Honored for Superior Sales and Year-Over-Year GrowthNorfolk, February 11, 2009 – CI Travel was just selected as one of 27 national winners of the American Express Travel Network’s prestigious Representative Excellence Award for 2008.
The Representative Excellence Award honors the achievements of member agencies that have reached superior sales results or have secured the highest year-over-year sales growth. "We are delighted to recognize these terrific travel agent partners for their dedication, hard work and business savvy,” said Ellen Bettridge, vice president, U.S. Retail Travel Network, American Express Travel.
This growth in sales over the previous year comes at a time when many industries, and other travel agencies, are experiencing a slow down. CI Travel, however, is still expanding and growing its business year over year, through acquisitions - such as the recent purchase of Virginia-Beach based competitor Shoreline Travel - and through advice, consulting and top-notch service to current customers. “We refuse to participate in the recession,” says Chris Nicholas, Vice-President of Sales for CI Travel. “People are working harder than ever, and they need more than ever to take a vacation, and they are turning to trusted advisors such as CI Travel to make sure they are getting the most out of their travel.”
About CI Travel:
CI Travel (www.citravel.com) is an employee-owned $170 million travel service company with over thirty-five years of experience providing high quality travel service to government agencies, corporations, and leisure travelers. CI Travel has been recognized by both Travel Weekly and Business Travel News as one of the top travel companies in the country, and has been voted “Best of Hampton Roads” year after year. The company has 162 employee-owners at 31 branch offices in 13 states and the District of Columbia.
About American Express Travel:
American Express entered the travel agency business in 1915 and today operates one of the world's largest travel agency networks in more than 140 countries worldwide.
American Express Company (www.americanexpress.com) is a leading global payments, network and travel company founded in 1850.
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