March 2025
HABLO UNPLUGGED COMES TO BELFAST
HABLO hosted an Unplugged event, hosted in Whites Tavern, Belfast on 6th February 2025. Agents from across NI enjoyed an evening of networking and chatting with the My Hablo team and headline sponsors to find out all their latest updates, while enjoying live music, food, drinks, and unmissable prizes! Agents had the chance to see sponsors from around the globe such as premier sponsors, JetBlue & Expedia TAAP and main sponsors, Air Transat, Alabama Travel, Visit Mississippi, Ponant, Lake Tahoe & Marriott Mauritius.
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Lufthansa Appoints New Vice President Sales activities across the
responsibility for all commercial and sales
Lufthansa Group airline brands across all European countries outside the home markets, the Middle East region and Africa (EMEA). In addition, Hillenbrand and her teams will manage and develop the global sales programs and the sales communication of the group worldwide.
JULIA Hillenbrand has been appointed as the new Vice President Sales EMEA Lufthansa Group Airlines.
Assuming
Succeeding Lorenza Maggio who has been appointed to the Board of Directors of ITA Airways, Frank Naeve, Senior Vice President Sales & Distribution Lufthansa Group says:
“Julia Hillenbrand is an extremely experienced and creative airline manager
with a strong spirit for innovation and international business relations. With her great knowledge about the needs of our customers and stakeholders she will further strengthen the Lufthansa Group.” Hillenbrand looks back on an extensive and successful international career within the Lufthansa Group. Since 2022 she has been responsible for brand and customer experience of SWISS, and from 2019 – 2022 she headed the sales division, initially for Spain & Portugal, and later for Western Europe as Senior Director Sales Western Europe. Prior to that, Hillenbrand held several different managing positions,
including
a regional role as Director Sales Products & Programs Asia Pacific in Singapore and leading the SWISS marketing and pricing team in London.
Northern Ireland Means Business in France!
TWO tourism businesses from Northern Ireland
– The Causeway Hotel and
National Trust – Giant’s Causeway – are part of a delegation that attended Tourism Ireland’s Lunch & Learn events in France. The events took place in the cities of Bordeaux and Toulouse. The Lunch & Learn events – which include presentations about Northern Ireland as well as networking opportunities – are a valuable opportunity for the tourism companies to connect with French travel agents and tour operators, who bring valuable tourists to the island. The aim is to inspire the French travel professionals about all that Northern Ireland has to offer and to win a greater share of their business for 2025 and beyond.
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