Linkd Tourism recently hosted a group of women leaders from the travel industry, to the recent AMCHAM NZ (American Chamber of Commerce NZ)’s inaugural ‘Women in Business’ breakfast event.

A re-entry to India is one of the highlights of Pandaw Cruises latest programme agents heard at a Wild Earth Travel lunch in May.
Shannon Morgan, director of sales Australasia with Pandaw, says the company is already operating seven night cruises on both the upper and lower Ganges and will be operating on the Brahmaputra River later this year.
‘It is a different experience,’ says Morgan, ‘more about the flora and fauna and the rural environment.’

• Lunch at Royal New Zealand... Lunch at Royal New Zealand...
• Kate Hunt, Flight Centre broker;... Kate Hunt, Flight Centre broker;...
• Shannon Morgan, Pandaw; Sali Marinkovich,... Shannon Morgan, Pandaw; Sali Marinkovich,...
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• Tynille Thurlow, Bendigo Heritage Attractions;... Tynille Thurlow, Bendigo Heritage Attractions;...
• Josephine Jonggowisastro, Kiwi&Co; Craig Burgess,... Josephine Jonggowisastro, Kiwi&Co; Craig Burgess,...
• Courtenay Van Koningsveld, Orbit Auckland;... Courtenay Van Koningsveld, Orbit Auckland;...
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Visit Victoria got underway in style at Auckland’s Quay Project yesterday, with 70 agents registered for the event.

• Tasi Afitu Hill, Travel Connections;... Tasi Afitu Hill, Travel Connections;...
• Bridget Fogarty, House of Travel;... Bridget Fogarty, House of Travel;...
• Claudette Masterson, Erin O’Sullivan, both... Claudette Masterson, Erin O’Sullivan, both...
• David Cant, Qantas; Mark Thompson,... David Cant, Qantas; Mark Thompson,...
• Flame Murray, Georgia Paxton, Sarah... Flame Murray, Georgia Paxton, Sarah...
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Most New Zealanders will have a few images of Dallas and Fort Worth in their minds, but the cities offer a lot more than the well known icons, the trade heard this week.

There was everything from gumboot throwing to chocolate and wine tasting, golf putting to archery and clay bird shooting – even nail hammering and rugby passing skills were tested during the First Travel Group’s Managers’ Conference in Queenstown.