All the winners from the 2019 TravelManagers Gala Awards
The drinks were flowing and the gongs were going as TravelManagers celebrated its best and brightest at Crown Towers Perth last night.
After a full weekend of conferencing, the network’s personal travel managers and suppliers frocked up for a night of honouring and celebrating, with actor and Love Your Sister founder Sam Johnson in attendance after a stirring keynote speech just hours earlier.
However, Johnson wasn’t the only celebrity at the awards, with Aussie cricket legend Adam Gilchrist making a surprise appearance to talk about his work with Ronald McDonald House – a charity strongly supported by TravelManagers.
A total of 49 trophies across 30 categories were handed out on the night. Check out the full list of winners from this year’s TravelManagers Gala Awards below (and keep an eye out for all the photos, which will be shared soon):
Dedication Award (celebrating 10 years in partnership)
Carolynne Cannon, Daniel Price, Teresa Reyes, Michelle Thomas, James Hermiston, Karen Christie, Maria Pandalai, Darren Christensen, Annette McHugh, Robbie Barrett, Di Burney
New Personal Travel Manager WA/SA
Stacey Lekias
New Personal Travel Manager VIC/TAS
Lisa Phillips
New Personal Travel Manager QLD/NT
Leah Hughes
New Personal Travel Manager NSW/ACT
Dom Cannon
New Personal Travel Manager 2019
Stacey Lekias
Top PTM Website 2019
Kim Mason
Partner Supplier 2019
Hoot Holidays
Most Improved PTM WA/SA 2019
Lucrezia Caruso
Most Improved PTM VIC/TAS 2019:
Jan Marshall
Most Improved PTM QLD/NT 2019
Frances Cream
Most Improved PTM NSW/ACT 2019
Alicia Clark
Most Improved PTM National 2019
Jan Marshall
Top Local Sales Executive WA/SA 2019
Neil Saunders
Top Local Sales Executive VIC/TAS 2019
KJ Slater
Tops Local Sales Executive QLD/NT 2019
Cam McDonell
Top Local Sales Executive NSW/ACT 2019
Helen Eves
Supplier Choice Award 2019
Erin Beckford
Recognition Award 2019
Sue Wright
NPO Support Team Member Award 2019
Tania Myles
Top Personal Travel Manager WA/SA 2019
Sally Seward
Top Personal Travel Manager VIC/TAS 2019
David Hull
Top Personal Travel Manager QLD/NT 2019
James Hermiston
Top Personal Travel Manager NSW/ACT 2019
Ric Pattaro
Choice Award 2019
Rachael Portelli
Denise Dean Advocate Award 2019
Melanie Richardson
Success in Marketing Award 2019
Annette Fyfe
Spirit Award 2019
Erin Ross
Personal Travel Manager Top 10
Julianne Gazal-Rizk, David Hull, Ric Pattaro, Luke Vaughan, James Hermiston, Jan Marshall, JP Boutefeu, John Lengacher, Simon Tinkler, Sally Seward
Personal Travel Manager of the Year 2019
James Hermiston
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