Speakers confirmed for CLIA River Cruise Conference
Kristin Karst, executive vice president AmaWaterways, Walter Littlejohn, vice president and managing director Crystal Cruises, and Debra Fox, chief commercial officer APT, have been named as the keynote speakers for next month’s CLIA UK & Ireland River Cruise Conference.
The event takes place in Amsterdam from November 10-11.
In line with the ‘Next Generation’ theme, the conference sessions will focus on how to sell the ‘next generation’ of ships and itineraries to the ‘next generation’ of river cruise customers.
Andy Harmer, CLIA UK & Ireland director, said: "We’re delighted to have such a fantastic line up of speakers for our ninth river cruise conference and we look forward to them sharing their wealth of knowledge and expertise of this growing sector.
"It’s great to see so many CLIA travel agents are keen to grow their river cruise business, and events such as the river cruise conference are essential to keep up to date with the latest industry insights and selling advice. Together, we can work to inspire the next generation of customers to take a river cruise by making them aware of the incredible experiences this type of holiday as to offer."
Limited spaces are still available. CLIA travel agent members can book by visiting https://cruiseexperts.org/clia-agents/uk-ireland-events/
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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