We all know where2travel
A FESTIVE opening event was held this week for the launch of where2travel Malvern in Victoria.
Part of the Virtuoso Group (TD 02 Mar) and a subsidiary of Fuchs Travel Group, where2travel’s latest location saw an array of political heavyweights in attendance, including Victoria’s Liberal Party Deputy Leader David Southwick, as well as a range of key suppliers and staff.
The travel agency also used the event to announce it will be expanding its Sage Travel portfolio in 2023 to include New Zealand, the Americas and Africa.
The exclusive wholesale division builds bespoke product for travellers aged 55 and over, with plans also in the works to expand destination bundling packages “in the near future”.
Loyalty was also part of the big announcements on the day, with where2travel revealing a new loyalty program called Sorpresa Rewards, which is designed to create more incentives for travellers to continue to use the services of travel agents.
“For too long travel agents have introduced our clients to a supplier who in turn direct market and create loyalty direct bypassing the agent,” a spokesperson for the company told Travel Daily.
“Sorpresa Rewards creates our own loyalty and everyone loves points.”
Another product highlighted at the opening was Fuchs Travel Group’s new Independent Travel Designers (ITD) remote division, offering agents marketing and sales support to work from anywhere, including at home or from any of its retail store locations in Malvern, Greensborough and Glen Waverley.
To apply to work for the flexible ITD network, send your enquiries to CEO Steve Bouyer at steve@ fuchstg.com.au or CLICK HERE for more role information.
Pictured: where2travel Malvern Store Managers Diane Rawlings and Peter Heathcock, with where2travel Travel Designer and Cruise Expert Samantha Curgenven, and inset bottom is Deputy Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party David Southwick, Victoria’s Shadow Minister for Tourism Cindy McLeish, Fuchs Travel Group Accounts Executive Sarit Konefka, Fuchs Travel Group Director Peter Fuchs, the Federal Member for Higgins Katie Allen, and Fuchs Travel Group Chief Executive Officer Steve Bouyer.