Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has gifted a travel agent a brand new Fiat 500 as part of the company?s first ever ?Big Fred. Olsen Giveaway?.
Phil Jones of Cardiff-based Cartwright Travel and Passion for Cruises was announced as the winner of the last week.
More than 4,000 entries were made in the incentive, with Phil?s entry picked at random by the head of sales Mike Evans.
Speaking on the win, Phil said: ?When I got the call you could have knocked me down with a feather! When you enter a competition you think ?it?s never going to be me?. I sell Fred. Olsen cruises often, I?ve been on board a Fred. Olsen ship, and I think it?s a lovely brand. This is the icing on the cake. This was so out of the blue, a complete shock, but I?m so pleased!?
The giveaway, launched at the cruise operator's inaugural Closer Trade Conference in May, gave UK travel agents the chance to win a car in time for Christmas simply by making a cruise booking. All agents had to do was register every booking they made for the cruise line between June 1 and December 14 ? with each booking counting as a new entry into the draw.
In addition, the company has also given away a cruise for two every month since June as part of the incentive, with the final winner to be announced in January.
Mike Evans, head of sales at Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, said: ?We have two main aims at Fred. Olsen: to create memories that last a lifetime, and to ?bring the world closer? to our guests, neither of which would be possible without the support of our loyal travel agents, who continue to sell our cruises to their customers time and time again.
?It was a pleasure to deliver the good news to Phil, who was thrilled to have won our top prize in our ?Big Fred. Olsen Giveaway?.
?From all of us here at Fred. Olsen, a huge congratulations to Phil and the many travel agents who won a cruise with us this year. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas!?
Further, all travel agents who complete the river and ocean training programmes on Fred. Olsen?s dedicated Travel Agent Centre will receive ?20 compliments shopping vouchers.
