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Front on: Transparency is central to ethos says GTN
Being in front of members, including having regular face-to-face contact, remains central to the success and ethos of Global Travel Network (GTN), says co-founder Rob Beecher.
GTN: Still growing 10 years on
Global Travel Network (GTN) is heading into its second decade of business with a growing number of agents and increasing diversity, says director Rob Beecher.
‘Things are looking up, but challenges remain for trade,’ says GTN
Volume is coming back and things are looking up, but the continued closure of borders to some key inbound markets and a resulting lack of competition among carriers and other suppliers means 2022 will continue to be challenging, says Rob Beecher, director of Global Travel Network (GTN).
'Q1 promise comes to nought'
The New Zealand Government has reneged on a promise that it would reopen borders and reconnect to the world in the first quarter of 2022 on the condition that the country’s population was 90% fully vaccinated, says the chair of the Tourism Export Council of New Zealand (TECNZ).
Scott Mehrtens who is also managing director of Leisure Time Travel, says this week’s announcement around borders was really just a tinkering of the MIQ situation for returning New Zealanders.
GTN: Six years and looking ahead despite Covid challenges
Global Travel Network (GTN) is marking six years of operation today and reports that despite the tough conditions now the company is looking towards strong and bouyant business in the near future.
Rob Beecher and Allen Bell decided to start a travel group in 2015 that would be dedicated to looking after independent travel agents in New Zealand. With that objective in mind, GTN was set up in partnership with House of Travel.
GTN: ‘Model resilient now, ready for the comeback’
As travel business owners look to the future, a network set up to meet the needs of independent agents feels it has the right model for a post Covid comeback.
Rob Beecher, of Global Travel Network (GTN), says although the company is obviously hurting like everyone in the industry, the signs are that the ‘small, lean and nimble’ model has held up comparatively well in tough times.
Agents’ success proves 'demise' false
The ‘demise of the travel agent’ is a fallacy, says Rob Beecher, Global Travel Network director.
