Cruiseabout Ponsonby Cruises to Success

15 February 2012

Cruiseabout Ponsonby Cruises to Success

Cruiseabout Ponsonby manager, Sue Grigg, has been named Cruise Consultant of the Year at the prestigious International Cruise Council Australasia (ICCA) annual awards ceremony, held in Sydney on 11 February 2012.

Voted as the New Zealand winner by the cruise line members of the ICCA, Sue’s twenty years of experience in the travel industry and extensive cruising knowledge put her above the rest and she is ecstatic about the win.

“To be recognised by New Zealand’s cruise industry is very rewarding. I love helping my customers book their dream holiday and to be rewarded for doing something I love is fantastic.

“The demand for cruising from Kiwis continues to grow year on year and I’m very proud to be part of one of New Zealand’s leading cruising teams.”

Fifteen awards across seven categories were presented to the industry’s top travel consultants and agencies at the gala event, with Sue beating out four other finalists to be named as the winner in the Cruise Consultant of the Year category. Cruiseabout Ponsonby also featured as a finalist in the New Zealand Cruise Agency of the Year award.

Tony Smith, New Zealand representative of the ICCA board, believes that this is a very auspicious award of which Ms Grigg was a deserving winner.

“To even be nominated for this award is an achievement in itself. Winning shows Sue’s commitment and dedication both to the cruising industry and to her agency.”

Cruiseabout is part of Flight Centre Limited, New Zealand’s largest travel agency.

About Flight Centre

Flight Centre (NZ) Ltd is New Zealand’s largest travel agency, with approximately 900 staff in more than 200 retail stores and businesses nationwide.

Flight Centre consultants are travel experts and are selected for their vast product knowledge and their passion for travel. Flight Centre’s global network allows consultants access to the widest travel product offering in the New Zealand, at the best value.

Brands in the New Zealand market operated by Flight Centre (NZ) Ltd include;
Flight Centre
Premium Travel
FCm Travel Solutions
Corporate Traveller
Infinity Holidays
Escape Holidays
cievents
Cruiseabout
Student Flights

The company has won the JRA Best Workplaces, large workplace category award for eight consecutive years. In addition and in recognition of Flight Centre’s continued achievements in the JRA Best Workplaces Survey over the past eight years, Flight Centre is also a Five-Year League Award recipient.

Flight Centre Limited globally has almost 13,000 staff in 11 countries including Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Hong Kong, India and China.

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