29th June 2006
Ask any lady how old she is and you�re bound to hear the quip, "21 years young", well so is Virgin Holidays, the UK�s largest scheduled tour operator to Florida and the Caribbean.
We�re celebrating our 21st birthday this year and the party is open to all with some great offers, a range of prizes to be won and of course our legendary agents� parties!
The fun and games kick off in style in July with a fun quiz for agents to complete to win one of twenty one CDs featuring the best music from 1985, the year Virgin Holidays launched itself on the travel market. So go on, close the curtains, grab your hairbrush and belt along to the cheesy hits � you know you want to.
In August, the challenge will be to find a word related to the eighties, for example, Wham or leg warmers on www.vhols4agents.com. The lucky winner who finds all thirty hidden words wins a case of champagne to celebrate in style.
A unique educational trip to South Africa is planned for September, where 21 agents who tell us in 21 words why they deserve to win a place on this fabulous trip will be joining us out there. We�re celebrating the fact that, from starting to offer holidays in Florida, Virgin Holidays is now a worldwide operator and is continuing to expand with new far flung destinations. There will also be the opportunity for agents to see how the charitable arm of the Virgin group, Virgin Unite, is helping needy causes in South Africa by spending a day helping to assist on one of its programmes in the region.
That�s not all, there�s also a 21 years of Virgin Holidays window display competition for travel agencies during the month of September. The photographs will be displayed on the agent website so that agents can vote for the one they like best. Richard Branson will choose the winner from the top 5 as voted for by agents, awarding the winning team with a night out to the tune of �500.
October sees the return of our agent parties and the theme this year is our 21st birthday, it will be a celebration of all things eighties with a fancy dress and music theme to match. In response to feedback from agents, this year the parties will be broken down into regions ensuring that more people get the chance to come and party with us in Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester and London.
The top selling Virgin Holidays travel agency will receive a giant birthday cake and a crate of champagne in November for the most bookings made during 1st January � 31st October 2006. On Virgin Holidays� actual birthday, the 6th November, there will be a chance to win a bottle of champagne for the first 21 agents to make a booking.
Virgin Holidays� Managing Director, Amanda Wills says: "It�s well known that Virgin Holidays is a company that works hard and plays hard. We love our work and people love our holidays, which is why our 21st birthday is a great time to show what a fun and vibrant company we are. Our agents� support is very important to us and we hope that the fun activities running throughout the year will go some way to expressing our thanks for their help."
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Press Enquiries: Virgin Holidays Press Office
Tel: 01293 744228/744261
Editors Notes: Full details are available from our travel agent website
www.vhols4agents.co.uk/21
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