36 TRAVEL TRADE NEWS
March 2017 Travel News
Agents had the opportunity to meet and chat with hotel partners, airlines, destination management companies and tour operators throughout the evening, held at Ten Square, Belfast.
Full house at Thailand Agents’ Event T
HAILAND Tourism, in conjunction with Etihad Airways, hosted an exciting and highly successful workshop for travel agents last week.
The event was held to showcase some of Thailand’s amazing travel offerings directly to agents. Emma Arnott of Thailand Tourism hosted 50 agents at the Belfast workshop while Lisa Hammond of Etihad Airways updated the groups on Etihad Airways' schedules and service for 2017.
The evening, which took the form of workshop in speed dating format, was well received be everyone who attended.
Thailand reported 67,273 visits from Ireland in 2016, up 3.9pc and have overtaken Australia for the first time as Ireland’s most popular long haul destination.
Emma Murphy, Tomagh Barnes, Joanne Robinson, Gemma McAllister from Thomson,Connswater
Keen interest in what Andrew Sharpe, Banyan Tree has to say
Collin Laffin of Laffin Travel, Norma Hill of Norma Hill Travel, Liza Hammond of Etihad and Andrew Adair of Reliable Travel
Anita Skiebal, Dusit Hotels makes her sales pitch to two local travel agents
Trevor Ardies of Rosetta Travel won the evening's top prize. He is pictured with Liza Hammond of Etihad Airways and Emma Arnott of Thailand Tourism
Andrew Adair of Reliable Travel, Simon O’Neill of Oasis Travel, Brendan O’Connor of Travel Max, Liz Dinsmore of Reliable Travel and Bruce Cairns of Travel Counsellors
Three local travel agents listen attentively to June Delaney, Amari Hotels and Resorts
Terence Murphy of Terra Travel, Wendy Kennedy of Travel Solutions, Anita Skibiel of Dusit International and Leah Adams of Travel Solutions
Above: Emma Arnott of Tourism Thailand ad- dresses agents at the successful Thai roadshow in Belfast recently
Rosie McDonald, Anne Moore, Diane Hamilton, Justin Childs of Chaka Travel
June Delaney of Amari Hotels and Resorts
Experiencing a Thai massage
Colin McGettrick and Garth McGuigan of Trailfinders and Mark Reynolds of STA Travel
Lee Ballard, SLC makes a point to agents at the Belfast Thai event
Andrew Sharpe of Banyan Tree Hotel and Resorts, Jenna Donaldson of Qatar Airways and Martin Penrose of If Only Travel
Nicola Wood, Como Hotels with some local agents
Desy Foy, Lyndsey McKeown, Damien Murphy and Sheila Rafferty of Terra Travel
Karen Davidson, Diethelm Travel talking to travel agents
Nicola Wood of Como Hotels
It’s like this.... Jason Bridle, Quedos Marketing at the Thai roadshow in Belfast recently
Liza Hammond of Etihad Airways with local agents
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