INSIGHT Vacations is casting a wider net this coming year as Malaysian appetite for longhaul travel to Europe expands.
The number of Insight Vacations programmes taken up by consumers has grown 32 per cent year-on-year nationwide, and projections for 2014 look promising.
Thaddeus Foo, managing director of Corporate Information Travel, Insight Vacations’ GSA for Malaysia, said: “Europe is still a popular destination. Favourite destinations among Malaysians travelling on Insight Vacations are Italy, France, the UK, Spain and Portugal.
“We also have a lot of repeat customers. One gentleman travelled five times with Insight Vacations this year.”
Looking ahead to the coming year, Foo revealed: “For 2014, we plan to do more B2B programmes in East Malaysia and Penang and to grow our trade partners in these areas. In Penang, for example, we have about 30 trade partners and plan to grow this number to 50 by end-2014.”
He said his company would push tours to Eastern Europe and introduce new stopover packages in Abu Dhabi and Dubai – available in 2014 – to repeat guests.
Corporate Information Travel was appointed GSA for Penang in October 2013, replacing Nam Ho Travel Service. With this latest appointment, the company plans to launch Insight Vacations’ 2014 brochure and conduct a product briefing in Penang tomorrow.
The company was appointed GSA for Insight Vacations in Malaysia, excluding Penang, in October 2012.
