CLIA strengthens local membership team

CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia has boosted its local market presence with the appointment of two new staff members.

The expansion aims to strengthen the association’s ability to support both its membership base and corporate partners, while helping members to maximise their benefits.

Robyn de Wit joins the association as Membership Development Manager, where she will be responsible for providing increased engagement with CLIA’s travel agent members by growing and maintaining the association’s membership base.

She brings more than 20 years experience in the travel and insurance industries to the role, including Energy Travel, RAC, Creative Holidays, TravelEdge, QBE and JLT.

Joanne Nichols has stepped into the role of Instructional Design & Development Manager, where she will be in charge of introducing new technology to CLIA’s Learning Academy, while working to expand and update the education platform.

CLIA Managing Director Australasia Joel Katz said the new appointments aim to make the organisation more effective in serving its travel agents.

“Robyn and Joanne both bring specialised knowledge and extensive experience to their roles, giving CLIA the ability to better cater to its membership and introduce new services,” Katz said.

“We’re delighted to welcome them to the CLIA Australasia team.”

Pictured: Joanne Nichols and Robyn de Wit.