Travel Community Hub founder to work alongside AFTA CEO Dean Long.
The Australian Federation of Travel Agents has just announced the appointment of respected industry commentator and connector, Richard Taylor, as AFTA’s new Director of Membership Experience.
Taylor, who rose to prominence during the pandemic as he supported the industry with the Travel Community Hub, and also recently took out a Travel Daily Editor’s Choice Award for his service to the sector, will initially work part-time with AFTA while also continuing to operate the online community.
AFTA CEO Dean Long said he and the board want to make sure that the association is as “relevant as possible to the needs of the wider travel sector”, with the member-first approach seeing Taylor join the team with responsibility to introduce new programs which address the challenges of a post-COVID world, as well as new networking opportunities.
“Richard has been a tireless champion of the travel sector throughout COVID and his ability to bring people together and build communities is remarkable,” Long said.
“As members will see, we have some fantastic new initiatives to further embrace all our ATAS businesses and their employees…I am really pleased that Richard has accepted this role as we continue to rebuild AFTA into a member-focused organisation,” he added.
More details in today’s issue of Travel Daily.