LITTLETON, Colorado – January 8, 2009 – Today, the Globus family of brands announced the schedule for the company’s third-annual Home-Based Agent Symposium with February dates in Dallas/Fort Worth and Orlando.  

“Agents are facing some sales challenges for 2009 and we want to help,” said Kathleen Kavanagh, manager of the Home-Based Channel for the Globus family of brands.  “We’re asking home-based agents to invest in a day with us so we can not only talk to them about products available for their clients but can introduce them to, and in some cases, reinforce the skills needed to succeed in today’s economic environment through a variety of seminars.”

Seminar attendees will discover strategic tips for selling cruises in the current economy; the phenomena of river cruises and identifying potential clients for this trend; how to optimize commission by bundling vacations for clients; overcoming obstacles for home business success; how to profit with groups; how to maximize sales and more.  Additionally, presenters include VIA Rail Canada and the tourist boards of Hong Kong, Germany, and Canada.

Globus’ Home-Based Agent Symposium is being offered in two locations on two dates: February 19 (Dallas) and February 24 (Orlando).  Registration is $20 per agent until January 15 or $30 per agent until registration closes on February 15, 2009.  

Agents can get more information or register now at www.globusathome.com/symposium.  They can also email questions to Maureen Bourcy, sales consultant for the Globus family of brands, at mbourcy@globusfamily.com.


About the Globus family of brands
Littleton, Colorado-based Group Voyagers, Inc. is the privately held company that markets and sells the Globus family of brands within the United States.  Globus, Cosmos, Monograms and Avalon Waterways offer travelers unparalleled tour, independent travel package, river and small ship cruise options.  Considered the world’s largest tour operator, with 80 years of international travel experience, the Globus family of brands is dedicated to enriching the lives of travelers by turning foreign destinations into familiar harbors, where the expense of travel is forgotten and replaced by personal value.  

Consumers can book a Globus family of brands vacation or request 2009 brochures by visiting a preferred travel agent or by calling the following toll free number: 1.866.313.2855.  For more information, please visit www.globusfamily.com.

Travel agents can request any Globus family of brands 2009 brochures by calling toll free 1.800.221.0090 or visiting www.globusfamilypartner.com.