ABERCROMBIE & Kent Travel Group (AKTG) has expanded its sales roster, as it looks to build out a team to serve as a “one-stop shop” for both the A&K and Crystal Cruises brands.
Cruise Weekly can reveal Anoushka Kudav (pictured left) has been appointed as Sales Director New South Wales/New Zealand, who will join from luxury line Silversea.
Kudav, who begins her new role today, will share the NSW region with incumbent Sales Director Alexa Papoulias, who will also continue to manage the ACT.
Also joining the sales team is Lisa Hunt (pictured right), who started earlier this month, and will look after Victoria & Tas.
She comes to AKTG from APT Travel Group.
Vice President Sales & Partnerships Susan Haberle told CW AKTG’s new-look sales team is the best she has worked with in her career.
“With the increase of the team, that’s really increasing our trade support and our commitment to trade, who are super important to this future journey with us and these expansion plans,” she said.
“They’ll be the one-stop shop for both A&K and Crystal for trade partners,” she added.
Travel advisors who book Crystal can now also benefit from AKTG’s Connoisseur Club, which will bolster its ranks with top Crystal sellers, having traditionally been focused more on the A&K brand.
“We’ve increased our membership by 25% in our Connoisseur Club for ’25 based on ’24 sales, and that criteria now is going to include Crystal sales as well,” Haberle added. MS