Delray Seashore, Fla. (Feb. 3, 2023) – InteleTravel introduced at present the corporate and its U.S. community of unbiased advisors reached a brand new document within the host journey company’s 30-plus-year historical past with over $529 million in traveled gross sales in 2022.
The all-time excessive represents a rise of 113 p.c over pre-pandemic gross sales in 2019 and 92 p.c in comparison with whole gross sales in 2021, each of which had been earlier data for the host journey company initially established in 1991.
Breaking data
InteleTravel attributes its record-breaking progress to journey demand reaching new heights, vacationers more and more looking for the experience {of professional} journey advisors, the host journey company’s sturdy relationships with most well-liked provider companions, in addition to the corporate’s long-history in offering award-winning coaching and certifications, modern know-how, and advertising instruments to assist its community of advisors of their home-based journey companies.
InteleTravel President and Co-Founder James Ferrara mentioned, “Regardless of the pandemic, transitional years, inflation and financial headwinds, the unbiased advisor mannequin has confirmed 12 months over 12 months to be essentially the most highly effective and resilient. Our mixture of individuals and know-how is the house of innovation and progress and is unmatched in journey distribution.”
All-inclusive growth
In 2022, InteleTravel’s land-based gross sales elevated 204 p.c over 2019 whereas experiencing a 68 p.c progress over the earlier 12 months. InteleTravel is the primary vendor for prime land-based manufacturers and most well-liked companions like Apple Leisure Group Holidays, Trip Specific, Delta Holidays, and American Airways Holidays. InteleTravel’s top-selling locations booked by its U.S. community of unbiased advisors final 12 months included Cancun, Montego Bay, Punta Cana, Orlando, and Las Vegas.
“Since 2019, InteleTravel has tripled its gross sales amongst packaged holidays suppliers promoting prime quality experiences at all-inclusive resorts. Thanks goes to our proficient advisors, and our companions who stepped up and helped us handle this super progress,” mentioned Dave Spinelli, Vice President of Business Relations for InteleTravel.
The return of cruise
As most main cruise strains slowly returned to service halfway by way of 2022 and bookings started monitoring in direction of pre-pandemic ranges, InteleTravel’s premium and luxurious cruise line associate’s gross sales skilled a 20 p.c enhance over 2019. The host journey company’s prime most well-liked suppliers in premium and luxurious cruise gross sales embody Azamara, Regent Seven Seas, Viking, Virgin Voyages, and Windstar.
With cruise demand rebounding and oceangoing ships returning to full capability, InteleTravel anticipates one other record-breaking 12 months in 2023. The corporate established an extremely sturdy construct into the brand new 12 months as customers started planning holidays additional forward and the reserving wave season began sooner than regular in September. By the top of final 12 months, InteleTravel already had over 119 p.c of its 2019 cruise enterprise on the books for 2023.
“The corporate bounded into the primary days of the New 12 months with advance bookings for 2023 totaling greater than all of 2022,” mentioned Ferrara.