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Princess has some great deals out there this week for your clients:

• Princess…Mexico from $562.
• Alaska from $592.
• Caribbean from $612…
• Europe from $1497
• Cunard…Transatlantic from $853…
• Caribbean from $1171….
• Canada/New England from $1512

For assistance with bookings and specific Customer Service issues, please
contact:

- Princess Cruises Reservations 1-800-421-1700
- Cunard Reservations 1-800-728-6273
- POLAR Online & Academy Help desk 1-800-544-9032

COSTA CRUISE SPECIAL

7 Night Caribbean Cruises
Starting at ONLY $539

Your clients are eligible for a $100 American Express Travelers Cheque** per stateroom when they book an oceanview and above stateroom and deposit and pay with any American Express Card within the same 90 – day period!

Aegean Mediterranean

• MAKE MONEY WITH GROUP SALES earn up to $15,000
• Plus 4 free places
• Earn up to 15% commission
• GET A FREE FAM ON US (15 + 1 FREE)

Specializing in Customized Groups, INCENTIVE & Special Interest GROUPS, FIT’s, Weddings & Honeymoons, Church Groups, College & Church Choirs, Pilgrimages such as the Footsteps of St. Paul, Culinary, Wine & Gourmet Programs & much more!

Aegean Mediterranean Call Toll Free 888-968-0335

Popularity: 100% [?]

 Affordable FAMS to Cancún, Puerto Vallarta, Acapulco and More!
Get ready to see Mexico’s newest resorts, marinas, Eco-adventures parks, historic attractions and MORE!

Destinations across Mexico have posted 2008 FAM calendars, and you’re invited to participate!

Thanks to “specialist” programs offered by a host of destinations, graduates can spend this Fall enjoying four and five day trips to Mexico’s most popular resort retreats.

Simply select your destination, complete the online study program, qualify holding an IATAN or CLIA card, and you’re on your way!

Trips cost only $149 (land portion) and include five-star lodging (double occupancy), tours, property inspections, most meals, on-site seminars and more

Aegean Mediterranean Cruises & Tours
Classical Greece
Weekly Departures - Throughout the year - Now through December 31, 2008
Day 1: Take your overnight flight from JFK to Athens

Day 2: Welcome / Kalosorisate Arrive in Athens where you will be met by our English-speaking representative and transferred by a private car to your hotel. Stay in a double room with breakfast daily for 2 nights.

Day 3: After breakfast, 9:00 a.m. take the 1/2 Day Athens City Tour, to the Acropolis and museums with round-trip transfers to the hotel. This tour will introduce you to the most important sights of the city. You will see the temple of the Olympian Zeus, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Pan Athenaeum stadium. Return to your hotel in Athens. Afternoon is for you to leisurely explore the wonderful city of Athens.

Stay for Three Get One Free at the Disneyland Resort

Do your Clients want more time at the Disneyland® Resort? Be sure to let them know that they can have it, free!
When you book a package for your Clients to stay three nights or longer at a participating Disneyland Resort Good Neighbor Hotel Sept. 1 — Dec. 11, 2008, they’ll receive a 4th night free! With the most magical seasons at the Disneyland Resort just around the corner, now is the perfect time to plan your Client’s next Disney vacation.

The Ultimate All – Inclusive Experience

Agent Incentives
• 15% Commission
• A chance at free hotel stays
• Up to $1100 in bonus cash for just 10 bookings when Palace Bonus Commission is combined with the Vacation Express Incentive Program
• “Freebie” hotel nights

Added Values for your clients
• “Kids Stay, Play & Eat Free” summer specials
• Free unlimited international phone calls
• “Swim with the Dolphins” specials
• Spa / Golf credits up to $400
• Palace Passport with free tours & coupons
• Free upgrade to non-stop airport / hotel transfers

More Details at VacationsExpress.net

Popularity: 79% [?]

Offer ends July 17, 2008

Book online at www.sandals.com or call
1-888-SANDALS
 (888-726-3257)

Popularity: 60% [?]

Viking River Cruises is proud to present a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Summer Games!

