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Trade Contacts/Sales Calls/Sales Leads:<br />
Sales Calls:<br />
1. Dertour / ADAC, Frankfurt<br />
Met with product managers for ADAC and Dertour to talk about programs and products for upcoming season. Rocky Mountain Fly Drive tour<br />
did unfortunately not sell well and will be taken out of the catalogue in 2011. It will be replaced with a mini group van tour ex Denver. Routing<br />
to be determined.<br />
2. Meiers Weltreisen, Frankfurt<br />
Talked with product manager about programs and products for next year. Continuation of Give Away program with Colorado Fly Drive tour is<br />
planned.<br />
3. Reisebuero Breuninger, Stuttgart<br />
RB Breuninger is a small chain of three travel agencies in Southern Germany, who sell tour operator products but also do direct contracting<br />
with hotel partners in the destinations. Talked about potential newsletter and other promotional opportunities to reach their wealthy clientele.<br />
Sells mainly Dertour/Meiers and TUI/Airtours.<br />
4. FTI, Munich<br />
Met with Ski & National Parks product manager to talk about the upcoming winter season and the SW NP products. Ski product is booked<br />
through North American Host, Ski safaris in cooperation with specialist Hagen Alpin. No changes in National Park product planned.<br />
Marketing opportunities will be discussed after approval of CTO coop list.<br />
5. ADAC Mitgliederreisen, Munich<br />
Met with product manager of ADAC (German AAA) membership tours, to present Colorado products including Scenic Byways. PM informed<br />
GIA that US tours didn’t sell well recently and that they are currently not planning on introducing new US product for 2011.<br />
6. KIWI Tours, Munich<br />
Presented Colorado and provided information on “hidden secrets” and hiking tours. KIWI is booking their trekking/outdoor focussed tours in the<br />
US through WTT.<br />
7. Hauser Exkursionen, Munich<br />
Hiking tour operator Hauser Exkursionen was very unsatisfied with Adventure Travel West and changed to Alta Expedition who are currently<br />
expanding its operations from Canada to the States. Therefore, many new itineraries are planned for 2011 at Hauser. The USA business is<br />
doing good in 2010.<br />
8. Club Reisen Stumböck, Raubling<br />
Stumböck is very strong in Canada but wants to get the same market share with the US. The current 2011 Ski season started good. Last year<br />
was difficult but Ok. The high end products such as heli skiing had fewer difficulties as mid range offer such as some CO Resorts or Park City.<br />
Currently Stumböck has many requests for Colorado due to the successful online promotion with Vail Resorts. Talked about potential<br />
newsletter campaign.<br />
9. Sareiter Reisen, Weissach am Tegernsee<br />
Sareiter is booking through America4You (Summer/Ski) and North American Host (Ski). About 60 percent of the US business is summer and<br />
40 percent is Ski. The current year started good with an increase of 15 to 30 percent. He sells what he likes bests - here his list of Ski favorites<br />
and sales: 1. Breckenridge, 2. Steamboat Springs 3. Park City. Sareiter Reisen attends the Retro car shows in Stuttgart and at Bodensee –<br />
potential coop with brochure distribution possible.<br />
10. Design Reisen, Munich<br />
Design Reisen is a very high level tour operator selling only very top products to a very small but wealthy clientele. Talked about ski programs<br />
(Aspen/Vail) and potential visit of PM to the destination, as they only sell what they know. Offered to provide help.<br />
11. AmerikaReisen24, Berlin<br />
Provided destination information to travel agency with strong online focus. Talked about potential online coops.<br />
12. US.travel SK, Berlin<br />
Provided destination information to NYC specialist tour operator who is always looking for opportunities to offer their clients other interesting<br />
US destinations.<br />
13. Meso-America Reisen, Berlin<br />
Talked with product managers about Colorado products (including train tours). Provided information and offered help for further product<br />
expansion.<br />
14. Windrose Reisen, Berlin<br />
Windrose Reisen is an upscale study tour operator and is specialised in high quality long haul study trips. They are currently offering a few<br />
Northamerica trips but not including Colorado. Presented the destination and offered help to set up tour itineraries including CO.<br />
Trade Contacts:<br />
15. Reisebuero Wintraken, Dresden<br />
Friday, July 22, 2011<br />
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