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Travel Daily e [email protected] t 1300 799 220 w www.traveldaily.com.au page 6 Friday 10th August 2018 Corporate Chatter With Peter Williams Service still matters IT MAY be easy to believe that exceptional customer service – CORPORATE UPDATE in the world of corporate travel, offering that genuine personalised dominated by OBE’s, portals, level of service in corporate Horne’s pinnacle of success data & expense management, travel is what will set you apart reporting, API’s, NDC & AI…that from your competitors and build success for a TMC is all about customer loyalty. Successful innovative technology. account management requires Well depending on which a multifaceted approach that article you read, it’s said it costs affirms positives, while accepting somewhere shortcomings between five to along the way. 10 times as much However you Deliver what you to attract a new say you will, within customer as it ‘approach it, the appointed does to retain an timeframe. Clients existing one, with keeping valuable value your services statistics showing clients happy is most when you that improving show them you customer retention imperative, no respect deadlines rates will not only and fulfil promises. increase your matter the size of Review client immediate revenue your business expectations on but will also create a regular basis HERE’S proof that the path volcano Mount Kilimanjaro. sustainable growth ’ and be sure their to success in corporate travel Horne is pictured on the for the future of your business. focus remains unchanged, as doesn’t only take place under the mountain’s 5,895m summit in In a time when competition is assumptions can cost you dearly. fluro lighting of the office space. an image that has earned hearty so fierce, the need to establish However you approach it, Reho Travel ceo Karsten Horne congratulations from industry a close relationship with clients keeping valuable clients happy this week posted this triumphant colleagues on LinkedIn. and foster loyalty has never been is imperative, no matter the size image online, showing his Reho Travel is a member of more necessary. The impact of of your business. Master the art successful assault on Africa’s Helloworld Business Travel, with that loyalty can be far-reaching, of account management and highest point, the snow-capped offices in Sydney and Melbourne. particularly in the SME sector you’ll ensure your clients not only where the image and reputation remain with you for the long term, of your business is so important. but act as great spokespeople, While innovative technology is spreading good reviews and IHG unveils corp program becoming more critical, taking it encouraging new customers to THE InterContinental Hotels SMEs to design the program back to basics, you can’t go past your business. Group (IGH) has launched its new and they told us that a discount Peter Williams is chief executive officer and director of Phil Hoffmann Travel, corporate program IHG Business program alone is not compelling winner of the Best Travel Agency Retail - Multi-Location award in the 2018 Edge, aimed at small and medium enough to drive their loyalty and National Travel Industry Awards. sized enterprises (SMEs). engagement,” he said. In development for the past “They didn’t want lengthy year, IHG says its new platform negotiations - but rather a rich Rates to fluctuate Traxo targets SMEs has been developed based on discount they could count on, TRAVELLER security and TECHNOLOGY company Traxo the insights of 2,100 global SME reliable reporting and insight into political unrest are likely to trigger will next week introduce its new customers, and then piloted the latest information, as well significant hotel rate fluctuations Traxo Connect product for small with 300 companies across 17 as access to a diverse corporate globally, according to the latest to medium sized enterprises countries. network of other similar Hotel Monitor forecasting report (SMEs) at the Global Business About 1,500 companies have organisations.” by American Express Global Travel Association (GBTA) signed up prior to launch, IHG Business Edge is open to Business Travel (GBT). convention in San Diego. with IHG saying the offering companies with fewer than 250 The 2019 Hotel Monitor says “Many small to medium streamlines the negotiation employees and up to US$50 geopolitical factors and economic companies have told us they process, rewards loyalty and million in revenue, that spend at forces at local and global levels need better tools to manage consolidates data and booking least $5,000 annually with IHG. are driving a diverse range their corporate travel activity, into one customer portal. 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Travel Daily e [email protected] t 1300 799 220 w www.traveldaily.com.au page 7 Silversea - a decade of expeditions THIS week Silversea Cruises celebrated 10 years of expedition cruising with a series of industry events held in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Hosting the sessions was Conrad Combrink, the cruise line’s senior vice- president, strategic development expeditions & experience. Combrink, who helps curate shore excursions at almost 1,000 cruise ports across the globe, showcased new Friday 10th August 2018 Silversea itineraries for 2020, along with an overview of product enhancements including the newly unveiled Project Invictus upgrade program announced last month. Silversea sales director for Australia and NZ, Craig Owens, said “globally there are 1,000 cruise ports of which Silversea call to 956 on all seven continents, with even more ports being added”. The Queensland event took place at the Brisbane Sofitel Hotel, while in Melbourne guests were hosted at the Langham. The Sydney venue was particularly appropriate given the expedition cruise theme, taking place at Wild Planet at Museum, followed by another function yesterday at the Bennelong Restaurant at the Sydney Opera House. SILVERSEA’S Craig Owens, Conrad Combrink; Christine Gardiner, expedition bdm; and Jacqui Tufala, bdm for Qld, at the Sofitel, Brisbane.

CRAIG Owens; Athena Franks, Clean Cruising; and Craig Andrew Reid, The Village Travel. THE Silversea team at Sydney’s Bennelong Restaurant yesterday.

Karen Robinson and Sharon Godden from Travelview; Christine Gardiner, expedition bdm; Conrad Combrink, at The Australian Museum. Silversea; and Julie Golding

ANASTASIA Kotandis, Silversea bdm for Vic/ Tas; Craig Owens; and Shaun Abblitt, Travel Associates Kew at the Langham, Melbourne.

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