Posted on October 24, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

As any travel agent worth their salt knows, it’s the little extras that prove the sweetest earners in terms of commission.

In the current economic downturn, add-ons and ancillary products should be forefront in the mind of every travel agent, especially in the run-up to January’s booking spike.
Thousands of travel retailers will be flocking to London’s Excel Centre next month for World Travel Market’s 4-day business-to-business event.  If you’re one of those, one seminar you cannot afford to miss is Ancillary Revenue, which takes place on Wednesday 12th, 14-30-15.30 at Room 8 of Excel’s North Gallery.  Attendees can expect emerging ancillary earners such as car hire and activity breaks to be covered on the day.

Speaking at the event will be Greg Turley, CEO of CarTrawler, the car rental distribution system, which serves over 95 international airlines.  Also making contributions at the event will be Nick Monaghan, Director of Distribution at Booking .com, Jess Butcher, Head of Partnerships for Isango!, David Lewis Business Development Manager at Holiday Extras and Penny Wilson, Editor in Chief of Travel Weekly UK.