Mid-Atlantic) West Jan Allen: (858) 784-0241; J.Allen@aruba.com California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico Canada Colleen LesSard: (763) 502-8800; C.Lessard@aruba.com Regional representatives Northeast Katy Kennedy: (978) 664-2563; K.kennedy@aruba.com Massachussets, Rhode Island, New Hamphire, Maine, Vermont Forrest Cramer (multi-liner): (860) 537-4215; fcramer@snet.net Connecticut, Western Massachussetts Marinel Barbu (multi-liner): (917) 330-0002; MMBarbu@aol.com North and Central New Jersey Ann Andreas (multi-liner): (516) 221-5169; amamktg@optonline.net Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island, Staten Island Charlie Ibarra (multi-liner): (201) 766-4212; charlyfromaruba@optonline.net Manhattan, Westchester, Bronx december 2011 A35 http://www.ahata.com/TRAMApplicationForm.aspx?loc=NA&ace=1 http://agents.aruba.com/for-travel=agents/dine-around-program-foragents/.

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Recommend December 2011

Sabre Travel Network
Rail Europe & Hertz Rental Car
Southwest Airlines & Delta Air Lines
Florida
Hawaii
France & Italy
Tahiti
Thailand
China
Cancun
Riviera Maya
Costa Rica
Jamaica
Aruba Certified Expert Specialist Program
Saint Lucia
South Africa
Israel
Isram
Abercrombie & Kent
Globus
Goway Travel
Travel Impressions
Avanti Destinations
GOGO Worldwide Vacations
Apple Vacations
Tauck
Marriott International
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
Sandals & Beaches Resorts
AMResorts
Best Western International
Cruising to the Top

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