Celebrity Cruises has unveiled its latest venture: Celebrity River Cruises, a luxury river cruise line, building on its reputation as a leading premium ocean cruise line. With plans to enter the lucrative river cruise market, the company has already commissioned ten new ships. While details about ship design, staterooms, itineraries, shore excursions, and pricing remain
Author Archives: Kerryn Taylor
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Dec
Dec
Karen Merricks, MTA Co-Founder and Managing Director, has been recognised as one of the 2024 Most Powerful Women in Travel, earning the #14 spot on this highly regarded list. This acknowledgment highlights Karen’s outstanding contributions to the travel industry. Her unwavering commitment to innovation, leadership, and empowering advisors within MTA has set new benchmarks for
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Nov
Nov
Australians planning to visit the UK from January 2025 will need to apply for the country’s new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) in advance of their trip. The ETA is a digital visa-waiver system, similar to the USA’s ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization), designed primarily for tourism and business travel and does not replace a
Business, Family, Holidays, Home Page News
MTA – Mobile Travel Agents celebrate record number of high achievers
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Sep
Sep
MTA – Mobile Travel Agents (MTA) recently had the pleasure of hosting a series of High Achiever’s celebrations across Australia in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane. This year, the company celebrated a record number of over 200 High Achievers, recognising the exceptional performance of their expert Travel Advisors. “These celebrations are a reflection of
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Aug
Aug
MTA – Mobile Travel Agents CEO Don Beattie is an easy interview. Query him on MTA or the travel agency sector and he’ll go on and on (in a good way, of course). He has reason to wax lyrical about MTA, a group that right now is growing – in membership and revenue. A big
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Jul
Jul
A record group of 34 MTA Travel Advisors along with representatives from MTA’s Product Team, gathered at the International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) at the Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore. Over 650 brands are represented, meeeting with more than 650 travel advisors over three days. Our advisors are gaining new contacts, discovering up and coming travel destinations
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Mar
Mar
MTA-Mobile Travel Agents (MTA) is thrilled to have clinched two coveted awards at the annual Regional Virtuoso Awards held at the Virtuoso Forum in Bangkok earlier this week. MTA was honoured to receive the awards for “Highest Growth in Tours” and “Top Tour Producer”. “Winning these awards is a testament to the hard work and
Cruise, Groups, Holidays, Home Page News, Uncategorized
Rhona Rodgers of MTA clinches Cruise Champion Australia at CLIA Cruise Industry Awards.
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Mar
Mar
MTA-Mobile Travel Agents’ Rhona Rodgers was crowned Cruise Champion Australia at the 21st Cruise Industry Awards hosted by Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) Australasia held at The Star Sydney over the weekend. The awards brought together the crème de la crème of Australia and New Zealand’s cruise experts, sellers and suppliers. The recognition highlights Rhona’s exceptional
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Mar
Mar
Danielle Lawson’s passion for travel and dedication to providing unparalleled experiences to clients were the driving forces behind her decision to start her own travel business. She chose to be a part of MTA because she says it was a natural fit due to its reputation for empowering agents with autonomy while offering a fully-inclusive
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MTA – Mobile Travel Agents announce keynote speaker for National Conference 2024
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Feb
Feb
MTA – Mobile Travel Agents is thrilled to announce the keynote speaker for its highly anticipated National Conference 2024, to be held from May 30th to June 2nd, 2024, at the picturesque Sheraton Fiji Golf and Beach Resort in Denarau, Fiji. This year’s conference, themed “Celebrate the Journey,” will gather over 300 travel professionals from