Wake up, wake up, you have two days off đŸ™‚ But before you slip into Saturday-mode here’s a quick recap of some of the most memorable moments in travel this week.
While you enjoy your weekend sleep-in, TravelManagers were up bright and early this morning at their annual TravelManagers Conference in Adelaide.
The three-day event kicked off yesterday with registrations and a special Welcome Cocktail Reception.
Tonight the group of home-based consultants will be treated to a special ‘Sporting Heroes and Legends’ dinner at the Adelaide Oval.
Adding a little ‘speed’ to the evening, TravelManagers booked Adelaide-born racing car driver, Nick Percat, to attend and keep agents company.
On the topic of treating staff, Air New Zealand and the Magellan Travel Group revealed they’ll be giving their employees a slice of their record breaking profits.
Around 8,000 ‘Air New Zealanders’ will receive $1,400 each. The money comes out of the $327 million net profit earned during the financial 2014/15 financial year.
Andrew Macfarlane, CEO of Magellan Travel Group pictured with Anne Rogers of inaugural member Agency, Wingsaway Travel & Cruise.
Meanwhile, Magellan’s agents will receive a portion of the $8.8 million in profits the agency group made during the 2014/15 financial year.
CEO, Andrew Macfarlene, said employees ‘deserved it’ for contributing to the company’s success.
Meanwhile, Flight Centre made a ‘killer’ move this week, with the launch of four new travel products designed to make the company less of an agent of other people’s products to a ‘retailer of its own’.
The four new products are Widest Choice of Airfares selling domestic and international flights; Journeys – featuring classic trips to iconic destinations such as river cruises through Europe; Escapes – selling single destination holidays; and The Collection – tried and tested popular hotel accommodation.
Doesn’t the fruit above look AMAZING? They’re part of Santa Barbara’s month-long celebration of the South Coast culinary scene.
Running from 1 October through to 31 October, attendees will be able to gorge on the region’s most popular sweets, fruits and wines. Click here for more information.
Plus be sure to check out our top five travel essentials for your chance to WIN them all.
Have a great weekend, rest up and see you next week.
KarryOn team
