For the 12 months of 2011, the WHL Group’s Cynthia Ord has been designated a TIES Travel Ambassador. The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting the principles of ecotourism. Each year, TIES names 10 people as Travel Ambassadors, people selected to spread the word about tourism as a force for positive change.
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Ten More #whltravel Tweeps Tweeting
Inspired by Make Travel Fair’s 10 #whltravel Tweeps Twittering, which was in turn inspired by the 10 #Travel Tweeps Twittering post published on Matador’s Travelers Notebook, here are another 10 pictures of twitter users from the WHL Group.
Read More >>In Memory of Chrystel Cancel
On 8 February, the body of Chrystel Cancel was positively identified, nearly a month after the devastating earthquakes in Haiti levelled the Hotel Montana on top of her. She had only had just arrived in Port-au-Prince. We pay tribute to her here because she was a trusted part of our family. Chrystel Cancel grew up…
Read More >>A Travel Ambassador with a Strong Portfolio
One week ago, The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) announced Michelle Rodrigues as its newest Travel Ambassador. Michelle, born and raised in New York City but now resident in Florida, USA, is also a project manager and content editor for the WHL Group in its North America and the Caribbean Regional Office currently based in Miami.
Read More >>Success at the whl.travel Asia-Pacific Regional Conference
What do you get when you bring together more than 25 local travel experts from the Asia-Pacific region with the international whl.travel team? An awesome burst of organisational creativity that has reaffirmed to all who attended the whl.travel Asia Pacific Regional Conference that we’re on the right path to something amazing. Held in Ho Chi…
Read More >>whl.travel Rounds Out Its Africa Regional Office Team
The whl.travel Africa office has rounded out its core team with the appointment of Peter Fabricius as sales manager. Peter, on whose shoulders the moneymaking responsibility perches, completed a degree in Tourism Management at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. He says he has “a spirited passion for travel as well as marketing, especially in…
