Travel
Weekly and TravelAge West choose top travel professionals to
participate in Global Travel Marketplace West 2015 event
HESPERIA, CA - Travel Weekly and TravelAge West are proud to announce that David Holman was selected from among hundreds of applicants to attend the second annual Global Travel Marketplace West (GTM West), which took place at the Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa in Tucson, Arizona, May 1-3, 2015. GTM West is a three-day appointment-only event for top-producing travel agents in North America and leading cruise, hotel, tour and destination suppliers seeking to conduct business face-to-face.
HESPERIA, CA - Travel Weekly and TravelAge West are proud to announce that David Holman was selected from among hundreds of applicants to attend the second annual Global Travel Marketplace West (GTM West), which took place at the Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa in Tucson, Arizona, May 1-3, 2015. GTM West is a three-day appointment-only event for top-producing travel agents in North America and leading cruise, hotel, tour and destination suppliers seeking to conduct business face-to-face.
Out
of the nearly 700 applications received, 77 North American travel
agents were selected to participate. Eighty suppliers
engaged with travel agents though a variety of one-on-one
pre-scheduled meetings, exclusive boardrooms and networking events.
GTM
West agents are uniquely connected to new and existing products,
destinations and services, providing them unparalleled support in the
marketplace and distinct pricing advantages—both of which help them
to best serve their valuable clients.
“The
agents who attended this event are the cream of the crop. The
expertise and experience they offer their clients is second to none,
and is undoubtedly enhanced as a result of attending the event,”
said Alicia Evanko-Lewis, Senior Vice President of Events, Travel
Group, Northstar Travel Media. “GTM West provided the platform for
these key travel industry professionals to network with and be part
of a collaborative and like-minded community of agents and global
suppliers who all have the same goal: To build and grow their
business.”
“At
Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, we support the travel agent
community 100% and we understand the value that a travel agent
provides,” said Bob Sullivan, President, Travel Group, Northstar
Travel Media. “To show our commitment we provide a variety of
different programs and events throughout the year like GTM West which
allow agents
to enhance their careers and businesses.”
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