The Expedition Cruise Network has released a monthly webinar programme for the rest of 2024 to give agents “unprecedented” insight into the expedition cruise sector.
With 23 global expedition companies as members, ECN provides the trade with coverage of cruise destinations and different styles of expedition cruising.
Each webinar is available to any travel agent who is looking increase their knowledge of expedition cruise.
ECN chief executive Akvile Marozaite said: “What makes our webinar programme unique is that for each webinar we invite a group of experts from participating expedition cruise companies who provide a hands-on discussion about the destination or topic being discussed.
“The experts are often the people who either design the itineraries or lead the voyages.
“All have a very extensive experience of the destinations, having worked and often lived there.”
Marozaite added: “This makes these webinars truly informative and authentic opportunities to learn about various expedition cruise destinations and understand both how to sell the destination and the unique selling points of the participating expedition cruise companies.”
24 July – Selling South Pacific expeditions: Melanesia, Polynesia, Micronesia
14 August – Selling Alaska as an expedition cruise destination
18 September – Introducing Micro Expeditions: travelling onboard expedition ships with fewer than 50 passengers
16 October – Selling epic expeditions: warm weather
13 November – Choosing a local expedition cruise operator for a niche destination: Chilean Fjords, Kimberley, Polynesia, and New Zealand
11 December – Selling Antarctica
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