Advantage Travel Partnership welcomes Over The Moon Escapes as new member

The Advantage Travel Partnership has welcomed Over The Moon Escapes as its newest member.

The Lincolnshire-based agency was founded by husband-and-wife team Cat and Brett Saunders three years ago and has “rapidly evolved” to the point the couple felt it was necessary to join the consortium.

Over The Moon Escapes, which has joined Advantage’s managed service model, offers a range of tailor-made holidays and packages with expertise in travel to the Far East.

The founders’ extensive travel experience, particularly to Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Bali and the Indian Ocean, has given them “invaluable first-hand insight” to pass on to their clients.

Cat Sanders said: "It was late last year that we reached a pivotal moment and decided we needed to align ourselves with a new partner who could deliver significantly better financial terms based on our growing sales volumes, provide us with the operational flexibility to manage our business our way, and crucially, support our ambitious growth plans with the expertise and resources we need to succeed.

"After thoroughly evaluating all the options available in the marketplace, we felt that Advantage’s proven managed service model would be the perfect strategic fit for our business model and future aspirations.

“We are genuinely excited to be joining the Advantage family, and this partnership marks the beginning of the next exciting chapter for Over The Moon Escapes.”

She added the model would “empower” the agency to expand its business reach, strengthen its brand proposition and deliver greater value to clients.

Sanders also highlighted “ambitious plans” to hire homeworkers within the next 12 months.

David Moon, head of business development at Advantage Travel Partnership, added: "We have welcomed a good number of new members in recent weeks who bring such vibrancy and expertise to our thriving membership, and Cat and Brett are absolutely no exception."

He added Over The Moon Escapes had “significantly exceeding performance targets” in both their first and second years of trading and were “confidently on track for their strongest year yet”.

Moon said: “Their success story is exactly the kind of entrepreneurial spirit and professional excellence we’re proud to support, and we are very much looking forward to partnering with them on their exciting growth plans going forward."