FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Amy Boche and Valerie Crotty
Blue Ribbon Business Travel International - American Express
952-835-2724
Edina, Feb.27, 2008 – Blue Ribbon Business Travel International announced today that it was named a winner of the prestigious American Express Travel 2007 Representative Excellence Award. Blue Ribbon Business Travel International is one of only 27 members of the American Express U.S. Representative Travel Network to receive the award, which recognizes strong performance in sales and customer service. Blue Ribbon Business Travel International will be honored and join other winners on a seven-day trip to South Africa hosted by the American Express Retail Travel Network, in partnership with Abercrombie & Kent, South African Tourism and South African Airways.
The American Express Representative Excellence Award honors the achievements of the Representative Travel Network member agencies that have reached superior sales results driving supplier goals and have secured the highest year-over-year sales growth.
“It took determination, focus and a lot of hard work to attain the level of performance required to receive a Representative Excellence Award; and I am pleased to recognize Blue Ribbon Business Travel International,” said Ellen Bettridge, vice president, U.S. Retail Travel Network, American Express Travel. “Blue Ribbon Business Travel International has represented the American Express brand well and delivered extraordinary results in 2007.”
The trip to South Africa, tailored specifically for the Representative Excellence Award winners, will take place from June 4 – 10 and includes a stay in the historic city of Capetown at the famed Mount Nelson Hotel, an Orient-Express property. After exploring the city, the group will travel by air into the Sabi Sands area to witness the natural beauty and exotic wildlife at Kruger National Park and will be hosted there by Sabi Sabi and Lions Sands, two incredible safari luxury lodges.
Blue Ribbon Business Travel International has been a part of the American Express U.S. Representative Travel Network since 2001, and has been in business in the Twin Cities for over 20 years.
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