The Council of Australian Travel Operators has shared the inaugural Top 20 Touring Travel Agents lineup, celebrating excellence achieved in the CATO Touring Academy program through monthly recognition and promoting them as touring experts to prospective clients.
The new Touring leaderboard spotlights the top-performing travel advisors who have completed the largest volume and variety of e-learning modules available in the CATO Touring Academy.
CATO Touring Academy is the only industry training platform exclusively dedicated to the touring sector and is designed to upskill Aussie advisors on all things touring-related, from touring essentials to destination and brand information.
Advisors receive CATO Touring Academy Certification upon completing a set number of modules.
The inaugural Top 20 Touring Travel Agents represent states across Australia, including Queensland, NSW, Victoria, SA and WA, ranked by points.
Top 20 Touring Travel Agents
- Samantha Mclean (Flight Centre Carindale, Qld)
- Shayla Parker (Flight Centre Colonnades, SA)
- Susan Bowman (Flight Centre Dubbo, NSW)
- Vanessa Johnston (Flight Centre Gateways, WA)
- Trent Rice (Flight Centre Renmark, SA)
- Danielle Cameron (Flight Centre The Pines Elanora, Qld)
- Amy Mudge (Flight Centre The Pines Elanora, Qld)
- Suzanne Du Frocq (Flight Centre North Sydney, NSW)
- Mollie Sinclair (Flight Centre Waterfront Docklands, Vic)
- Rosemary Spiteri (The Curated Traveller, Vic)
- Kimberly Humphreys (Flight Centre Kenmore, Qld)
- Zoe Hannaford (Flight Centre Stud Park, Vic)
- Kristin Williams (Flight Centre Stud Park, Vic)
- Maria Summers (Envoyage Ballina, NSW)
- Marija Banic (MTA Travel Putney, NSW)
- Heidi Rogers (Flight Centre Shellharbour, NSW)
- Andrew Holmes (Flight Centre Forest Hill, Vic)
- Rhys Whiteman (Flight Centre Highpoint, Vic)
- Nish Dalal (Flight Centre Murray Street Mall, WA)
- Madison Sims (Flight Centre Warwick, WA)
CATO Managing Director Brett Jardine said: “This new recognition will highlight those agents that represent the gold standard in touring knowledge. They have demonstrated a clear commitment to learning and are well-positioned to help clients choose the right tour with confidence.”
“Our goal is to keep raising the profile of touring specialists and ensure they have the tools they need to succeed. If agents are selling tours, or want to sell more tours, this is the platform they need to be on.”
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