Garuda Indonesia and Garuda Orient Holidays hosted the annual Top Achiever Awards in Bali last week, to the delight of winning travel agents who spent a long weekend experiencing the ultimate in luxurious Bali getaways as a big thank you for the best year of Bali travel on record.
The Garuda Indonesia and Garuda Orient Holidays Top Achiever Awards recognise travel agents with the largest volume of sales in their Australian or New Zealand region. The getaway is very popular throughout the industry, and is known for including an exciting itinerary of tours and activities.
“Garuda Indonesia and Garuda Orient Holidays are respected industry-wide for the value both companies place on building and maintaining relationships with travel agent partners. Travel agents are our face to the public, and the Top Achiever Awards trip is our chance to get together, have some fun, and say ‘thanks’ for a job brilliantly done,” says Garuda Orient Holidays Marketing Manager Mr Michael Woods.
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