12 October 2016 Posted InAll Releases Famils TravelManagers
Personal travel manager Kylie Gretener representative for Mooloolaba in Queensland recently experienced the best Louisiana has to offer. The #tasteUSA mega famil hosted by Brand USA and Air New Zealand was in celebration of the commencement late last year of Air New Zealand flying between Auckland and Houston.

TravelManagers’ personal travel manager Kylie Gretener discovers Tabasco sauce is hot during a tour through the Tabasco Factory
Participants on the recently held ten-night mega-famil were split into six groups, each enjoying a multi-itinerary famil experience. Gretener had...
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5 October 2016 Posted InAll Releases Cruising Network TravelManagers
Confidence in the cruising industry remains high for personal travel managers following their attendance at CLIA Australia’s Cruise360 third conference in Sydney on 16 September.

TravelManagers’ personal travel managers celebrate a successful Cruise360 Conference (left to right back row) Debra Dean, Neil Saunders, Jane Fowler, Annalise Troost, Sue Kuti. (Left to right front row) Julianne Gazal-Rizk, Michelle Michael–Pecora, Andrea Friend, Diane Craig, Pamela Baas and Karin Tunbridge
Fifteen TravelManagers’ personal travel managers (PTM’s) representing New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria participated in this annual event, which...
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28 September 2016 Posted InAll Releases TravelManagers
TravelManagers new recruit Sahra Vilayrack representative for Carrington in Newcastle and long established personal travel manager Merran Wiggins, representative for Warners Bay in Lake Macquarie enjoy more than a neighbourly cup of tea. Whilst some may consider the fifteen and a half kilometer distance apart as being competitive territory, it is completely the opposite philosophy for Vilayrack and Wiggins who are representative of how TravelManagers’ personal travel managers across Australia interact.

Personal travel manager Merran Wiggins (right) mentors new recruit Sahra Vilayrack (left) at the INNX Hub in Newcastle
It was Wiggins’ own experience of knowing how daunting starting your own business is, with no client base and your...
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26 September 2016 Posted InAll Releases Network TravelManagers
Nine TravelManagers’ personal travel managers participated last week in the invite only, specialist luxury global three-day business exchange Luxperience. The only Australian forum of its kind, Luxperience 2016 connected over 300 experiential, unique and inspiring luxury travel products directly to over 450 high-end experiential travel buyers.

Luxperience inspires personal travel managers (from left) Melinda Rowe, Annalize Troost and Georgina Grandi
Personal travel managers participating in the Sydney based event were New South Wales based Melinda Rowe representative for East Jindabyne,...
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14 September 2016 Posted InAll Releases Network TravelManagers
The decision to focus on the seniors market has proved a success in more ways than one, for TravelManagers’ personal travel manager Pamela Baas representative for Wallsend.

TravelManagers’ personal travel manager Pamela Bass (left) with Millie Browne, Sales Development Manager, Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours at Toronto Seniors Week Expo at the Toronto Workers Club
Initially inspired by seeing an article from a local member of parliament to hold a Seniors Expo in her area,...
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7 September 2016 Posted InAll Releases Famils TravelManagers
Personal Travel Manager Margaret Freemantle representative for Turner in the Australian Capital Territory, recently experienced a once in a lifetime opportunity, participating on a dedicated 11 night CT Partners’ famil to St Petersburg, Moscow and Helsinki. Lalitha Murthy from Finnair hosted the select group of six representatives from CT Partners’ member agencies in conjunction with Jan Whiteside from World Hotels.

Experiencing Russia, personal travel manager Margaret Freemantle (back row far right)
Russia is synonymous with ballet, art, culture, history and politics and as Freemantle discovers, the notion of Russia being a dour...
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2 September 2016 Posted InAll Releases Network TravelManagers
A select group of TravelManager’s Melbourne based clients recently experienced their personal travel manager’s entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking, by being invited to a VIP client event on the first day of the Spring Racing Carnival at Flemington Racecourse.

TravelManagers’ business partnership manager Kellie Browning (left) with personal travel managers Leah Hard
Following such incredible client feedback from their inaugural client day last year, it was an easy decision for Victoria business...
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26 August 2016 Posted InAll Releases Network TravelManagers
It was a night of celebration as the gala dinner and awards ceremony signaled the end of another successful national TravelManagers conference. The event was held at Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel with personal travel managers being recognized for their outstanding achievements, a member of the national partnership office team and a supplier were also acknowledged.

Supplier Award Awards Celebration exciting end to TravelManagers 2016 Conference
TravelManagers’ Executive General Manager, Michael Gazal thanked the entire TravelManagers’ personal travel managers’ network for their continued hard work, dedication...
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24 August 2016 Posted InAll Releases Network TravelManagers
TravelManagers’ personal travel manager Erryn Morris representative for Gooseberry Hill in Western Australia had more reason than most to say this was the best conference yet. Morris won a brand new Mazda 2 Neo along with three years AGA Roadside Assistance courtesy as part of sales incentive with travel insurance partner, Allianz Global Assistance.

Personal travel manager Erryn Morris (left) wins new car at 2016 National Conference. Executive General Manager Michael Gazal (right)
“This was my fifth conference, I haven’t missed once since joining TravelManagers. I find conference always a wonderful forum to...
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23 August 2016 Posted InAll Releases Community Network TravelManagers
An early morning start was on the agenda for the final day of the 2016 TravelManagers conference in Bangkok. Over 170 personal travel managers, national partnership office staff and suppliers gathered to learn about this years national Conference’s community project, that had been organized in conjunction with Hands Across the Water.

Community spirit key focus on final day of TravelManagers Conference Personal Travel Managers and suppliers get help from police when repairing and renovating tricycles for the disabled
“You would expect after a night of partying at Bangkok’s Zense Gourmet Deck and Lounge Panorama, the excitement of getting...
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