Travel Associates was a double winner at the 22nd annual Cruise Industry Awards in Sydney last weekend, held by Cruise Lines International Association Australasia.
The long-standing luxury retail brand name of Flight Centre Travel Group, took out the gong for Network Cruise Promotion of the Year – Australasia, while Natasha Warfield, Toussaint & Turner Travel Associates was recognied as Cruise Consultant of the Year – New Zealand.
Speaking on the businesses’ success, Rachel Kingswell, General Manager Travel Associates said: “Launching Luxury Cruise Season was one of Travel Associates’ proudest moments in 2024, so to be recognised by CLIA for this award is a true honour.”
“We used data driven insights to target a unique market for this campaign – the new luxury traveller – which proved to be the perfect future cruiser.”
Subscribe to LATTE Cruise’s free eNewsletter to keep up to date with everything in the luxury cruise space.“Through a beautiful two-day launch event activation in Sydney sponsored by Vogue and GQ, and 5 luxury cruise consumer events across Australia and New Zealand, we delivered record breaking results including out highest ever cruise sales and booking value in our 27-year history,” Kingswell said.
“To my team, I cannot thank you enough. Congratulations. This award is all yours and I am so proud of what we’ve all achieved together. You are the best of the best and one-of-a-kind.
“And to our wonderful cruise partners, you share this award with us and we are forever grateful for your support.”
“We are so proud of Natasha for taking home Cruise Consultant of the year. This award is a testament to Natasha’s dedication, expertise and undeniable passion for cruising.
“She is a valuable member of our business and is incredibly well respected by her fellow advisors in the infectious in Toussaint & Turner Travel Associates office.
“We cannot wait to celebrate many more milestones with her in the years to come,” Kingswell added.
Lead image: Rachel Kingswell with Lauren Togher from Cunard.
