THIS morning presenters at the Cruise Down Under conference in Darwin included this group: Michael Hackman from Genting HK (Star Cruises); Tourism Australia’s Frances-Anne Keeler; Dwain Wall from WorldCruise.cn and panel moderator Ted Blamey of Chart Consulting. The fascinating discussion highlighted the global growth of the cruise market, and its...
THIS morning presenters at the
Cruise Down Under conference
in Darwin included this group:
Michael Hackman from Genting
HK (Star Cruises); Tourism
Australia’s Frances-Anne Keeler;
Dwain Wall from WorldCruise.cn
and panel moderator Ted Blamey
of Chart Consulting.
The fascinating discussion
highlighted the global growth of
the cruise market, and its strong
potential for Australia.
Star Cruises is closely watching
developments in China, and while acknowledging that many
other operators are also setting
their sights on the Asian market,
Hackman noted that “we were
here first”.
Keeler spoke about key Tourism
Australia campaigns, including
the established Restaurant
Australia promotion and plans to
launch a new aquatic and coastal
initiative next year which will tie
in ideally with the cruise sector.
And Wall also highlighted the
growth of mobile in China, with
his company facilitating online
cruise bookings for both travel
agents and consumers.
Lots more pics from CDU at
facebook.com/cruiseweekly.