All eyes will be on China in 2008 as the country opens its doors to the world to host the summer games for the first time in history. And your clients can be there! They can choose a one-week Beijing package that includes the Opening Ceremony, some of the most exciting Beijing summer games events, sightseeing in the Beijing area and cultural highlights, or an extended  package that includes all of the above plus Shanghai, Xians Terra Cotta Warriors and a deluxe 6-day cruise tour along the Yangtze river. Either way, your clients will enjoy superior accommodations at the Great Wall Kempinski, including round-trip transportation to and from the Olympic Green.

Your clients will be one of the lucky few to attend the
2008 Beijing Summer Games Opening Ceremony
PLUS get 2-for-1 prices on 10-day Yangtze cruise tour.

Call Viking River Cruises at 1-877-705-7632
Ask for Beijing Summer Games Package 63Echo. Offer expires Jul 7, 2008

Popularity: 55% [?]

Air Jamaica Vacations Specials

Extended to July 10, 2008

Complete Vacations

Legends Beach Resort  Kids under 12 stay free.  Free shuttle to Samsara Cliffs.     Travel: 9/2 - 10/31/08 $425 $535

Samsara Cliff Hotel Kids under 12 stay free.  Free shuttle to Legends Beach.   Travel: 9/2 - 10/31/08 $425 $535

 All Inclusive Resorts

Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort Save up to 60%! Kids under 12 stay free.  Travel: 9/2 - 12/12/08 $509 $779

Point Village Resort Save up to 40% & 5th Night Free. Kids under 14 stay and eat free, per adult. Travel: 9/2 - 11/19/08 $569 $735  (5 nights)

Famrates.comwould like to thank all of their subscribers for making them:”The Travel Industry’s Leading Source for travel agent discounts and fam trips”. Not only are they the original dedicated FAM site “Built by Travel Agents for Travel Agents”, but they are the only site to educate Travel Agents about FAM Trips and how to request them! Get Ready to Travel like a Travel Agent!

FAM trips added this Week!

• Hotels & Resorts in Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Hawaii (Big Island) - offering 50% off published rates and Special rates throughout the year at even higher savings!
• 15% discount on our variety of catamaran and raft adventure tours in Hawaii.

News & updates United Vacations

This is the last month for increased commissions!
Don’t miss your opportunity to take advantage of the increased commission rates - only through July 31!

Resort Quest Hawaii – Save $200 on Hawaii summer vacations

Canada vacations
• Free companion airfare to Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and more!

Caribbean vacations
• Summer adventures in Aruba starting at $1,034 for 5 nights
• Caribbean vacations are 10% off - save up to $300!

Europe vacations
• New Europe destinations - up to $300 off
• Multi-stop vacations to Europe - new ways to save!

Get your $250 Agent Bonus Commission for 2009

Viking appreciates all that you do!
To kick off Travel Agent Appreciation Month, Viking presents to you a new 2009 bonus commission. Starting today, you can earn an extra $250 per stateroom on all new 2009 bookings in Europe, Russia or China made between now and July 31, 2008. And the agent who sends in the largest number of valid $250 bonus commission coupons between now and July 31st will win a trip for two with Viking River Cruises.

Early booking incentive - To help close the sale, apply the popular Early Booking Discount—$1,000 savings per couple—on any 2009 itinerary if your clients book and pay in full by July 31, 2008.

Get Up & Go | Get great deals on last-minute travel

Depart July 7 Imperial Palace — Las Vegas
Air & 2 nights from $130*

Depart July 7 Luxor — Las Vegas
Air & 2 nights from $143*

Depart July 8 Bellagio — Las Vegas
Air & 2 nights from $231*

Vacation Specials!

• Crown Paradise Resort & Spa- creating memories that last
  Air, 3 nights & airport transfers from $535

• 25% more perfection at Fiesta Americana
  Air, 3 nights & airport transfers from $449

• Mazatlan, Endless possibilities.
  Air, 3 nights & airport transfers from $381

Today’s Top Cruise Promotions!

