InteleTravel has doubled its land holidays, which now account for 53% of all bookings in the UK and Ireland.

At the same time, cruise sales jumped 150% year-on-year. Cruise now accounts for 17% of sales in the UK and Ireland following a deliberate strategy to increase turnover in this market.

Ferrara wants to see cruises grow further and reach U.S. booking levels, where cruises account for 40% of all bookings.

“In the UK, cruise bookings account for one in ten trips,” Ferrara continued. “We have already doubled this percentage and we are going to go even further since in the United States, cruises represent 40% of our reservations.

“This is a contribution we are making to the UK and we will continue to increase this figure.”

Virgin Voyages sales director Jack Atherton described Intele’s home workers as “trusted” agents, adding: “InteleTravel has shown consistent growth not only in sales, but also in the number of people on board. within its members who have successfully made Virgin Voyages bookings in the past year. ”

Earlier this year, InteleTravel acquired a majority stake in Major Travel, a tailor-made specialist reserved for professionals. The work-from-home company argued its acquisition would help all UK and Irish travel agents compete more effectively with direct sales operators.