GLASGOW, Scotland -- Virgin renamed its tour unit Virgin
Atlantic Vacations to associate the product more closely with the
airline, it was announced at the ASTA congress here. The unit,
previously named Virgin Vacations, said it is offering a 15%
commission on bookings for travel between Nov. 1 and March 31.
With the rebranding, Virgin Atlantic Vacations contracted with
Farmingdale, N.Y.-based Travel Impressions, dropping its
affiliation with New York-based Travel Bound, which had handled the
unit's back-office operations since its introduction three years
ago.