CWT attended the First Travel Group (FTG) annual conference held in Queenstown, New Zealand on the weekend of the 30th March. CWT is a member and shareholder of First Travel Group, which is a travel alliance of more than 40 professional travel businesses located throughout New Zealand. The conference was attended by more than 70 delegates comprising of owners/managers of the travel agencies, as well as a large contingent of preferred airline and hotel suppliers. FTG delegates participated in a number of workshops with their peers and preferred suppliers on the Friday and Saturday, followed by the Annual General Meeting held on Saturday afternoon. The conference concluded with the awards dinner on the Saturday evening, with Stars Travel – New Plymouth taking out the highest accolade of the night.
“It was a great event and fantastic opportunity to network with our colleagues and suppliers in a superb location,” Kim Milne, Country Director CWT New Zealand.
Pictured: Manny Tzafaris, Director Supplier Management, Asia Pacific; Kim Milne, Country Director New Zealand; Dean Howarth, Senior Director Supplier Management, Asia Pacific and Andrew Bowman, Managing Director of First Travel Group.