Caribtours has appointed Alan Sparling’s ASM Ireland as its General Sales Agent for Ireland. The luxury tour operator, which recently expanded into Ireland, said “Alan has over 35 years of experience in the Irish travel industry and will bring a wealth of knowledge to this new role. Alan and his team will focus on offering Irish agents and their customers luxury holidays from Caribtours’ collection.”
It features destinations including the Caribbean, Indian Ocean, Arabia, Europe, South Africa, Mexico, Costa Rica and the USA. In his new role with Caribtours, Alan will be providing Irish travel agents with his key expertise and support in providing premium holidays, including generous commissions, overbranded marketing, incentives, exclusive offers, events, FAM trips and customer service advice.
Caribtours’ Managing Director Paul Cleary said: “Alan’s background within the Irish travel industry as a proactive and ethical professional makes him a great fit for the role. To have someone on the ground in Ireland will be hugely beneficial for Caribtours as we start our expansion into this market.”
Alan set up his own General Sales Agent company, ASM Ireland in 2013. Alan, who previously worked for SAS Scandinavian Airlines as the Country Manager for Ireland, now represents ANA – All Nippon Airways, OBEO Travel DMC, Your Car Hire and SAS – Scandinavian Airlines.
Speaking about the new role, Alan said: “It’s exciting to be working with Caribtours, a company we have admired for a long time and who share the same business values as us. We really looking forward to applying our experience working in the Irish sector to the Caribtours portfolio”.
Meanwhile, the trade-only car hire broker Your Car Hire has launched a new website. Ruth Bligh, Managing Director of Your Car Hire, said: “Being trade only we wanted to keep the simple effective booking process in place but now with a more contemporary feel that is easier on the eye.
“We listened to what our agents and tour operators wanted from a car hire perspective and we really think we have achieved this. We are always open to new ideas and suggestions from our agents.” The new website can be viewed at www.your-carhire.com
