| Ponant sales record

PONANT says last week’s
announcement of its inaugural
Kimberley season in 2017 (CW
14 Jan) has sparked record sales,
with the biggest single sales day
ever for the local office on Mon.
Steve McLaughlin, director of
sales Australasia, said as well as
the Kimberley debut, there’s been
significant conversion of recent
enquiries for Antarctic, Arctic and
Mediterranean sailings across
2016 and 2017 in particular.
“We have been flat out
responding to enquiries and
finalising bookings ever since we
re-opened in early January, and
this week is shaping to be even
bigger than last week’s record,”
McLaughlin said.
He hailed the support provided
by travel agents, who have taken
the opportunity to bring clients
to Ponant’s various information
events to educate them about
the line’s luxury and expedition
cruise offering.
“Ponant’s exclusive story of
youngest fleet, small ships, eco-responsibility
& French panache
is now cutting through…it is
exciting to see how 2017 sales
have already taken off,” he added.