TBM Staff - Mumbai Australia and Worldwide Travel, an inbound tour operator and DMC in Australia, with an intent to set foot and leverage growth potential in India, has assigned Global Destinations the mandate to build sales and develop brand awareness in-market.
The Australia and Worldwide Travel management team have years of experience and knowledge in inbound tourism. The company specialises in Australia & the South Pacific regions and was formed in April 2022 under the experienced Managing Partners, Leon Ellas and Ian D’Nazareth.
Leon Ellas brings with him over 40 years of travel experience, extensive product and sales knowledge in the Inbound travel market and has worked with Qantas Holidays, Australia heading up their inbound division, and Qantas Holidays UK.
Ian D’Nazareth endorses over 25 years of international travel experience with reputed travel agents and airlines, one of them being Emirates Airlines, Dubai. With excellent working relationships with travel agents locally and overseas, he has developed an extensive network of agents.
Sumaira Kabir, Country Manager India, based in Mumbai, heads up the operational team. She has an in-depth knowledge of Australia, having worked with Tourism Australia, India office.
Australia and Worldwide Travel specialise in tailormade FIT itineraries, leisure groups, large groups series, incentive travel and have a dedicated team in Sydney.
Talking about the Indian market, Leon Ellas, Managing Partner Australia and Worldwide Travel, said, “India is a very important market for us. Australia has witnessed a strong growth of Indian arrivals in the last few years. To leverage this growth, we needed to have a strong representation in India. We felt that Global Destinations is the ideal partner to have in India because of their highly professional team, excellent track record and their undisputed knowledge of travel trade in India. We are delighted to appoint Global Destinations as our representation company.”
Pranav Kapadia, Founder & Director, Global Destinations, shared, “Being a leading holiday destination that attracts more than a million guests annually, Australia is undeniably one of the top long-haul outbound destinations from India. Under this alliance we aim to build a strong brand recognition for Australia and Worldwide Travel in India, along with implementing a robust sales strategy and optimising their full potential from the India market.”
