TIPTO Ramps Up Agent Support with Launch of 'TIPTO Rewards'
Tour operator and travel agent support group, TIPTO has announced a ramping up of its support for agents in the UK and Ireland with the launch of TIPTO Rewards - a new rewards programme offering monthly cash bonuses via a prize draw.
Further boosting agent earning potential, cash rewards of up to £50 are available via prize draw when agents register with the programme after every TIPTO event. Plus, there are two additional £50 prize draws every month when agents register their confirmed TIPTO supplier member bookings at www.tiptorewards.co.uk.
TIPTO Rewards has been developed in partnership with www.MyBookingRewards.com (MBR). The programme will support TIPTO’s tried and tested face2face learning set up, by giving agents more chances to win bonus income with every event they attend, and every booking they log.
And, that’s not all, agents registered with multiple TIPTO supplier rewards programmes via MBR, including PAM Hotels, Royalton Hotels & Resorts and Virgin Voyages, as well as its destination tourist boards, will maximise their earnings via MBR’s multi-reward finder, which registers one simple booking log with ALL relevant reward programmes allowing agents to significantly boost their earnings without the extra admin.
To join TIPTO Rewards agents can scan the QR codes provided at every event and complete their personal details to set a profile. Travel agents can then collect their rewards, and cash out at any time via Revolut card, Mastercard or Amazon gift vouchers.
TIPTO Rewards not only targets the UK agent community, it will also greatly benefit TIPTO and its supplier members by producing practical commercial data from individual events. By tracking agent registrations, and the bookings logged post event, TIPTO will gain valuable insight into its commercial impact by region, which can then be used to inform future planning and decision making.
Vishal Patel, TIPTO Chairman commented: “TIPTO and its supplier members have always been committed to supporting the UK travel agent community. Generally, this has been focused on learning by helping agents to turn knowledge into bookings. The exciting launch of TIPTO Rewards takes our agent support a step further by bringing in an important rewards element for using that knowledge and converting those bookings.”
“Our events give agents the opportunity to meet our members, discover new products and build the confidence they need to sell. We wanted to find a way to recognise that time investment whilst also getting a much clearer understanding of the impact of events and what agents do with the knowledge they gain.”
TIPTO members will also be able to use the platform to create TIPTO-exclusive incentives linked to bookings logged by agents. These could include additional cash rewards, other smaller prizes, and even exclusive FAM trip places.
Darren Pearson, Founder, MyBookingRewards.com, said: “TIPTO Rewards is a great example of how a simple rewards offer can be used to take agent engagement beyond the event itself to create a measurable link between education, engagement, and bookings. MBR’s agile technology is perfect for TIPTO’s set up, allowing for true monitoring of its large agent community output, as well as strategic filtering of event results across its multiple supplier members. Every insight the system produces post event is informative and can be used to help shape TIPTO’s future plans.”
“Our tech also supports agents in their everyday, particularly when it comes to financial management. MBR is HMRC approved, which means all earnings across the system can be officially taxed at source and NI contributions for UK corporations can also calculated and paid. It really is win, win.”
Travel agents will also soon be able to access the full TIPTO Rewards resource centre, a central hub for useful sales information relating to all TIPTO supplier members. This function will launch in stages and offers access to individual supplier marketing collateral including imagery, factsheets, video content.
TIPTO is currently in its 28th year of operation with 25 members including: Abercrombie & Kent / Cox & Kings, AmaWaterways, Ambassador Cruise Line, CroisiEurope, Club Med, Do Something Different, Exoticca, Fred.\ Holidays, Gold Medal, Holiday Extras, Hurtigruten, Intrepid, JG Travel Group, Leger Shearings Group, Newmarket Holidays, PAM Hotels, RateHawk, Red Sea Holidays, Royalton Hotels & Resorts, Scenic & Emerald Cruises, SPL Villas, Titan, Travelpack, USAirtours, and Virgin Voyages.
My Booking Rewards is a global market leader in agent rewards, incentives, and loyalty programmes. It offers a fully integrated online solution that supports rewarding relationships by bringing agents and suppliers together. Agents can earn and learn from one easily accessed portal that offers direct interaction with over 17,000 hotels and resorts worldwide. Suppliers can engage with an active network of more than 82,000 agents, incentivising sales in key markets to drive and convert bookings.
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