Cruise Weekly can exclusively reveal the finalists for the 17th Cruise Industry Awards.
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia has announced the finalists for its annual awards, with the winners to be crowned at the Star Event Centre Sydney on Sat 24 Feb.
And the finalists are…
Cruise Agency of the Year – Australia
Bicton Travel WA
Cruiseabout Kew VIC
Gregor & Lewis Bespoke Travel QLD
Phil Hoffmann Travel SA
Travelrite International Balwyn VIC
Cruise Agency of the Year – New Zealand
Bon Voyage Cruises & Travel
Cruiseabout Tauranga
House of Travel Orewa
House of Travel Papamoa
Pukekohe Travel
Cruise Consultant of the Year – Australia
Kathy Pavlidis, Cruiseabout Kew
Melinda Gregor, Gregor & Lewis Bespoke Travel
Martine Hero, Clean Cruising
Rohan Ford, Cruiseabout Kew
Cruise Consultant of the Year – New Zealand
Dennis Payne House of Travel Orewa
Helen Mahoney, Lets Cruise
Mark Smith, Lets Cruise
Evelyn Lee, Midday Travel
Online Agency of the Year – Australia
Clean Cruising
Cruise Sale Finder Australia
Cruise Guru
Our Vacation Centre
Online Agency of the Year – New Zealand
Cruise Sale Finder NZ
HOOT Cruises
Lets Cruise
Mobile Agent of the Year – Australia
Carl Retschlag, TravelManagers
Robyn Sinfield, Home Travel Company
Sarah Fenton, MTA – Mobile Travel Agents
Vicky Williamson, MTA – Mobile Travel Agents
Broker of the Year – New Zealand
Debbie Bradford, NZ Travel Brokers
Denise Fowler, The Travel Brokers
Kristin Edgeworth, Travel Managers
Mary Houghton, NZ Travel Brokers
Rising Star Award – Australia
Jason Gambier, Travel Team Over 50s
Julia Berry, North West Cruise & Travel
Kye Duffy, Our Vacation Centre
Rising Star Award – New Zealand
Felicia Collins, Cruise Sales Finder NZ
Kay Paulsen, HOOT Cruises
Simon Matthews, Cruiseabout New Plymouth
Agency Promotion of the Year – Australia
Clean Cruising “Princess Cruises 2019 World Cruise”
itravel Carlingford “Christmastime on the Danube”
Travel Masters/The Travel Studio “Cruise Sales Day”
Agency Promotion of the Year – New Zealand
Helloworld Palmerston North “All aboard Cruise Experience with Helloworld Palmerston North”
House of Travel Orewa “River Cruising with Avalon”
Midday Travel “Never Compromising Antarctica Expedition”
Network Promotion of the Year – Australasia
Helloworld New Zealand “Cruise Expo Event Auckland & Wellington”
Hunter Travel Group “Newcastle’s Largest Cruise Sales Day”
Phil Hoffmann Travel “Mega Cruise Sales Day”
Plan A Cruise Month Promotion – Australasia
itravel Carlingford “$10 Deposits”
itravel Group “We Know Because We Go”
MTA-Mobile Travel Agents “Plan A Cruise Month”
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