CruiseAgents wins top Costa award
CruiseAgents, Australia’s leading on-line cruise-only wholesaler and fulfilment specialist, was awarded ‘Best Online Costa Partner Asia Pacific’ in a gala global event earlier this month.
[Pictured right: Brett and Philippa Dudley, left with Costa VP Pacific Asia operations Massimo Brancaleoni, right, aboard Costa Mediterranea.]
In front of over 1,500 top performing travel agents and wholesalers from around the world, Costa’s annual Champions at Sea celebration recognises excellence is sales and promotions for Costa’s unique brand of Italian style cruising.
“I’m enormously proud to receive this award on behalf of the whole team at CruiseAgents and (retail arm) ecruising.travel,” said CruiseAgents MD Brett Dudley, “Costa challenged us to meet some tough targets and we’ve exceeded all expectations.”
Brett believes that Costa Cruises will play an increasingly important role in the rapidly growing South East Asian cruising market as guests discover Costa’s distinct European style alternative to existing Asian products, adding, “Expect to see many more exciting developments from Costa in this region.”
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