Celebrating a decade of sharing travel industry stories with energy and purpose, Karryon held an event in Sydney last week to thank its numerous partners who have made the 10-year journey and dream possible.
When Karryon began ten years ago, we had a simple vision: to connect people together in travel by delivering informative, engaging and entertaining news and the views of the people, day in, day out.
As we celebrate ten years of service, that mission is the same – albeit with a decade of experience behind it.
Last Thursday, around 100 of our travel industry partners joined us for birthday drinks at Kittyhawk Bar in Sydney to mark the magic milestone in style.
With a splash of (Karryon, of course) pink as the theme, the event was a precious opportunity for us to thank our partners in person and was a raucous one that went late into the evening.
Speaking on the night, an emotional Matt Leedham (Karryon founder) said, “One of the main reasons I started Karryon was because I wanted to share the stories of the people in travel that make it such an incredible and rewarding community to belong to.
“I wanted to create a stage and a platform for all of you to share your voices and shine, together in travel and shine, you have.”
Stressing the importance of the role of Karryon’s partners in enabling the brand to thrive over the last decade, Leedham said, “Through the absolute best and worst of times, we’ve ridden this crazy rollercoaster together. To all of you here tonight, our incredible partners and friends, we can’t thank you enough for supporting us through thick and thin.
“Many of you have supported us from the start, which is extraordinary. I will be forever grateful to all of you for taking a chance on us. But wherever you’ve joined us on our journey, all of you should know that every one of you has helped to make Karryon the love mark it has become to so many today.”
Leedham also praised the wider Karryon team based in Sydney, remarking that the company had been privileged to work with talented people over the last decade.
“We’ve been blessed to work with some fantastic people over the years, but honestly, hand on heart, I’m going to say it, you are by far the best team ever,” he said.
Looking ahead, Leedham concluded his speech by saying, “We can’t wait to continue the onward journey with you, together in travel.”
The last decade has seen Karryon rise to prominence to become Australia’s leading travel industry media channel and deliver market-leading event management, strategic and creative services.
Throughout the pandemic, Karryon was heralded for using its platform to provide ongoing support and leadership via its Together in Travel and Save the Travel Industry initiatives.
The company has also been acclaimed for directing the sustainable travel narrative with the industry through the launch six years ago of www.traveltochangetheworld.com and today, more universally, on Karryon.
