Ecruising has appointed Alastair Fernie to the newly created position of executive general manager, which will see him have overall responsibility for the day to day operation of the Australian business.
Mr Fernie was previously general manager of Harvey’s Choice Holidays and launched Harvey’s Choice Cruising before creating The Cruise Team wholesale business for the integrated JTG then Helloworld retail group. Mr Fernie also brings extensive airline knowledge to the company with previous senior positions with Qantas, Air New Zealand and British Airways.
Founder and chairman of the Ecruising group of companies Brett Dudley said that since starting operations almost 15 years ago the cruise industry in Australia has experienced rapid growth which has contributed to ecruising’s great success.
“We want to take the company to another level and with Alastair taking care of the day to day operations; I’ll be focusing on a number of new opportunities both in Australia and internationally.”
Brett Dudley, ecruising founder
Alastair will help run the day-to-day operations of ecruising.travel
Ecruising celebrates its 15 year anniversary next month and is poised to enter a new phase of the company’s evolution. Together with Mr Fernie’s experience, Ecruising will be well positioned to capitalise on the huge growth occurring in the Asia Pacific region for cruising holidays.
“Ecruising revolutionised online cruise holidays in Australia and has a recognised history of experience and success in the industry. I am delighted to join Brett and the ecruising team and to be part of their exciting future.”
Alastair Fernie, ecruising executive general manager
