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SmartFlyer honours its top travel advisors with 2024 ONE, Club 2A and Rising Star designations

SmartFlyer has announced the global 2024 recipients, including 15 Australians, of its SmartFlyer ONE, Club 2A and Rising Star accolades recognising the agency’s top-producing advisors.

SmartFlyer has announced the global 2024 recipients, including 15 Australians, of its SmartFlyer ONE, Club 2A and Rising Star accolades recognising the agency’s top-producing advisors.

The SmartFlyer ONE program, created in 2015, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. For a decade it has served as a hallmark of success for the agency’s top-producing advisors. 

The cohort of recipients represents more than USD$182 million in collective revenue. 

Notably, 50 per cent of the agencies within the SmartFlyer ONE 2024 designation have surpassed USD$10 million in annual revenue. Established in New York City and now with a global footprint, SmartFlyer is helmed by Erina Pindar, Managing Partner & COO; and Michael Holtz, Founder & CEO.

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L-R: Brent Wallace, Director, SmartFlyer Australia; Stuart Reay, Director, SmartFlyer Australia; David Goldman, Joint Managing Director, Goldman Travel Group; Erina Pindar, COO and Managing Partner, SmartFlyer; Anthony Goldman, Joint Managing Director, Goldman Travel Group; and Michael Holtz, CEO and Founder, SmartFlyer.

The group says its empowers its affiliates to cultivate their own distinct brand identities while thriving collaboratively within the framework of the agency’s tight-knit ecosystem of like-minded, entrepreneurial advisors.

“The advisors we celebrate this year represent the drive and dedication that define the SmartFlyer community,” shares Michael Holtz, Founder & CEO. 

“Their ability to set benchmarks within the industry while fostering talent within their own teams and across SmartFlyer speaks to our shared purpose. Together, we’ve created a culture built on trust and a commitment to delivering exceptional client experiences—qualities that continue to elevate what we can accomplish together.”

In 2025 SmartFlyer Australia will celebrate 10 years since its inception. The company is a joint venture between Goldman Group, Brent Wallace, Stuart Reay and SmartFlyer in the USA.

“We celebrate all our advisors who have achieved their best and continue to strive for excellence,” said Anthony Goldman, joint Managing Director of Goldman Group. 

Australian recipients

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L-R: Anthony Goldman, Ash Chin and Michael Holtz.

SmartFlyer One Australia 2024 recipient:
Ash Chin

SmartFlyer Club 2A:
Salli Alderson
Brent Wallace
Jacqui Keating
Marienne Guberina
Lionel Brown
Riya Thanissorn
Ann-Catherine Jones
Gloria Gammo
Vicky King
Sally McMillan
Carolyne Evans
Stacey Dudley
Lauren Benson

Celebrating the fourth cohort of SmartFlyer Club 2A, this program was launched in 2021 as a tribute to its founder, Michael Holtz. The name is inspired by Holtz’s well-known fondness for seat 2A, which he deems as the “prime position” for air travel.

Club 2A shines a spotlight on some of the most primely positioned travel agencies within the network—businesses that distinguish themselves through outstanding performance, innovation, and potential.

To qualify for Club 2A, affiliates must have achieved a minimum of USD$2 million in actualised revenue.

SmartFlyer Rising Star 2024:
Chloe Pagliaro, Australian Rising Star

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Winner of Rising Star accolade for Australia, Chloe Pagliaro.

With this accolade the group recognises its inspiring talent that are making waves in the early years of their travel careers. Originally conceptualised in 2018, the SmartFlyer Rising Star program was created to celebrate agencies powered by new-to-the-industry advisors whose businesses far outpace industry benchmarks.