NTIA 2018 winners list

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The Australia Federation of Travel Agents has recognised the industry’s ‘best of the best’ at the International Convention Centre Sydney, Darling Harbour. AFTA Chief Executive Jayson Westbury paid homage to the trade, saying the NTIA was a platform to not only recognise excellence but to “reconnect and come together as an industry.” “It’s nights like to tonight when we have the chance to call out people, the businesses the enterprises and indeed the entrepreneurship that makes the travel industry so exciting,” Westbury said. Before the awards presentation commenced, Westbury announced that Mike Thompson had been re-elected as AFTA’s Chairman for a 10th year. The AFTA boss also recognised Spiros Alysandratos – the Founder and CEO of Consolidated Travel Group – with the Lifetime Achievement award. Among winners were the mother daughter duo from Helloworld Travel Lane Cove, with Debbi Ashes collecting the gong for Best Travel Agency Manager – Retail Single Location and Courtney Ashes taking out Young Agent of the Year.   The NTIA 2018 winners list included: Young Agent of the Year – Courtney Ashes, Helloworld Travel Lane Cove, NSW Courtney Ashes, Helloworld Travel Lane Cove Best Travel Consultant – Retail – Giselle Pennington, Spencer Travel Southside, NSW Giselle Pennington, Spencer Travel Southside Best Travel Consultant – Corporate – Nicole Hay, Show Group Enterprise, NSW Best Registered Travel Industry Training Institution – Cornerstone Learning and Development Best Hotel / Resort Group – Club Med Best Tour Operator – Domestic – APT Best Wholesaler – Australian Product – Qantas Holidays/Viva! Holidays Best Travel Agency Manager – Retail Single Location – Debbi Ashes, Helloworld Travel Lane Cove, NSW Best Travel Agency Manager – Corporate Single Location – Jamie Maclean, Corporate Travel Cathedral Place, QLD Best Travel Agency Manager – Retail Multi Location – Renee Nightingale, Helloworld Travel Albury, Wangaratta & Wodonga, NSW/VIC Best Travel Agency Manager – Corporate Multi Location – Andre Moran, Corporate Travel Management, QLD Best Domestics Airline – Qantas Qantas, Best Domestic Airline Best Car/Canpervan Rental Operator – AVIS Best Travel Agency- Retail Single Location – Main Beach Travel Best Travel Agency – Retail Multi Location – Phil Hoffmann Travel Best Travel Broker Network – MTA – Mobile Travel Agents Best Tour Operator – International – Intrepid Travel Best Wholesaler – International Product – Adventure World Best Cruise Operator – Domestic Deployment – Royal Caribbean International Best Sales Executive – Industry Supplier – Michelle Nickelson, Air New Zealand, QLD Best Agency Support Service – Air Tickets Best Tourist Office – International – Tourism New Zealand Best Airline International – Off-Line – Finnair Best Airline International- On-Line – Singapore Airlines Best River Cruise Operator – APT Best Cruise Operator – International Deployment – Royal Caribbean International Best Travel Agency – Corporate Single Location – DBT Corporate Travel Best Travel Agency – Corporate Multi Location – Stage & Screen Travel Services Best Business Events Travel Agency – Event Travel Management Best National Travel Management Company – Corporate Travel Management Best Travel Agent Technology Innovation – Smart Trips – Smartphone Application Best Travel Writer – Jocelyn Pride Best Online Travel Agency – flybuys Travel – www.flybuystravel.com.au Best Specialty Wholesaler – Bench Africa Emirates Travel Consultant Scholarships – Rachel Husoy Cleary, Noosa Travel, QLD People’s Choice Retail Travel Agency of the Year – Bicton Travel, WA The team from Bicton Travel Best Non Branded Travel Agency Group – Helloworld Business Travel Best Travel Agency Group (50 stores or more) – Flight Centre

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