Kerrin Poupos, Debbie Bean, Andrew Barton and Robbie Barrett with House of Travel Australia’s COO Grant Campbell (third from left) and Qantas Holidays head of sales Fiona Dalton (right)
Five personal travel managers were awarded Global Achievers Gold status at the 1940s themed Qantas Holidays’ Gala Award Dinner held recently in Darwin.
The TravelManagers’ recipients were Victoria-based Kerrin Poupos, representative for Warragul and Debbie Bean, representative for Tarneit and Andrew Barton, representative for Ashburton; New South Wales-based Robbie Barrett, representative for Dubbo; and Deahann Urqueza, representative for The Ponds (who did not attend the event).
Qantas Holidays & Viva Holidays’ head of sales Fiona Dalton congratulated the PTMs on the achievement.
“It takes an amazing sales performance from each individual to reach Global Achievers and that both the standard and the revenue required to achieve this year was higher than ever before.”
In addition to being named a Global Achiever for 2015, Poupos reached the upper echelon in joining the ‘500 Club’ – recognising her as an elite performer who provides in excess of $500,000 revenue to Qantas Holidays in a single year.
“It’s such an honour to be part of the elite ‘500 Club’ and knowing that less than 20 consultants achieved the status this year, I am simply thrilled to be recognised in this way. I was spoilt with a special Tiffany gift, which was certainly a surprise and delight,” said Poupos.
Executive general manager Michael Gazal said supporting partner supplier products is absolutely key to the company’s business model.
“TravelManagers is privileged to have exceptional, strong and effective relationships with key suppliers such as Qantas Holidays at both national and state levels. We are thrilled to see our personal travel managers recognised for their dedication and sales focus of the Qantas Holidays product and their commitment to customer service.”
House of Travel Australia’s Chief Operating Officer Grant Campbell also flew to Darwin to join TravelManagers Global Achievers for Saturday’s Gala Award Dinner held overlooking Darwin Harbour at the SKYCITY Beach Pavilion.
The night culminated in a 40s dance off, with four males and four females being chosen from the audience to dance with professional dancers.
In the words of the judges, Barton “owned the dance floor” as he took the opportunity to showcase his dance skills by taking out the top male dancing award and winning a holiday to Hawaii.
“It was such a great night a fantastic way to end our time discovering the Northern Territory and celebrate with Qantas Holidays. I feel so honored to be representing TravelManagers. To be one of Qantas Holidays’ top producers really shows how much I love the Qantas Holidays product. It’s consistent, great value for money and the back up support from the Qantas Holidays team is fantastic, making it so easy to sell. I know my customers will be well looked after and that’s a real priority for me,” said Barton.
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