Have you seen the new Our Travel Protector website?
InSite E-Newsletter subscribers are using the individual and group travel insurance plans very successfully. We asked for user feedback about the new website and here are a few of the many positive responses:
Our Travel Protector is easy to use Travel Insurance
“The site is easy to use and everything needed is covered in the travel insurance policies. We love it!” Laurie Varney, Warwick Valley Travel, Warwick, NY.
“You can navigate through the site very easily and you don’t waste a lot of time.” Marsha Gapinski, Green River Lines, Peru, IL.
“I like the insurance policy and there are absolutely no challenges using the site.” Trish Mercer, Georgia Travel Experts, Columbus, GA.
“It’s easy to find all information; for groups, it’s very easy to add names.” Julia Terwilleger, Dupaco Community Credit Union, Asbury, IA.
Our Travel Protector has excellent pricing and performance
“Covers all the needs of the traveler, and claims are paid in a timely fashion.” Maurice Shimonishi, MSS Travel Perks, Honolulu, HI.
“I really like the net rates for groups; claims processing is handled in a very timely fashion.” Cindy Whitwell, PBNB Crown Club, Pine Bluff, AR.
“The insurance plans are very well priced and you can provide the insurance as a subscriber to InSite – no other requirements. Great!” Peggy Thompson, Roadrunners, Sullivan, MO.
“Our Travel Protector has served us well. It’s good for the consumer and the rates are very favorable.” Jack Smiley, The Smiley Group, Preston, CT.
If you haven’t started using this unique travel insurance yet, we encourage you to take a look at the new website by visiting www.OurTravelProtector.com today – and see for yourself!
Study Reveals Countries with Highest Adventure Tourism Potential
July 30, 2011 by webmaster
Filed under Association News
A study published by George Washington University, the Adventure Travel Trade Association ATTA and Vital Wave Consulting revealed that Israel, the Slovak Republic and Chile were among the top adventure tourism destinations for 2010.
The Adventure Tourism Development Index ATDI, now in its third year, offers a ranking of countries around the world based on principles of sustainable adventure tourism and is calculated through a combination of expert survey data and quantitative data gathered from international indices.
“When we first developed the technical method for scoring countries in 2008, we didn’t know how it would be received,” said Kristin Lamoureux, visiting assistant professor of tourism and hospitality management. “Three years later, countries are using the Index to argue for sustainable tourism over less favorable types of tourism development.”
The top 10 developed and developing countries are as follows:Developed Countries: Switzerland, Iceland, New Zealand, Canada, Germany, Sweden, Ireland, Norway, Finland and Austria.
Developing Countries: Israel, Slovak Republic, Chile, Estonia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Jordan, Romania and Latvia.
Crisis Management Tool Kit Available for Bus Operators
April 13, 2011 by webmaster
Filed under bus tour, Seminars and Trade Shows
Responsible bus operators frustrated and concerned about the long-term effects the recent spate of illegal motorcoach mercenary crashes could have on their companies now have available to them a special toolkit designed to help them prepare for, navigate, and ultimately emerge triumphant from the situation with the new “Crisis Management In A Box” developed by The Media Consultant Group.
“As a bus operator, you may become the face of the industry when something bad happens,” Media Consultant Group President & CEO Eron Shosteck writes in the introduction of the new 20-page step-by-step guide. “Use the attention as a chance to show how much your company is doing for safety. Define your business in your terms. Refuse to let it be defined in distorted terms by those who know little about it.”
The Media Consultant Group’s “Crisis Management In A Box” toolkit is designed to be the right tool at the right time to empower operators with the strategies they need. “Crisis Management In A Box” tactics include how to approach direct crises vs. indirect crises, how and when to engage the media, a 100-question checklist operators should have the answers for within reach at all times, how to turn ambushes into opportunities to showcase your company’s operations, and tips to help operators combat bus safety distortions to protect their companies’ reputations and reassure their customers.
“The current crisis regarding the perception of bus safety is so widespread and overheated that every operator is likely to be affected if they do not take some kind of corrective action,” Shosteck explains in the Media Consultant Group report. “There is no performance metric to measure the possible effects that the erosion of consumer confidence in bus travel could ultimately have. Left unaddressed, however, it could damage the bottom line of bus operators throughout North America irreparably.”
Shosteck authored the step-by-step crisis management guide in response to calls he received from operators requesting it. It also includes information for companies on the importance of building media relationships to establish clear lines of communication.
The Media Consultant Group is also offering on-site media training, crisis mitigation exercises and mock press drills in response to operator requests.
For more information, visit http://www.mediaconsultantgroup.com/products.
OMCA/ABA Tour Operator Summit
March 8, 2011 by lgtadmin
Filed under Association News
ABA and the Ontario Motor Coach Association will hold the first ever OMCA/ABA Tour Operator Summit, a two-day event that brings together bus and tour operator members from both associations with suppliers from around the continent, March 30-31 at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, NY, near Syracuse.
Participants can attend educational seminars taught by professional speakers who cover a wide range of topics including: border crossing issues, social networking, U.S. and Canadian liability issues, GroupConnect, changing demographics and operator safety. There will also be an operator-to-operator networking session and a mini-trade show.
