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Set long-term goals for clients and be curious, speaker advises agents
A number of current consumer and lifestyle trends are working to the advantage of the travel trade, leading Australian keynote speaker Amanda Stevens told the recent Flight Centre Travel Group NZ Independent Agents Conference recently.
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TRAVELinc Memo caught all the action at the business sessions and social gatherings at the Flight Centre Independent conference in Brisbane last weekend.
With the top supplier’s award certificate, Air New Zealand’s Matt Jenkins, Paige Myocevich, CJ McCarthy and Frank Gibbons
Tanya Marriott, Flight Centre Independent; Colin Perry, Travel Managers; Lindsay Stott Cover-More Travel Insurance
Travel Managers top individual broker Kelly Bowater with Angie Mills, who won the independent support staff member of the year award
Christina Boles, Annelies Anderson, Nadine Williams, all Flight Centre Independent
At the welcome event in MOFOs… Angela Mills, chief operating officer TMG; Graham ‘Scroo’ Turner, managing director Flight Centre; Jason Buckley, general manager NZ - FCTG Independent
At the awards night… Peter Manase, Manase Travel Studio; Tori Keating, xtravel; Victoria Courtney, Flight Centre
Jana Cunha (centre), TMG catches up with Lisa Diamond Anthony and Paul Dymond at the sponsor showcase in The Westin Brisbane
From the support team at conference… Sahil Arora, Hiromi Sone; Elyza Taylor, Tasmyn Cleland
At the SOAR conference... Ali Sharp, Travel Managers; Jemma Vinsen, 360edge; James Kavanagh, Flight Centre; David Goulstone, Travel Managers
Amanda Belcastro (centre), Kiwi Holiday Insurance with Travel Managers Ali Sharpe, Anita Gatley, Heika Wetzel and guest Nicole Wetzel
How many awards did you win again? Sue Morley, Kevin White, Leanne Sharp and Courtney Moore, The Travel Professionals
Second prize in the quiz.. a six day Fiordland and Stewart Island Cruise for two presented to Jemma Vinsen, 360edge by Sarah Porter, Wild Earth Travel
A glass of Champagne, courtesy of Regent Seven Seas Cruises, helped wrap up the business sessions at the FCTG NZ Independents conference on Saturday…Megan Porter, NCL; Melissa Dodson, Flight Centre Independent; Tracey Brennan, Regent Seven Seas Cruises; Kate Moriarty, Infinity Holidays
Sue Grigg, Travel Associates at Home won a premium economy trip to London for two with China Airlines, presented by Leo Li as the third prize in the quiz
Winner of a package of goodies from Qantas, Trish Little, Flight Centre Independent; Koby Jonas, QF
Gaynor Bennett was the winner of the Great Travel Quiz and was presented with a seven-night Viking European River Cruise for two by Steve Parker
Caryn Young, Adventure World; Alan Ward, Travel Managers
‘You own the sovereignty'
Independent agents are the masters of their own destiny, FCTG NZ Independent GM Jason Buckley reminded delegates at the SOAR themed conference in Brisbane.
‘Our sovereignty and our culture is our independence.’
AI plus personal touch a winning formula for trade, independent agents hear
Agents can embrace ChatGTB and other AI developments to their advantage while still providing the personal touch and human interaction that clients value, delegates at the FCTG New Zealand Independent Conference heard late last week.
James Kavanagh, Flight Centre’s CEO leisure, says agents should not be afraid of the technology and should take heed of former predictions of doom.
