JOYSTAR, the Alisa Viejo, Calif.-based host
agency, purchased a $2 million professional liability insurance
policy that covers all of its home-based travel agents. "The high
cost of E&O Insurance has been a major topic of concern for all
travel agents," noted William M. Alverson, chairman and CEO. "The
bottom line is everyone makes mistakes. Without coverage you risk
losing everything. Being covered under professional liability
insurance isn't just to protect you in case of negligence. It can
also save you from embarrassment and a tarnished business
reputation when a client asks if you are covered."
THE OUTSIDE
SALES SUPPORT NETWORK has advised members to use
registered e-mail when corresponding with clients. OSSN, comprised
of independent retailers, endorsed Rpost, a product that generates
a tamperproof, registered receipt containing data that proves the
time and date when an e-mail was received and its contents. "RPost
will give our members a simple tool that makes their e-mails
completely accountable and Verifiable," said Gary Fee, OSSN's
founder and president.
TOUR
DESK: Ethiopian Airlines unveiled three tour programs
designed to appeal to the U.S. market, including one that combines
Ethiopia with Kenya, enabling Ethiopia to piggyback on one of
Africa's most popular destinations. Pricing and details are at www.ethiopianairlines.com.
FAM OF THE
WEEK
St.
Thomas
Dates
valid: Through Dec. 15 for four-night stays.
Sponsor: Bolongo Bay Beach Club, Charlotte
Amalie, St. Thomas.
Cost: The first two nights are free, and
each additional night is 50% off when a minimum of four nights is
booked on the resort's European Plan. Also includes a "discover
scuba diving" in-pool lesson, use of nonmotorized watersports
equipment and use of all resort facilities. The discounted rate
through Aug. 31 and from Nov. 1 to Dec. 15 is $100 per night; from
Sept. 1 to Oct. 31, the rate is $90 per night.
Noteworthy: The rate does not include 15%
tax and service charges.
One companion is
eligible in the same room. Any additional people are charged a
nightly extra-person rate.
Contact: (800) 524-4746; e-mail: [email protected].
Home-Based
Agent Editor:
Donna
Tunney
Phone: (508) 221-3674
[email protected]
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opportunities in the E-letters, contact [email protected].