UNIQUE Cruises, the boutique wholesaler founded four years ago by the irrepressible Walter Nand, has been sold to Chris and Gemma Watson’s Swish Wish group of companies, and will become part of their Rediscover Travel brand. Nand, pictured after winning the Best Dressed category at last year’s National Travel Industry...
UNIQUE Cruises, the boutique wholesaler founded four years ago by the irrepressible Walter Nand, has been sold to Chris and Gemma Watson’s Swish Wish group of companies, and will become part of their Rediscover Travel brand.
Nand, pictured after winning the Best Dressed category at last year’s National Travel Industry Awards in Sydney, will become General Manager of Rediscover.
Other Swish Wish group brands include Chris Watson Travel, Tamworth Coach Charters, and Weston Cruise & Travel, with the organisation having teams based in Sydney, Tamworth, and Canberra.
Prior to founding Unique, Nand worked in a range of cruise and travel companies including Avalon Waterways, MSC Cruises, Excite Holidays, APT, Flight Centre and Air Pacific.
He’s also a Director of Ride The World Motorcyle Tours, and established Unique to represent and promote niche cruise lines, particularly specialising in luxury hotel barge holidays in Europe.
Nand said he is thrilled to be taking on his new role with Rediscover, adding “we have great plans as we move forward, and over the coming months we will be showcasing some fantastic and unique travel products”.
He paid tribute to colleagues Clarke Pennington and Jacy Tangkhpanya, as well as partner Ingrid Botha “who stood by me through the dark days of COVID and who supported my decision to push through with Unique Cruises as the lockdown days turned into weeks, into months, into years”.
ATAS and CLIA-accredited Rediscover Travel describes itself as a “destination packages specialist selling getaways at great prices,” with the business currently showcasing music cruises plus domestic and international escorted tours – rediscovertravel.com.au.
