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7 April 2019 Posted InAll Releases Community Cruising Events Network TravelManagers
Wednesday 03 April 2019 – When Cruiseco’s annual national conference took place in Auckland the weekend before last, bringing together more than 250-member travel agencies from across Australia and New Zealand, one of the highlights of the three-day event was the Awards Night, which was held within the grand setting of the city’s War Memorial Museum. TravelManagers was represented at the awards by personal travel manager (PTM), Caroline Cannon, who accepted three major awards on the company’s behalf.
A glamorous evening at Cruiseco’s annual Awards Cocktail Event at Auckland War Memorial for Carolynne Cannon (5th from left) and fellow winners and Cruiseco hosts.
Wednesday 03 April 2019 – When Cruiseco’s annual national conference took place in Auckland the weekend before last, bringing together...
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4 April 2019 Posted InAll Releases Community Network TravelManagers
Wednesday 27 March 2019 – 2019 has gotten off to an excellent start for TravelManagers, who recorded their best-ever trading month in February, in what has become something of a habit for Australia’s largest home-based travel network.
Wednesday 27 March 2019 – 2019 has gotten off to an excellent start for TravelManagers, who recorded their best-ever trading...
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17 March 2019 Posted InAll Releases Community Famils TravelManagers
Wednesday 13 March 2019 – For snow bunnies over the world, Switzerland represents the peak in ski holidays – stunning scenery, immaculate snow conditions and world-class infrastructure, not to mention some of the best après-ski atmosphere you’ll find anywhere. So when TravelManagers’ Lindy Hill was presented with the opportunity to join a nine-day Swiss ski famil hosted by Switzerland Tourism, she was quick to sign up.
An invitation to join a Swiss ski famil had TravelManagers’ Lindy Hill (6th from left) polishing her ski goggles quicker than you could say “meet me at the Matterhorn”
Wednesday 13 March 2019 – For snow bunnies over the world, Switzerland represents the peak in ski holidays – stunning...
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12 March 2019 Posted InAll Releases Community Network TravelManagers
Wednesday 06 March 2019 – As companies are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits – social, physical and emotional – of untethering their people from the traditional desk environment, the idea of walking meetings has taken hold throughout the business world. TravelManagers’ Julia McLean has incorporated the concept into her role as Business Partnership Manager (BPM), and says the walking meetings she has conducted with small groups of personal travel managers (PTMs) have been well-received.
Wednesday 06 March 2019 – As companies are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits – social, physical and emotional –...
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3 January 2019 Posted InAll Releases Community TravelManagers
Wednesday 19 December 2018 – With 2018 rapidly drawing to a close, TravelManagers has completed their final series of state meetings for the year, bringing together personal travel managers (PTMs) from around the country in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth to mark the end of another successful year. For Tasmania-based PTMs, the format was slightly different, with each PTM having a one-on-one catch-up with their Business Partnership Manager (BPM) during November, followed by a Christmas get-together.
All five state meetings included updates from National Partnership Office (NPO) representatives, covering a range of subjects including famils, product...
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7 November 2018 Posted InCommunity Events Network TravelManagers
People are drawn to Vietnam for its friendly people, rich culture and beautiful scenery, but for many, the greatest drawcard is its mouth-watering cuisine: an enticing combination of fresh ingredients that produce flavours that dance on your tongue. When TravelManagers’ Frances Cream joined forces with local Gold Coast chef, private caterer and café proprietor, Angela Barany, to create a small group culinary tour of Vietnam, the pair quickly realised that they had created a recipe for success.
Cream, who is representative for Southport, QLD, joined TravelManagers after several years away from the travel industry, and first met...
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1 November 2018 Posted InCommunity Events Network TravelManagers
After just two years with TravelManagers, personal travel manager (PTM) Jo Patton from Ulladulla has just been confirmed as one of four finalists for the industry’s prestigious 2018 Avis Travel Agents Scholarship. The finalists must now prepare themselves to face a judging panel in November before the eventual winner is announced at an awards dinner at Sydney’s Park Hyatt Hotel the same evening.
Patton says she is delighted to have reached this stage in the process and considers her progress thus far as...
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24 October 2018 Posted InCommunity Events Network TravelManagers
For many of the personal travel managers (PTMs) who attended TravelManagers’ recent annual national conference in Honolulu, the chance to extend their stay and join one of the pre- or post-conference famils was too great to pass up. For thirteen participants, this entailed a four-day, three nights experiencing the highlights of the island of Oahu, from outrigger canoe surfing at Waikiki Beach to a tour of some of Hollywood’s most famous movie locations at Kualoa Private Nature Reserve.
For PTM Kate Bevan, who is representative for Croydon, VIC, the group’s time on Oahu’s famous North Shore was one...
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10 October 2018 Posted InCommunity Events Network TravelManagers
They say the proof of the pudding is in the tasting, and for seven personal travel managers (PTMs) on a recent TravelManagers’ famil of the Maldives’ Club Med Kani and Finolhu Villas, a four-night taste was proof enough that a barefoot-luxury holiday in this exquisite destination is well worth aspiring to.
The group was hosted by Club Med’s Business Development Manager, Adam Ferraro and accompanied by TravelManagers’ Fares and Ticketing Manager,...
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21 September 2018 Posted InCommunity Events Network TravelManagers
A celebration of success and a chance to plan for future success: these were the main themes at TravelManagers’ 2018 national conference, which has just concluded in Hawaii. Presentations from keynote speakers such as Turia Pitt, supplier workshops, pre- and post-conference famils and a gala awards dinner were all highlights of the conference itinerary, which ran over a three-day weekend and attracted more than 230 personal travel manager (PTMs) and NPO team members and 90 representatives from partner suppliers.
The conference also served as an ideal environment in which to announce a new TravelManagers initiative aimed at supporting members’...
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