TRAVEL COUNSELLORS UAE CELEBRATE CONTINUED SUCCESS AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Travel Counsellors, the largest and fast-growing technology platform for travel entrepreneurs, held their annual 2024 UAE Conference at Al Habtoor Palace , Dubai on September 19th.

Under the theme of “Sustainable Futures” the company shared its vision for the continued growth and success of the platform, which currently supports over 90 travel professionals in The UAE, along with a focus on responsible and sustainable tourism.

Personal branding expert Kelly Lundberg ?? took the stage for her workshop, Sustainable Success: Building a Personal Brand That Lasts, sharing many practical tips. She was followed by Carol Glynn FCA of Conscious Finance Coaching who provided the travel entrepreneurs with insight and motivation into using their business success to ensure a sustainable financial future.

The afternoon began with a supplier trade show. More than 40 supplier partners were in attendance including this year’s headline partners Atmosphere Core , Adaaran Resorts , Heritance Aarah and the hosting venue Al Habtoor Palace, Dubai.

Then General Manager, Holly McCann was joined on stage by Dubai based CEO and founder of TishTash Communications, Natasha Hatherall who shared her entrepreneurial journey and her advice for sustained business success. The last of the days external speakers, Conservation Scientist, Jennifer Croes engaged in a thought provoking conversation regarding responsible tourism and the value of the initiatives already in place through Travel Counselors, including having green leaf properties tagged in Phenix the company’s proprietary technology platform.

The conference concluded with a gala dinner and awards evening hosted by Virgin Radio star Kris Fade , Travel Counsellors UAE General Manager Holly McCann and from the company’s UK headquarters Jim Eastwood , Global Sales Director.

This year’s award winners were:

Top Travel Counsellor 2024 – Sarah Paterson

Top Leisure Travel Counsellor – Sarah Paterson

Top Corporate Travel Counsellor – Stephen Chander Kumar

Top New Travel Counsellor – Pamela G.

Top Net Promotor Score (NPS) Leisure – Adele Engelbrecht

Top Net Promotor Score (NPS) Corporate – Sarah Pickford

Top Cruise Award – Sarah Pickford

TC Excellence Award – Angela Sharp

Phenix Champion – Gillian McLornan

The Model TC – Manmeet D.

Biggest Business Growth – Pari Mistry

Established in 2012 as a joint venture with dnata, Travel Counsellors UAE now supports 96 travel entrepreneurs through their platform. The company opened its second branch in Abu Dhabi in 2023 and continue to attract highly motivated, travel professionals across the UAE.

Travel Counsellor Gillian McLornan who was in attendance said “This is my 11th Travel Counsellors conference and each year they get bigger and better. There were a host of practical and professional tips to take back to my business, and further enhance the experiences I provide for my customers”

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