A ton of industry experience!

YESTERDAY Flight Centre MD Graham Turner swapped notes with Goldman Travel’s Tom Goldman, at a special gathering at Sydney’s Shangri-La Hotel high above the harbour to celebrate the formation of the new Link Travel Group (TD 05 May).

The invitation-only organisation is a joint venture between Flight Centre, the Spencer Group of Companies and Goldman Travel Corporation, with other attendees including Penny Spencer, David Goldman, Flight Centre Head of Premium Leisure Dani Galloway and Link Travel Group GM Scott Darlow.

Tom Goldman started his industry career in 1962, while Skroo has been in travel since 1973, meaning the pair’s collective experience in the sector spans more than a century.

While still in its infancy, Link Travel Group represents the coming together of industry leaders forging a new future for the independent agency sector, Goldman told Travel Daily.

Spencer confirmed that Link was currently in discussions with a number of prospective members, while Darlow said the alliance with Flight Centre’s rich suite of product and technology was proving to be compelling for the agencies being invited to join the premium and business travelfocused group.

Pictured below are, from left: Scott Darlow, Link Travel Group; Danielle Galloway, Flight Centre Travel Group; Penny Spencer, Spencer Group; Philippe Kronberg, Shangri-La Hotel GM; David Goldman, Goldman Travel; Tom Goldman, Goldman Travel; Graham Turner, Flight Centre MD; Sue Gaddes, Shangri-La Global Sales; and Robert Miletic, Shangri-La Sydney DOSM.