Travel Weekly and TravelAge West host top travel advisors at Global Travel Marketplace West
(TRAVPR.COM) USA - June 5th, 2017 - Spring, TX - Travel Weekly and TravelAge West are proud to announce that Keli Washburn was selected from among hundreds of applicants to attend the fourth-annual Global Travel Marketplace West (GTM West), which took place at the Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa in Henderson/Las Vegas, Nevada, May 18-20, 2017. GTM West is a two-and-a-half day appointment-only event for top-producing travel advisors in North America and leading cruise, hotel, tour and destination suppliers seeking to conduct business face-to-face.
Only 100 of the 800+ applicants were selected to participate. “A GTM West advisor is one that recognizes the importance of creating new business relationships and fostering existing ones, and understands how crucial it is to be well educated in this ever-changing industry,” says Jacqueline Hurst, Director, Trade Recruitment and Engagement, Travel Weekly Events. “With up-to-date knowledge and valuable relationships in their arsenal, these advisors are fully equipped to provide each client with a unique experience, tailored to their travel preferences.”
One hundred suppliers engaged with travel advisors though a variety of one-on-one pre-scheduled meetings, exclusive Boardroom presentations and networking events.
“It is a great honor to be selected for GTM West and to interact with so many quality suppliers and travel advisors. My business will boom with all the great contacts I made during the event and GTM West sparked my passion for the travel industry into a roaring fire again. Thank you GTM West!,” says Keli Washburn, Owner, World of Magic Travel and All Luxury Travel.
GTM West advisors exhibit unparalleled industry expertise and have relationships with key individuals in hotel, cruise, tour and destination organizations, allowing them to best meet their valuable clients’ needs.
“The advisors chosen to attended this event represent the best in today’s travel business. The knowledge and experience they offer their clients is second to none, and is undoubtedly enhanced as a result of attending the event,” said Alicia Evanko-Lewis, Senior Vice President of Events, Travel Group, Northstar Travel Group. “GTM West provided the platform for these travel professionals to network with like-minded individuals who all have the same goal: To build and grow their business.”
ABOUT TRAVEL WEEKLY:
Travel Weekly, the national newspaper of the travel industry, is the most influential provider of news, research, opinion and analysis to the North American travel trade marketplace. In addition to a weekly print publication, TravelWeekly.com, updated several times daily, is the most-visited industry website. Travel Weekly is a division of Secaucus, New Jersey-based Northstar Travel Group, the largest travel business-to-business travel publisher in the world.
ABOUT TRAVELAGE WEST:
For more than 46 years, TravelAge West has been the trusted voice of the travel industry in the Western U.S. With award-winning writing and design, the publication brings the best of travel to life for readers. The magazine's first-hand, on-site reports and fresh destination coverage is a valued resource for travel advisors. TravelAge West is a division of Secaucus, New Jersey-based Northstar Travel Group, the largest travel business-to-business travel publisher in the world.
ABOUT WORLD OF MAGIC TRAVEL:
World of Magic Travel Services is a full service agency. We provide our guests with top notch service to ensure they experience memorable vacations to favorite or new destinations. Comprised of over 80 travel magicians located all over the United States, our World of Magic Travel team has extensive experience and first-hand knowledge of countless vacation spots all over the world. Theme parks to cruises and all-inclusive destinations to family favorites from sea to shining sea!
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