March/April 2023
www.nitravelnews.com Change Makers Agent Incentive Returns for 2023
Sad Passing of Crumlin Travel Founder
G ADVENTURES has announced its popular agent incentive programme, Change Makers, is returning this year after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Agents will be able to earn their way to the global summit – to be held from September 22-28, 2023, in an exciting,
yet-to-be-revealed
destination – by choosing to change people’s lives through travel. The Change Makers challenge is now
live, and runs until June 30, 2023*. The campaign incentivizes agents to focus on changing
people’s lives through
travel by booking G Adventures trips. Agents who successfully earn a place at the Change Makers Summit will see firsthand how their work directly impacts local communities in the destinations G Adventures visits. Thirteen ‘makers of change’ will be
chosen from each of G Adventures’ major markets – the UK and Ireland, continental Europe, Canada, the United States, and Australia and New Zealand. The 65 agents will be brought together at the Change Makers Summit, which will also include members of G Adventures’ team of global purpose specialists and senior leaders
from around the world – as well as some special guests. There are still plenty of surprises to be revealed for the week-long event, where agents will see their impact in action. Highlights include visits to ‘G for Good’ community tourism projects built together with G Adventures’ non- profit partner, Planeterra, as well as destination highlights to help agents build their product knowledge. The trip also includes a full-day, immersive G Adventures experience with guest speakers, and a special party night to remember. To be eligible to earn a space, agents automatically receive one entry per ‘life changed’ / traveller booked. The top eight agents from each region will qualify, with an additional five ‘wildcard’ spaces available to each region to allocate to any agent who commits to changing at least one person’s life by making at least one G Adventures booking. Agents
can visit: https://sherpa.
gadventures.com/change-makers/ and log into Sherpa, or speak to their regional global purpose specialist for more information.
NORTHERN Ireland Travel News are saddened to learn of the passing of Crumlin Travel Founder Brian Surgenor. Brian passed away peacefully and quietly at the Royal Victoria Hospital with his wife Joanna and son Timothy by his side on Monday 27th February 2023. Brian suffered a fall on Thursday afternoon and was scheduled for hip surgery. He died shortly before the surgery could take place. He was 87 years old. Brian started his travel career later in life at the age of 50 after being made redundant for a previous job. His passion for travel led him to start Crumlin Travel and alongside his wife Joanna, he spent 30 years in the business. He was added to the NI Travel & Tourism Awards Travel Role of Honour in 2015 for his continuous work for the travel trade. Crumlin Travel’s Proprietor Tracie Duffy described Brian as “one of life’s true gentlemen”.
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Brian will be sadly missed by his wife Joanna, his three sons Timothy, Oliver and Simon and by all who knew him. Following a private family committal, a service of thanksgiving for Brian’s life will be held on Saturday 4th March 2023 in Glenavy Methodist Chruch at 12noon. Family folwers only. Donations
in lieu if desired made
payable by cheque to East Belfast Mission c/o Bairds of Antrim, 71 Chruch Street, Antrim BT41 4BE or visit www.
bairdsfuneralservice.com
TUI Seeks To Regain Position as UK Market Leader FOLLOWING
is now the UK’s largest tour operator, TUI’s chief executive, Sebastian Ebel, has pledged to reclaim TUI’s position at top of the UK Market.
TUI was overtaken by Jet2Holidays as the biggest Atol-holder, with Jet2Holidays increasing its licence to 5.86 million passengers. A figure which is half a million
more than TUI. Speaking
in regards to TUI’s latest
financial figures, Ebel highlighted that, “We have not benefited as much as Jet2 from the disappearance of Thomas Cook. We do see that as a challenge. We want to be the market leader not just across passenger numbers. We are taking this challenge and want to grow stronger than our dear competitors.”
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