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19 September 2019 Posted InAll Releases Cruising Events Network TravelManagers
Wednesday 11 September 2019 – Ten of TravelManagers’ personal travel managers (PTMs), along with two representatives from the National Partnership Office (NPO), were among the hundreds of travel professionals who travelled to Sydney from throughout Australia and New Zealand last week to learn about the latest developments from cruise lines and destinations around the world at the CLIA’s ‘Cruise 360’ conference.

Polishing their cruise expertise at Cruise360 - the world’s largest cruise conference – are TravelManagers’ (L-R, back to front) Kirsty McKenzie, Michelle Schulze, Karryn Bartlett, Jane Fowler, Diane Craig, Vikki Southern, Leeanne Freeman (NPO), Karen Raeburn, Sue Kuti, Pru Gallagher (NPO), Alison Parker and Lyn Tyson
Wednesday 11 September 2019 – Ten of TravelManagers’ personal travel managers (PTMs), along with two representatives from the National Partnership Office...
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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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11 March 2019 Posted InAll Releases Cruising Events TravelManagers
Wednesday 27 February 2019 – Travel industry professionals from around Australia and New Zealand came together on Saturday night to attend the cruise industry’s “night of nights”: the 17th annual Cruise Industry Awards Australasia, or CLIAs, which were held at Sydney’s Star Event Centre. Among those attending was TravelManagers’ Nicole Edgar, who was delighted to receive the award for ‘Home-Based/Mobile Agent of the Year Australia’.

TravelManagers’ Nicole Edgar (second from right) proudly showing off her award for Home-Based/Mobile Agent of the Year, with support from Leeanne Freeman, Graciela Craig and Pru Gallagher.
Wednesday 27 February 2019 – Travel industry professionals from around Australia and New Zealand came together on Saturday night...
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9 September 2018 Posted InCruising Events Famils Network TravelManagers
A taste of the jet set life in St Tropez, a visit to Monte Carlo’s Grand Casino and time ashore in some of the most charming ports in the Mediterranean: these were among the highlights for two of TravelManagers’ personal travel managers (PTMs) during a nine-day small ship famil with Windstar Cruises from Rome to Nice.
Kathy Millett, who is representative for Claremont, WA, compared the famil experience to sailing through a series of beautiful postcards....
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5 September 2018 Posted InCruising Events Network TravelManagers
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) brought the world’s largest cruise conference to Sydney last week, with more than 500 travel professionals coming together from all over Australia and New Zealand, including fifteen delegates from TravelManagers.
This two-day event, which was held at Sydney’s Hyatt Regency Hotel, gave delegates the opportunity to hear about the latest...
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21 February 2018 Posted InCruising Network TravelManagers
One of the most elegant and luxurious icons of the cruise ship world was moored at Melbourne’s Station Pier on Sunday, and a dozen of TravelManagers’ personal travel managers (PTMs) were more than happy to accept an invitation aboard.

The Queen Mary II’s visit to Melbourne this weekend gave these PTMs the opportunity to get up close. (From left) Nicole Edgar, Leonie Wilcock, Lisa King, Tanya Barker, Carli Hester, Joanne Haines, Frances Cochrane, Andrea Friend, Leanne Pearman
Cunard Line’s Queen Mary II underwent a spectacular refurbishment eighteen months ago, with an equally spectacular 90-million-pound price tag. TravelManagers’...
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31 August 2017 Posted InAll Releases Cruising Network
Eighteen of TravelManagers’ personal travel managers (PTMs) and 4 members from the national partnership office converged in Sydney last week to participate in the Cruise Lines International Association’s (CLIA) Cruise360 Australasia conference.

TravelManagers’ personal travel managers celebrate a successful Cruist360 Conference (left to right back row) Louise McCarthy, Lisa Metzl, Julie Anderson (NPO), Carolyn Pitt, Lyn Tyson, Suzanne Laister (NPO), Kathy Millet, Neil Saunders (left to right second row) Lois Marshall, Julia Mclean (NPO), Debra Dean, Sue Kuti, Maria Furnari, Michelle Michael-Pecora, Karen Raeburn, Annalize Troost, Jane Fowler (left to right front row) Pamela Baas, Chantel Addison-Matthews, Julianne Gazal-Rizk, Karryn Bartlett, Aaron Loss (NPO)
Now in its fourth year, designed exclusively for travel professionals this annual event, which is the largest cruise conference in...
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28 February 2017 Posted InCruising Events TravelManagers
Wednesday 15 February 2017 – TravelManagers' Victoria based personal travel manager Derek Harwood, representative for Forest Hill won the Home Based/Mobile Agent of the Year – Australia award at the annual 2017 CLIA Awards held at Star Event Centre on Saturday 11 February in Sydney.

TravelManagers’ personal travel manager award winner Derek Harwood with award sponsor Dianna Schinella from Rocky Mountaineer
Harwood a self-confessed cruise-a-holic, was surprised to be nominated as a finalist, and completely humbled by his award win. “I...
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27 January 2017 Posted InAll Releases Cruising Network TravelManagers
TravelManagers further cements its position as Australia’s premium travel network with its latest award win. Scenic Luxury Cruises awarded the company the ‘Top National Sales’ for the highest value in a home-based agency network during 2016 for a third consecutive year. Other finalists were Travel Counsellors, Travel Partners and MTA Travel.

Winner - National Home Based for 2016
TravelManagers Executive General Manager Michael Gazal attributes the key to TravelManagers’ success being the personal and consistent service delivery to...
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2 November 2016 Posted InAll Releases Cruising Famils TravelManagers
Six personal travel managers recently enjoyed a dedicated TravelManagers’ famil to France where they experienced a six day Uniworld Boutique River Cruise on the Rhone River from Lyon to Avignon.

Docking at Tain L’Hermitage looking over to Tournon sur Rhone
Hosted by Fiona Dalton, Managing Director Australia for Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection the personal travel managers attending the famil...
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