The National Travel Industry Awards (NTIAs) 2022 gala brought the best and brightest travel professionals together under one roof in Sydney on Saturday night, marking a moment of unity and recognition of the shared purpose in celebrating the challenges overcome and travel success that lies ahead.

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When TravelManagers Australia took out Credit Card Charge Back Insurance (CCCBI) in July 2019, the company could not have predicted the pandemic that would effectively scuttle the international travel trade for the next two years. It was simply, as Grant Campbell, Chief Operating Officer explains, an essential element for fulfilling its ‘Peace of Mind’ promise to customers.

In July 2021, travel industry veteran Joanne Miller was contemplating her next career move. She knew that once international borders reopened, it would only a be matter of time before the industry kick-started itself, and she wanted to ensure that she was in the best possible position to take advantage of the reboot.

The travel advisor community is, and will remain, the backbone of the success of Tauck’s presence in the Australian market, says Steve Spivak, Vice President Global Sales for the US-headquartered luxury travel company.

Global travel network Virtuoso has this week been meeting again with its members in New Zealand for the first time post-pandemic.

Abercrombie & Kent (A&K) Australia is taking its commitment with preferred agency partners to the next-level, capitalising on the thriving luxury travel sector.

MSC Cruises recently hosted a group of travel advisors onboard MSC Bellissima on a week-long sailing from Dubai to Sir Bani Yas Island, Abu Dhabi and Doha, before returning to Dubai.

The Baltic and Nordic Countries Roadshow is returning to Australia later this after a long COVID hiatus.

Avalon Waterways has launched a trade booking incentive, rewarding advisors and selling consultants who book three Avalon passengers between 1 June – 29 July 2022, with a free Suite Rewards cruise of their own for 2022. The incentive applies to new bookings only and excludes groups and charters.

On the back of Australia’s “extraordinary rebound in travel” as consumer confidence spikes to venture abroad again, Virtuoso is seizing the opportunity to reiterate and further emphasis the importance of the trusted travel advisor.

A group of luxury Australian travel advisors didn’t waste any time proving that travel to the ‘mother country’ is alive and well, having just visited South Africa and Zimbabwe on a rebound famil.