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TRAVEL DAILY ASIA TRAVEL DAILY INDIA TRAVEL DAILY ME TRAVEL DAILY UKbyMEDIAThursday 5th September 2013www.traveldailymedia.com/cruise/P 4Captain Cook starts agentaccreditation programmeCompagnie unveilssummer 2014brochureAustralian cruise line Captain Cookcruises has launched an agentaccreditation programme through its site.The firm, which specialises in cruisesaround Australia and the South Pacific, hasrevised the system, which it says is a selftrainingprogramme for travel agents, cruisespecialists, wholesale and inbound front lineselling staff.The company’s head of sales & marketingRichard Doyle explained the benefits ofcompleting the accreditation programme:“Once you have become a Captain CookCruises accredited agent not only have youincreased your skills and product knowledgewhich will result in you selling more cruises,Rescompany andTraveltek developcruise interfaceTravel technology firm Traveltek hasdeveloped an interface which linksthrough to Rescompany Systems’ bookingsystem.The application, which can be used to viewinventory on mid-sized and luxury cruiseships, is available through Traveltek’s onlinebooking solution.Peter Winqvist, managing director ofRescompany Systems: “Linking up the Rescoplatform with Traveltek made perfect senseto us, allowing our customers to provideand distribute inventory to their needs isimportant. Through the process we've havehad a great working relation with the team atTraveltek”Kenny Picken, Managing Director atTraveltek commented "The Rescompanycruise line clients are a fantastic addition toour portfolio of bookable cruise product andis a major benefit to both our cruise clientsand to the cruise lines themselves becomingbut you also will gain access to exclusivemarketing opportunities and industry ratesand make yourself more marketable in thejob market.“By completing the accreditation programagents will also learn how to easily navigateour new website and find direct links to anyinformation they may need. They may evendiscover products they never knew existed.”The programme currently involves twotraining modules which cover SydneyHarbour and the Murray River. The modulestake roughly ten minutes to learn and willeach have an exam of 10 questions.A pass rate of 90% is requires to gainaccreditation.almost instantly available to our growingclient base across the world. Working withRescompany was an absolute pleasure andCompagnie du Ponant has unveiled itssummer 2014 brochure for its fourvessels.Cruises in the brochure will run from Aprilto October 2014 in the Great Arctic North andCanada, Northern Europe and the Baltic, andthe Eastern and Western Mediterranean.New itineraries include the 15-day/14-night'Spitsbergen and Iceland' cruise, NorwegianFjords and themed cruises based on gourmetcuisine and golf.we look forward to creating a powerfuldistribution channel for their cruise lineclients."Advertise with CNUK today! Email us atadvertising@traveldailymedia.comEditor: Sam Ballard | Editor-in-Chief: Mark Elliott30 St John's Lane, London, EC1M 4NB Tel: +44 (0) 207 2530888