Costa Cruise Lines Caribbean Verandas from only $999

Carnival Cruise Lines
Carnival Fascination ~ 4 & 5 Day Cruises from Jacksonville

Carnival Cruise Lines
Carnival Victory ~ 7 Day Caribbean Cruise from Miami to San Juan

Princess Cruises
Fall 2008 Caribbean - From Less Than $90 Per Day!

Princess Cruises
Holiday 2008 Caribbean/Hawaii/Mexico/South America/South Pacific - $99 Upgrades!

Carnival Cruise Lines
Spirit ~ 12 Day Hawaii Cruises ~ April 2010

Cunard
Winter/Spring Panama Canal/South Pacific/World - 15 Day to 31 Day World Cruise Segments Available!

Popularity: 34% [?]

Royal Caribbean: Special on Group Booking

5 for Mexico = 1 for You

Book 5 individual staterooms on Monarch of the Sea, Vision of the Seas, or Mariner of the Seas Mexico sailings between now and July 31, 2008 and win a stateroom on the Mariner of the Seas pre-inaugural on February 19, 2009, when she sets sail out of Los Angeles!

Hurry before the offer ends.

Popularity: 34% [?]

SUMMER SALE IN THE BAHAMAS!

Holiday House Network

European Cable Beach Room Price Details
• Sheraton Cable Beach Resort View from $198
• British Colonial Hilton Deluxe City View from $314
• The Reef Atlantis 1 Bedroom Terrace from $639 4th night FREE

All Inclusive Room Price Details
• Superclubs Breezes Bahamas Ocean View from $249
• RUI Paradise Island Superior Ocean View from $288 6th night FREE
• Sandals Royal Bahamian Royal Village Honeymoon Villa Suite from $699 1st night FREE*

*(minimum 7 nights required). Prices are based on double occupancy per room/ per night, valid for July 1 – August 31, 2008
All reservations must be booked by July 15, 2008.

July is Viva Las Vegas Month!

Las Vegas Agent Incentive
Funjet Vacations has teamed up with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitor Authority (LVCVA) to bring our agents a great new incentive now through 10/18/08. Each month has new bonus prizes and July is “Viva Las Vegas Marketing Month”.

Top Producers Win!
Top Producers are based on revenue (less commission and taxes)
#1. Become the top producer for the duration of the incentive and win:

• $8,000 American Express Gift Card
• 1,000 bonus “Fun-Jets”
• Trip to Las Vegas including roundtrip airfare, transfers, and 3-night hotel accommodations
• Lunch with LVCVA representatives

Expect the Unexpected!

Whodunit Mystery Cruise with Royal Caribbean

Attention all Travel Agents!

Earn an additional 10% commission by adding our exclusive Whodunit Mystery Cruises. The program is now fully commissionable to you. All you have to do is tell your clients about this added experience onboard and Royal takes care of the rest.

Contact Royal Caribbean for more information.
1-800-327-6700 or 1-800-529-6918

Popularity: 29% [?]

SPECIAL EDITION

American Airlines Vacations

Save $200 on Hawaii Vacation Packages this Summer, Hawaii has lots to offer.
  Air + Hotel From $179 per person, per night

Your clients can take advantage of summer deals on Hawaii vacation packages like you’ve never seen before. They’ll save $200 with free night stays, food and beverage credits, free daily breakfast and more. Let them know this special offer is only for a limited time!

Why Book with American Airlines?

• Over 2,000 hotels
• Over 200 destinations
• Competitive prices
• Competitive commissions
• Access to the American Airlines worldwide network
• Dedicated Travel Agent Support Center

BONUS COMMISSION with APPLE VACATIONS

Call your top clients!

Now is YOUR chance to earn more for every booking!

1% Bonus Commission on ALL bookings until July 13, 2008

Don’t let this opportunity pass you by. Apple Vacations has great products and service.

New at this?

Visit www.myappleonline.com and find the “Price Match” link on the left hand navigation tool. Click on the link and the price match form will automatically open for you. Complete the fields and hit the submit button. It will automatically be sent to their team of price match experts for verification and match. They will verify the match and notify you via email when the match has been approved. You can call 1-800-367-1371 and request a price match.