Bookings for GNV departures up to September 2022 opened in October, and they put Italy centre stage. Alessio Macri, GNV’s Italy & Albania Sales Coordinator said: "We have invested in further improving our service and increasing the number of ferries for next summer, especially towards Sardinia. We have confirmed the Civitavecchia-Olbia, and we have added four ships on the routes from Genoa to Olbia and Porto Torres. In Sicily we have services all year between Palermo and the ports of Genoa and Naples, and we will also have departures from Civitavecchia to Palermo and Termini Imerese, as well as from Naples to Termini Imerese.”
New routes linking the Spanish islands
GNV is also stepping up its routes in Spain “In 2022 it will be possible to book a ferry from Valencia and Barcelona to Palma de Mallorca and Ibiza respectively, as well as to Palma de Mallorca and Ciutadella, and there will be direct services between the islands of Ibiza and Palma, and Palma and Menorca,” adds Macrì.
A loyalty programme aimed at agencies
On the agency front Macrì says that despite the difficulties arising from the pandemic GNV has maintained its partership with travel companies and that it recently renewed its sales structure. “For 2022 we are working on a new reward loyalty programme called Find the route which is aimed at agencies and operators. It will be a way to strengthen our bond, as well as improving the sales process and service.”
