MIAMI – September 9, 2008 – America’s Vacation Center (AVC), one of the leading travel agencies in North America and beyond, has been named a ‘Gold Magellan Award’ winner for its patent-pending Agent Power™ technology, achieving the highest award presented in Travel Weekly magazine’s ‘Travel Agent-Only Web site’ category.
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Travel Weekly Magellan Awards honor the best in the business across the entire spectrum of the travel industry, presenting gold and silver awards to the individuals, companies, and organizations that stand out above the rest.
Travel Weekly editors along with industry leaders such as Bob Dickinson, past President and CEO of Carnival Cruise Lines, Peter Greenberg, Travel Editor for the NBC “TODAY Show”, and more chose AVC for a ‘Gold Magellan Award’ to recognize the travel agency’s proprietary and revolutionary software, Agent Power, which has become a powerful suite of applications for running a successful independent travel business. Agent Power provides AVC Independent Affiliates access to vacation planning resources, training, support, free AVC Live Leads™, CRM (Customer Relationship Management), e-mail, and more.
Through years of user-focused studies, programming, and millions of dollars, Agent Power has served as a platform for AVC’s new host agency model in which Independent Affiliates are able to best serve customers’ needs with the highest level of professionalism and integrity. As a result, those using Agent Power are able to produce 10-20 times more sales than the average home-based agent.
“At AVC, we are dedicated to providing the highest quality of service and product to our clients, and our patent-pending Agent Power technology serves as a catalyst for achieving this goal,” said Van Anderson, Co-President of AVC. “We are truly honored by this prestigious award and will continue in our efforts to raise the bar in the travel industry.”
AVC is respected in the industry for its network of hundreds of independently owned and operated affiliates and is one of the top-producing travel agencies in the American Express Travel Representative Network. Recently, the company has also received such notable acclamation throughout the industry including being named the ‘Travel Agency of the Year’ by Carnival Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean International, Oceania Cruises, and Norwegian Cruise Line – an accomplishment no other travel agency has ever achieved.
Professional travel agents interested in affiliating with America’s Vacation Center should call 800-521-2597 or visit
www.JoinAVC.com. Travelers interested in booking their next trip with America’s Vacation Center, an American Express Travel Representative, should call 800-753-1463 or visit
www.AmericasVacationCenter.com.
About America's Vacation Center (AVC):America’s Vacation Center® (AVC), (
www.JoinAVC.com), is one of the leading travel agencies in North America and beyond. As an American Express Travel Representative, America’s Vacation Center is deeply committed to integrity, quality service, and success in every aspect of professionally planning vacations and cruises. AVC is a leading seller of cruises and vacation packages from suppliers such as American Express Vacations, Brendan Worldwide Vacations, Carnival Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Holland America Line, Insight Vacations, Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Trafalgar Tours, Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, and more. With hundreds of independently owned and operated affiliates in its network, AVC provides exclusive discounts, amenities, and first-class customer service to travelers worldwide.
