Luxury news: Audi zooms into the rental car market

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June 29, 2017 INSIGHT BY JERI CLAUSING Audi zooms into the rental car market The luxury brand purchased app-based booking and check-in system Silvercar earlier this year, offering customers a hassle-free rental experience and a 12% commission for agents in 15 markets. READ MORE Advertisement BEYOND THE BEACH: SELLING MORE THAN JUST SUN AND SAND The ongoing popularity of beach escapes, paired with the rise in demand for active or experience-based trips, means dramatic changes when it comes to how agents serve their beach-bound clients. Discover how evolving traveler expectations and in-destination offerings affect selling to this new breed of beach vacationers… Sponsored by The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel. Read More NEWS Ritz-Carlton shipbuilding contract goes to cruising novice Spain-based Hijos de J. Barreras has built 1,600 vessels since its founding in 1892, but no cruise ships. READ MORE Former travel editor launches members-only agency Nancy Novogrod, previously with Travel + Leisure, is a co-founder of Essentialist, a bespoke travel-planning company that uses a network of in-destination experts to plan unique experiences. READ MORE Belmond to premiere Grand Suites on Orient-Express Each suite will feature private bathrooms with showers, double beds and a living area. READ MORE Regent Seven Seas offers agents July incentive Retailers can earn a complimentary suite for prime sailing dates this August for making two new bookings by July 31. READ MORE FEATURED STORY Golf, grandeur at Puntacana Resort & Club I had no idea that this quiet, 15,000-acre luxury retreat of multimillion-dollar homes, hotels, golf courses, a marina, an ecological reserve, a Six Senses Spa and more even existed, let alone that it was the development that essentially gave birth to Punta Cana. READ MORE MORE FROM TRAVEL WEEKLY Early-bird registration ends Friday for Phocuswright Conference The conference will be held Nov. 7 to 9 at the Diplomat Beach Resort Hollywood in Florida; discounted rates save attendees $700. READ MORE LUXURY Editor: Jeri Clausing Email the editor Follow us on: Subscribe to Travel Weekly eNewsletters For promotional opportunities in this newsletter, contact sales@travelweekly.com 100 Lighting Way, 2nd Floor, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 201-902-2000 You can unsubscribe if you wish to stop receiving TW Luxury newsletter.