After experiencing the most successful 12 months of its 25-year history, Travel Associates has recognised its ‘best of the best’ at its annual gala event in Sydney. And how best to celebrate an unprecedented purple patch? With a purple carpet of course.
Over 250 Travel Associates leaders and advisors walked the aptly hued carpet at The Emporium Hotel on Saturday as the brand awarded gongs to individuals and teams for excellence in service, productivity and overall performance.
“It really is hard to express just how much we appreciate what you have achieved this year as a team,” Travel Associates General Manager AU & NZ, Rachel Kingswell said at the awards luncheon.
“We have enjoyed the strongest performance in our 25-year history, and we have all contributed to this exceptional result. Not only did Travel Associates achieve a ‘personal best’ but so did an incredible 85 percent of the people in this room.
“Every single person here should be incredibly proud of your commitment to your clients and your determination to deliver one-of-a-kind service.”
Travel Associates gave Length of Service Awards to almost 30 of the brand’s advisors, for service of between 15 to 35 years.
Cream of the crop
The brand’s Most Outstanding award recipient was Ian Carswell of the newly-renamed Carswell & Turner Travel Associates in Coffs Harbour (formerly Travel Associates Coffs Harbour), recognised for his “commitment to the boutique luxury brand and its DNA”.
Jo Kennedy of Kennedy & Turner in Brisbane, was awarded Top Advisor in the company for her “exceptional performance and outstanding commitment” to clients.
The inaugural Greg Ashmore Award for Greatness was awarded to recently retired Travel Associates Advisory Board chair, Alan Reis, of Reis & James in Canberra.
Led by Meaghan Wolf, Wolf & Turner (Blackburn, VIC) won the Most Productive Business award, which acknowledges the highest performance per advisor in the Australian network, while Travel Associates Norwood (Norwood, SA), led by Krystal Savage, was presented with the overall Top Performing Business award.
Meanwhile, the Global Gathering qualifier awards went to 96 advisors and two businesses – Wolf & Turner (Blackburn, VIC) and Norwood (Norwood, SA) – in recognition of the advisors who achieved big results over the course of the year.
Recipients of these awards will attend Flight Centre Travel Group’s (FCTG) Global Gathering in Bali this week.
Last month, the luxury group launched Experiences by Travel Associates, a bespoke collection of one-of-a-kind activities for discerning travellers.
Also in June, the brand staged its Luxury Business Leader Conference at The Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, which Karryon attended. Read our wrap of the event.
Travel Associates also hosted its first Luxury Travel Event in Sydney in late May, with more than 600 luxury travel consumers in attendance.
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