Travel Weekly TV: Ben Hall, CEO, AAT Kings

Travel Weekly TV: Ben Hall, CEO, AAT Kings

This week on the Travel Weekly TV couch, Ben Hall, the CEO of Australia’s biggest tour operator, AAT Kings joins Hoda for a chat.

Ben has been a respected figure in the industry for some time, beginning his career as a tour director at Contiki before making the shift to Trafalgar Travel and most recently, taking the reigns as CEO of AAT Kings in April last year.

In this episode, Ben tells us about a Christmas Lunch in New Zealand with has family that’s going to really surprise you, as well as the secret behind the AAT Kings’ service.

He also discusses his passion to ensure travel is around the way in which we know it today for years to come with and hopes for the industry to, “work together in the need for sustainability and to reduce our carbon footprint,” Hall, said.

Jump into this weeks episode to hear it all and leave a comment for who you’d like to see interviewed next!

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