To mark the new partnership between luxury European river cruise line, Riviera Travel River Cruises, and their new Australian GSA, Travel the World, a free river cruise is being offered to Australian travel agents as part of an exciting new competition perfect for buoying the spirits of agents at this time.
Australian agents who make a deposited Riviera Travel River Cruise booking before April 30, 21, will go into the draw to win a five-star, eight-day cruise for two on the Danube River, sailing from Budapest on April 1, 2022. Each booking made before April 30, 2021, scores another entry in the draw. Conditions apply.
The prize cruise is aboard Riviera Travel River Cruises’ five-star ship, MS William Wordsworth, named after the British poet. From beautiful Budapest in Hungary, the cruise heads to historic Esztergom and the breathtaking old town of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Journeying into Austria, the itinerary takes in the romantic town of Dürnstein, the spectacular riverside monastery in Melk and Linz for the short drive to the famous ‘Sound of Music’ city of Salzburg. The home of Strauss, Vienna, is next, where a memorable classical quartet recital will be held onboard the ship. The cruise ends back in imperial Budapest. The cruise includes seven shoreside tours along the way.
The plush William Wordsworth river ship boasts a fine dining restaurant, bistro – where meals are also included – a panoramic lounge, gym, wellness centre, deluxe staterooms with tea and coffee making facilities and a plunge pool/hot tub on the spacious sun deck.
A leading GSA and travel service provider for 43 years, Travel the World started representing Riviera Travel River Cruises in Australia from January 1, 2021.
Riviera Travel River Cruises is the leading river cruise brand in the UK and has become increasingly popular in Australia because of its competitive fares which are significantly lower compared to similar itineraries from other five-star cruise lines. Riviera Travel River Cruises also boasts a 99 per cent customer satisfaction/repeat booking rate and is renowned for looking after solo travellers with dedicated solo cabins and solo-only departures with no single supplement. Riviera Travel’s fleet of 10 luxury ships is also one of the youngest in Europe, with almost all ships less than three years old.
The company recently released selected 2022 departures, with 114 sailings on 11 itineraries already on offer, and fares starting from just A$1799 pp, twin-share, for a five-day cruise.
Riviera Travel also offers a new ‘Holiday Happiness Guaranteed’ program – a flexible customer care policy which offers Australian guests reserving future cruises complete confidence and peace of mind when booking. The new program offers free changes to new bookings, fast Covid cancellation and curtailment protection, a best price promise and a ‘happiness’ guarantee which will enable any guest unhappy by day two of their cruise to depart the ship, receive a full refund, and get assistance to change their flight ticket home, with the cost of any change fees or fare increases also covered.
Riviera Travel is 100 per cent committed to Australian travel agents with no direct bookings accepted and all reservations coming from agents instead.
In 2022, Riviera Travel’s 10 luxury ships will offer a total of 20 itineraries across Europe including journeys along the Rhine, Moselle, Danube, Seine, Rhone and Douro rivers.
Travel agents interested in selling Riviera Travel cruises can connect with the TTW National Sales Team here https://www.traveltheworld.com.au/our-sales-team. Travel the World will offer extensive training and marketing support to help agents add a five-star river cruise product to their offerings.
For any questions or reservation enquiries, call the local TTW call centre on 1300 857 437 or visit www.rivieratravel.com.au
