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Networking up north: itravel hosts first-ever Queensland member event

Bringing its Queensland members together with more than 16 key suppliers for the first time, itravel hosted an exclusive networking event in Brisbane with agents travelling all the way from the Sunshine Coast and Redcliffe Peninsula to attend.

Bringing its Queensland members together with more than 16 key suppliers for the first time, itravel hosted an exclusive networking event in Brisbane with agents travelling all the way from the Sunshine Coast and Redcliffe Peninsula to attend.

Queensland has increased its membership base by 50 per cent over the past year, emerging as a rapidly growing market for the independent travel franchise and mobile travel agent network, and the company expects more expansion to come.

The networking event showcases itravel’s commitment to providing growth opportunities, fostering connections and increasing the knowledge base for its members, such as the iLEARN: LiVE 2024 event in Sydney.

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(L-R): Sara Birtwhistle (Journey on Travel), Nicola Rowlingson (Above & Beyond Travel) & Kjirsten
Trundle (Collette).

The Brisbane event provided valuable networking opportunities for members to meet with key suppliers with attendees providing positive feedback.

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CEO Steve Labroski, Head of Commercial Joshua Gordon, BDM Jo Howard & COO Joe Karbo.

Suppliers included representatives from Bunnik Tours, Carnival Cruise Line, Collette, CVFR Ticketing, Globus family of brands, GO Insurance, Intrepid Travel, Linkd Tourism, MSC Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Scenic Group, Shangri-La Group, Singapore Airlines, The Travel Corporation and United Airlines.

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(L-R): Lenny Padowitz (CVFR Ticketing), Matthew Nickelson (CVFR Ticketing), Richard Carrick (United
Airlines) & Steve Labroski.

The itravel head office senior team was also in attendance, including CEO Steve Labroski, COO Joe Karbo, BDM Jo Howard and Head of Commercial Josh Gordon.

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Nicole Beasley from Nicole Beasley Travel with her team & Steve Labroski (itravel).

Howard said: “It was truly special and an incredible success to host our first event in Queensland. It was inspiring to see our members and industry partners come together, forging new connections and strengthening existing ones; the energy in the room was palpable.”

Three people at a bar at an itravel networking event.
(L-R): Lawson Dibb (Linkd Tourism), K J Phillips (Bunnik Tours) & Pamela Goldsbro (Luxe by itravel).

Last month, five itravel agents travelled to New York City on an exclusive six-day famil.

For more info, head to itravel-au.com