CHAN Brothers Travel has reported a strong showing in the second half of 2011 so far, with overall sales for the year projected to reach the S$200 million (US$152 million) mark, a 20 per cent increase over 2010.
In particular, the travel firm has seen a 30 per cent year-on-year jump in demand for cruising beyond regional shores, as demonstrated by the recent departures (November 14 and 15) of the 10-day Three Gorges and Zhangjiajie charter cruise with over 200 passengers, the company’s fourth charter cruise foray in the Three Gorges region since the inaugural sailing in September last year.
Chan Brothers’ first company-owned franchise shop and bespoke travel agency, Chan’s World Holidays, has also proven lucrative, recording S$1 million (US$761,600) in sales since its launch in September (TTG Asia e-Daily, September 2). Plans are in the pipeline to add golf vacations, cycling expeditions and trekking journeys to its product mix.
Meanwhile, based on forward bookings for 2012 as of mid-November, Chan Brothers has revealed that destinations on an uptrend include China, Europe, South Korea, Taiwan and Australia tying with Japan, with 56 per cent of customers scheduled to depart over the Chinese New Year long weekend.
