Classic Vacations™, the top-rated global luxury travel company, announces a new partnership with Project Expedition, the leading portal for Travel Advisors to discover and book excursions and tours. This marks the first integrated partnership within Classic Vacations’ new booking engine. This collaboration combines the expertise and resources of two renowned global travel companies, enhancing Classic Vacations’ portfolio of highly curated hotels, air travel, and transportation with exceptional tours and activities.
Project Expedition offers an extensive network of experiences, with new options added weekly from top-rated in-destination partners. Travel Advisors can now seamlessly integrate world-class excursions, tours, day passes, multi-day trips, private and group attractions, and ticketed events into their clients’ itineraries directly through Classic Vacations.
“For nearly 50 years, Classic Vacations has been dedicated to a customer-driven strategy, and we remain steadfast in our goal to exceed Travel Advisors’ expectations,” said Melissa Krueger, CEO of Classic Vacations. “This collaboration represents a significant leap in our commitment to Travel Advisors by putting modern technology at their fingertips. Every phase of the Classic Vacations digital transformation is guided by Advisors. In fact, it was our Advisors who suggested that we partner with Project Expedition. Now they can book thousands of amazing experiences using our upgraded booking platform.”
By integrating Project Expedition into the Classic Vacations booking engine, Classic provides the Advisor community with a seamless way to earn commissions while offering clients frictionless itineraries, marking a significant advancement in Travel Advisor technology. Project Expedition’s thoughtfully curated portfolio includes exclusive experiences and activities from top-rated tour operators worldwide, featuring thousands of options in preferred Classic Vacations destinations such as Europe, the Caribbean, Hawaii, and Mexico. Kreuger highlighted that the Classic Vacations booking platform already includes over 1,400 Project Expedition tour and activity options in Europe alone, with more to come.
In Rome, Advisors can now package private sightseeing tours of the Colosseum, the Sistine Chapel, and the Vatican. In Paris, options include walking tours featuring the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre, with wine tasting along the way. In St. Lucia, choices range from island tours and rum tastings to mud baths and catamaran charters. In Maui, travelers can embark on a guided sunrise bike tour of the Haleakala Volcano, while in Cancun, Tulum, and Playa del Carmen, they can enjoy a personally guided adventure to Chichen Itza and its surrounding cenotes. Project Expedition’s unique offerings, combined with Classic Vacations’ luxury portfolio of award-winning hotels, affiliate products, and vacation rentals, ensure exceptional quality, service, and unforgettable memories for discerning travelers.
“Our partnership with Classic Vacations opens up a world of possibilities for Travel Advisors,” said Rob Keen, co-founder of Project Expedition. “By integrating our extensive inventory of curated experiences with Classic Vacations’ renowned booking platform, we’re collectively empowering Advisors to create more robust itineraries that truly elevate the luxury travel experience,” said Keen.
Classic Vacations has recently announced a significant technology investment to empower Travel Advisors. This includes enhancements to push itineraries through an elevated AXUS integration, the launch of a new Classic VIP Connect program that notifies 5-star hotels of an Advisor’s preferred clients’ arrival, and an improved booking platform that allows the curation of multiple destinations within a single itinerary. These advancements continue to build an exceptional online experience for luxury Travel Advisors, while also offering advantageous commissions and access to the industry’s leading Advisor incentive program, Royalty Rewards.
Owned by The Najafi Companies, Classic Vacations takes pride in continually enhancing its online booking features and benefits, striving to lead the industry and support the modern-day Travel Advisor.
Source: Travel And Tour World