Cruise Holidays of Vancouver Honored for 2nd Straight Year as the “Top Producing Store”

Today, Cruise Holidays, North America’s largest cruise-specialty retail franchise, presented its “2007 Top Producing Store” award to Denis Lim and Blaine Lambert of Cruise Holidays of Vancouver for the second year in a row.  This award is given each year to the store with the highest sailed revenue during the previous year, from July to June.  Lim and Lambert were honored during the 2007 Cruise Holidays Annual Convention which is being held aboard Celebrity Cruises’ Mercury, September 23-28, 2007.

“Clearly, Cruise Holidays of Vancouver has not rested on its laurels, but instead, they’ve worked hard to exceed their customers’ expectations which has, in turn, propelled them to earn this stellar achievement for a second straight year,” said Peter D. Thomson, Vice President and COO of Cruise Holidays.  “Denis and Blaine have been aggressive, focused and extremely driven to continue the momentum they’ve built up over the past several years.  As such, I’m not surprised that they would receive this award again in 2007.”

“Denis and Blaine have made sure that targeted marketing plays a prominent role in their business plan.  That has helped them attract new customers,” continued Thomson.  “All the while, the extraordinary level of service they offer their customers keeps them coming back time and time again.  In this day and age of travel, excellent service and unparalleled expertise are worth their weight in gold.  My congratulations go to the entire Cruise Holidays of Vancouver staff for being back-to-back winners of this award.”

Also during this year’s convention, Cruise Holidays of Vancouver, and its staff, received the following recognition and awards:

• President’s Circle – Cruise Holidays of Vancouver was named a member of the 2007  Cruise Holidays’ President’s Circle.  This group is comprised of the top 20 performing Cruise Holidays stores based on a scorecard system measuring total revenue, revenue growth, and participation in Cruise Holidays programs between July 1, 2006, and June 30, 2007.
• 2007 Outstanding Sales Achievement – Edward Infanti, Christina Stobbs, Wes Ewing (2-time winner), Denis Lim (3-time winner), and Kirk Olson (3-time winner)
• Knock Your Socks Off Service Award – Christina Stobbs

Cruise Holidays of Vancouver opened in 1994 and is located at 2979 W. 41st Avenue. For more information about Cruise Holidays of Vancouver, stop in, call, or visit their Web site.

About Cruise Holidays
Cruise Holidays is the oldest and largest cruise-specialty Retail franchise in North America, with stores in both the United States and Canada. Cruise Holidays is also a distinguished provider of land tour vacation packages.  Founded in 1984, Cruise Holidays was acquired in 2001 by Carlson Travel Network Associates, Inc., one of the world’s largest and most respected travel franchisers and a subsidiary of Minneapolis-based Carlson.  Carlson is a global leader in the travel and hospitality industry.  In addition to Cruise Holidays, the Carlson family of businesses includes Regent ® International Hotels, Regent Seven Seas Cruises®, Radisson Hotels & Resorts®, T.G.I. Friday’s®, Carlson Wagonlit Travel and more.