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Company Highlights
Full year 2006 Highlights:
- Block Group Cruise Space program grew to over 25,000 cabins across 12 major cruise lines. Joystar travel agents and clients can take advantage of inventories, favorable pricing, availability and amenities that may not be available through other sales channels.
- Gross bookings surpassed $65 million. High-revenue margin cruises and vacation packages represent 90% of the Company's sales with a large portion of the growth coming from its group and incentive travel division.
- Signed a distribution agreement with Amadeus, a global leader in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry. The relationship provides Joystar's network of travel agency partners and clients with access to more than 95% of the world's scheduled airline seats; 56,700 hotel properties; 42 car rental companies and other provider groups including cruise, ferry, rail, insurance and tour operators.
- Listed as "Host with The Most" by James Shillinglaw, Editor-in-Chief of leading travel industry trade, Agent @ Home Magazine.
- Recognized as a Carnival Cruise Lines National Account, Celebrity and Royal Caribbean International Key Account; a Regent Seven Seas Cruises Top account; a Cunard Inner Circle Agency; a Princess I-Excel Agency. These preferred supplier relationships give Joystar access to top account commission levels and special promotions.
- Recognized for its sales performance and inducted into Norwegian Cruise Line's Captain's Club Agency program. Benefits of the expanded relationship include top account commission levels and special promotions.
- Signed an agreement with Holland America Line offering the Company top account commission levels and special promotions. Joystar's relationship with the cruise line continues under the banner of a Holland America Centurion Agency.
- Rewarded with an increase in commission levels and special promotions by Oceania Cruises. Joystar is one of Oceania's valued travel agency partners and is considered a top producer.
- Achieved exclusive Club 500 status with Funjet Vacations based on sales production through the Company's network of professional sellers of travel. Funjet Vacation is the flagship brand of the Mark Travel Corporation.
- Formed a strategic partnership with Bedsonline to promote the company's 20,000 plus hotel and accommodation types. The program includes national account commission levels, automation and marketing initiatives.
- Attained Crystal Apple status, the highest level with Apple Vacations.
- Receives Star Award from Sandals for 2006 production levels.
- Recognized by Travel Impressions, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Express, as "Best of the Best" travel agency partner.
- Acknowledged as "Top 200" travel agencies by Classic Vacations, a subsidiary of Expedia, Inc.
- Recognized as a Premiere Agency Partner by The Globus family of brands.
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