Global travel company gives donation to Christchurch quake fund
US-based travel group, The Travel Corporation, has made a donation of $50,000 to the Christchurch earthquake relief fund recently set up by the New Zealand government.
Global CEO Brett Tollman said: “Our New Zealand companies all have very strong links to the city and the surrounding districts, with longstanding relationships with the many agencies down there who have supported us so well over the years, and also with the many suppliers who have looked after our clients so well on our inbound touring programs for AAT Kings, Trafalgar and Contiki.â€
Richard Launder, president of The Travel Corporation USA and a native New Zealander, added: “The people in Christchurch will need all the help they can get as they endeavor to cope with the immediate aftermath of the earthquake and then start to rebuild the city and get their lives back to some semblance of normality over the months to come.
For more information on donating to the Christchurch relief efforts, please see http://www.christchurchearthquakeappeal.govt.nz/.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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