At no cost to you, a direct mail newsletter with your agency’s name and phone number as the contact, has recently been mailed to clients that you have booked with Image Tours in the past. The newsletter features all of our tours for 2010 at the Lowest Prices of the Year if booked before 10/30/09. See a sample of this free promotional piece. If you have any questions, please call Justin at 800/968-9161 and press 3 for the Sales Dept. or email him

Due to many requests, we have opened a June 18, 2010 departure of the 22-Day Heart of Europe Grand Tour (without the Passion Play). This departure is not listed in the pink Dates & Prices Guide that is currently sent out with our brochures but is already listed on our website. This departure is also available WITH the Passion Play. So, if you have clients asking about the 22-day tour with a summer departure, let them know we now have a June 18 departure with or without the Passion Play. We have had lots of interest in this tour and date and so we recommend booking as soon as possible to hold space.

We will begin advertising our 2010 tours in the Fall. You can view our newspaper advertising program here. See which newspapers are available here. Now more then ever, it is crucial to advertise. People are still looking to travel, but you have to advertise to find them because they won’t find you unless you do. What better way to advertise than to have someone pay for half the cost? That is what we offer when you co-op advertise with Image. To get your newspaper reserved for your travel agency please call 800-968-9161 and ask for Justin (ext 253).

This is our slogan, it has helped to define our brand for many years. Recent research suggests that value is what wannabe vacationers are looking for and Image Tours is perfectly set to fill this current travel need. If there was ever a time to introduce our selection of Europe Tours to your clients, this would be the perfect storm. Right after a recovering recession it would be good to use an ad, a mailer, or your own personalized web site that features a value priced tour of Europe. If you would like see more details about the research, view this article.

Our current special features the 15-day HEART OF EUROPE® tour and the lowest prices for 2010 if booked by September 30th. As many of you have requested, we will be sending a promotion designed to be forwarded to your clients via e-mail. It will follow this update in a separate e-mail with the subject line of; “Current Europe Special” Click here to see a sample of the “Current Special.”

We are now offering 00 off per couple (0 per person) on our June, July and August departures for the 2010 Oberammergau Passion Play tours. This discount is available on either the land or land and air price. Our 9-day Scenic Alpine tour is now only 40 per person double occupancy including a 2-night arrangement with category 1 seating for the Passion Play. This discount will only be available until October 30th, subject to availability of tour space.

For your clients still inquiring about 2009 departures, below we list select departures that still have availability at this writing. The prices listed are Land Only, per person, based on double occupancy. We are still able to check air availability and pricing for these dates, but these are all guaranteed departures allowing you the flexibility to check separately for attractive air prices in conjunction with these tours.

We have postcards available for you to send out to your clients that are interested in Europe. These cards will be promoting our ‘LOWEST PRICES FOR 2010′ special, so they are ideal for sending to all your leads from this past year. We will print your agency contact information on these cards for you. To order, please click here and enter your quantity in the comments box. These cards are available on a first come basis. If you have any questions please call Justin at 800/968-9161 and press 3 for sales.
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We have some open markets that have recently become available for participation in our co-op advertising program. The program features a 50/50 cost split of a 2 column wide x 2″ tall ad in your local Sunday newspaper AND you get a higher commission level from booking number one. Please click here to see if your market is available. Deadline to sign up is Wednesday, September 2nd. If your market is not showing, please contact Justin Osbon to see if it is open — call 800/968-9161 and press 3.

Our current special that we are promoting is Savings of 0 per couple on our November 5th departure of the 11-day Treasures of Italy Tour, if your clients book by September 2nd. As many of you have requested, we will be sending a promotion designed to be forwarded to your clients via e-mail. It will follow this Update in a separate e-mail with the subject line of; “Current Europe Special.” Click here to see a sample of the “Current Special.”