Work hard; play hard. That’s the universal travel agent’s motto, right? RIGHT! Yes, you love to make other people’s dreams come true, but sometimes it’s nice to pack your bags and set off on your own adventure too.
Famils are going strong (shout out to all the wonderful companies that you sell) and we love to see your happy little faces while overseas.
That’s why we’re bringing you a weekly famil wrap, so we can all have a nose as to what you’ve been up to and to give you some extra bragging rights, because, let’s face it… the travel industry is the best industry in the world? #travelforlife
Can you spot yourself or someone you know?
Cruise & Maritime Voyages
FRONT: Jennifer Williams – Delphinus Cruises; Janene Rubins – The Travel Store & Cruise Specialists; Karen King – TC’s; Denise Prowd – The Travel Store & Cruise Specialists
BACK: Kylie Duncan Tiver – MTA; Greg Wilson – Cruiseco; Anita Hutton – Cruiseco; Amber Potter – MTA; Kimberly McMahon – RAA; Erin O’Neill – Phil Hoffmann Travel
Last month, Cruise & Maritime Voyages hosted 20 travel agents on a famil onboard Vasco da Gama’s inaugural Australian voyage, where agents discovered the three important ingredients for a perfect cruise:
1) Space – Vasco da Gama has capacity for 1,220 passengers. She could easily carry more but doesn’t. That means no queues, no rubbing shoulders with other guests in the lounges or competing for a sun chair beside the outdoor Oasis Pool.
2) Adventure – Vasco da Gama favours smaller ports; meaning there’s greater flexibility in the itinerary and more opportunities to disembark somewhere new.
3) People to share the voyage with – Most of the travel agents on the famil arrived as strangers but left as friends.
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Riviera Travel River Cruises
Andrew with the ship in Bratislava, Slovakia
Riviera Travel River Cruises hosted its Australian communications representative, Andrew Mevissen, to his first taste of the company’s product just before Christmas when he joined a six-day Christmas Markets cruise in Europe.
The festive, six-day journey was aboard the line’s five-star ship, Thomas Hardy, which sailed round-trip on the Danube River from Budapest to Bratislava and Vienna, taking in the many Yuletide markets in each city.
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Express Travel Group agents go wild
Masai Mara Bush Breakfast
Express Travel Group together with African Travel Specialists recently hosted 10 agents on an 8-day luxury safari tour through Kenya.
The group explored Samburu National Reserve, Lake Nakuru National Park, and the Masai Mara, staying in luxury tented camps and lodges and getting up close and personal with Africa’s wildlife over several safari game drives led by local guides Murage and Newton.
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Tea and Temples for Personal Travel Managers
Ready to ride the rails at Kandy train station.
The famil group of nine personal travel managers (PTMs) were escorted throughout the week-long itinerary by Chad Carey from GetAbout Asia.
During their time in Sri Lanka they travelled throughout the southwest quarter of the country, taking in many of its most popular sights including the aforementioned tea country, the ancient rock fortress at Sigiriya and the city of Galle on the south coast.
“I thought the whole itinerary was perfect and contained many different experiences which my clients would love,”
Lisa Malnar, TravelManagers’ representative for Marrara, NT.
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If you’ve been on an epic famil recently, be sure to send us the information and some photos for a feature in our weekly famil wrap. Email us at editor@karryon.com.au