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CRUISECOMPETE.COM CELEBRATES FOURTH ANNIVERSARY Web site recognizes top member-agents and -agencies for 2007 DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 15, 2007 – In celebrating its fourth anniversary, CruiseCompete.com recognized its top agents and agencies for their production throughout the year. Since CruiseCompete.com’s 2003 launch, its 300+ member-agencies – many of them large cruise aggregators – have supplied Web site visitors with three million custom cruise quotes in response to requests from more than 250,000 registered users. “Our member-agents are the heart and soul of the service we provide to consumers,” said Levinstein. “Without their hard work and dedication, there would be no CruiseCompete.” Here are CruiseCompete.com top agencies and agents, based on sales performance for 2007: 2007 Agent of the Year 2007 Agency of the Year 2007 Winner’s Circle Agents Esther Aimable Cruises-N-More Steven Arterbury Al Hill Trish Colpert Jennifer Cirillo Marsha Griffin Roger Poulard Jean Farmer R.C. Tanner Lori Cunningham Kelly Lindsey Jodie Green Team Tom Garcia Judi Lazoff Drew Tate Chris Lounder Carlos Brignoni Justin Carriello David Kramer Cathy Ireland Lynn Edwards Rafael Pabon Cruises-n-More Cruises-n-More Cruises-n-More Cruise Value Center Cruise Value Center Cruise Value Center Elegant Cruises by Jean EcruiseStore Skyscraper Tours CruiseAdventureTravel.com VCA Travel Cruise Planners/Casselberry Travel Detailing Drew’s Cruise Corner CruiseAdventureTravel.com Cruise One/Orlando Cruise and Travel Authority Cruise & Travel Shoppe eCruiseStore.com Destinations Café Cruise Planners/Casselberry Cruises-n-More
2007 Elite Agents
James Deitz Roxane Neukam Libby Sheilds Zaida Browne Julie Irovando Veronica Dunn Mike Ellington Shannon Miller Natalia Chitorog Sharon Mauras MJ Potter Jameson Slaney Jay Garcia Lin Hourston Bob Durnan Danielle Murray Angie Lavaller Jake Lee 2007 Platinum Agencies
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2007 Elite Agencies
CruiseCompete.com saves consumers time by finding the agent with the best deal for them. Consumers secure quotes for cruise deals from multiple travel agencies without having to contact each one separately. Since its launch in 2003, More than 300 member travel agencies have provided 3 million custom cruise quotes to in response to requests from over 250,000 registered users. Agents have provided more than three million quotes to consumers. CruiseCompete, LLC, is an independent company not owned by or affiliated with any travel agency. For more information, visit www.cruisecompete.com.
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