10 March AFTA’s Women in Travel Summit now sold out March 10, 2023 By Amanda Rixon Media Release 0 With thanks to the support of Major Sponsor Air New Zealand, just over 150 attendees will join a group of industry expert panellists for a robust discussion on where the travel industry excels in supporting women and identify areas for improvement. These insights will help inform AFTA’s inaugural Workforce Report. Held at the Swissôtel Sydney, the all-day event features a stellar line up of speakers, breakout discussions with the panellists and two professional development workshops. Session 1 will explore how the industry can best support women in the workplace. Breakout discussions among delegates will follow a panel discussion featuring: Lyn Wells, Travel Consultant at American Express Global Business Travel (also winner of Most Outstanding Travel Consultant – Corporate at the 2022 NTIA’s) Angela Middleton, Senior Manager Sales AUS/NZ at NCL (Norwegian Cruise Line) Kerrie McCallum, Editorial Director - Premium Food, Travel and Health at News Corp Session 2 will discuss career opportunities, challenges, solutions and inspiration. It will be opened by a panel discussion featuring: Nicola Strudwick, General Manager – Sales at Travellers Choice Kathryn O’Brien – General Manager Australia, Air New Zealand Abbé Lunn - Key Partnerships Manager at Intrepid Travel The Summit MC will be Head of People and Process at Express Travel Group, Alisha Dopper, and the moderator for both panels will be the founder of TravelAgent Achievers, NTIA Finalist and mobile travel professional at itravel, Roslyn Ranse. Quotes attributed to Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) CEO Dean Long: “As the industry peak body for Travel in Australia, feedback and consultation is at the core of everything we do." “The Women in Travel Summit provides a valuable opportunity to draw on the collective lived experience and professional expertise of ATAS businesses and explore why so many women choose to work in travel, identify opportunities for improvement and set targets for the future.” “I sincerely thank Air New Zealand for supporting Australia’s travel workforce and helping us bring our summit to life. We look forward to seeing everyone there next week and gathering insights to shape our inaugural AFTA Workforce Report.” Quotes attributed to Air New Zealand General Manager Australia Kathryn O’Brien: “Air New Zealand is thrilled to be a part of what’s an incredibly important event for the travel industry in Australia. We’re lucky to work within an industry that has wonderful representation of women already thriving within it, but ensuring we continue to nurture and provide development opportunities to attract and retain great female talent needs to continue to be top of mind." “A big congratulations to the AFTA team for the selling out of the Women in Travel summit event on Monday. We’re really looking forward to being a part of the panel to help support the women in our wonderful industry”. MEDIA CONTACT: Sari-Elle Kraemer on 0407284457 or via email on skraemer@alphaconsulting.global Related Articles AFTA unveils Women in Travel Summit program The Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) has today revealed the program for the highly anticipated Women in Travel Summit in Sydney which will inform AFTA’s inaugural Workforce Report. AFTA secures Air New Zealand as major sponsor for Women in Travel Summit The Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) has secured Air New Zealand as major sponsor for the Women in Travel Summit. Travel has a new home – the Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) The Australian Travel Industry has a new peak industry body representing travel agents and advisors, tour operators, consolidators and wholesalers replacing the Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) effective today. Afterpay announced as major sponsor of Beyond Borders Travel Summit The Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) is thrilled to announce Afterpay as the major sponsor for the Beyond Borders Travel Summit, taking place on 25 October 2024 at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney. ATIA Launches ‘Beyond Borders’ Travel Summit 25 October 2024 Some of the Travel Industry’s most influential minds will front the Australian Travel Industry Association’s (ATIA) inaugural summit, Beyond Borders, in Sydney on Friday 25 October, the day before the National Travel Industry Awards (NTIA). ATIA unveils game-changing initiatives at inaugural Beyond Borders Summit The Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) has announced a series of landmark initiatives aimed at reshaping Australia’s travel sector at the first-ever Beyond Borders Summit in Sydney. Showing 0 Comment Comments are closed.