Travel Weekly and TravelAge West choose top travel professionals to participate in 2017 Global Travel Marketplace events

For Immediate Release
16 March 2017

Contact: Roy Gal
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ROY GAL CHOSEN AS ELITE TRAVEL EVENT AMBASSADOR

Travel Weekly and TravelAge West choose top travel professionals to participate in 2017 Global Travel Marketplace events

Fair Lawn, NJ - Travel Weekly and TravelAge West are proud to announce that professional travel advisor Roy Gal was selected to attend a Global Travel Marketplace (GTM) event. More than 800 applications are received for the approximate 100 spots available across the exclusive event.

Over the course of two-and-a-half days, GTM connects top-producing travel advisors in North America with leading cruise, hotel, tour and destination suppliers through one-on-one appointments, Boardroom presentations and numerous networking events.

GTM West takes place at the Westin Lake Las Vegas in Henderson/Las Vegas, NV, May 18-20, 2017 followed by its sister event, GTM, held at the Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood/Fort Lauderdale, Florida, July 9-11, 2017.

Only the top-performing advisors in the industry are selected to attend the award-winning event. Applicants undergo a rigorous screening process, which evaluates their business model, confirms annual sales and requires industry references.

“ GTM is THE event that drives your business forward, being selected for the third time is an amazing honor” said Roy Gal, Owner of Memories Forever Travel Group based in Fair Lawn, NJ. “Suppliers recognize this achievement and want to partner with a GTM agency which adds value to our clients, Can’t wait to learn and network with the best of the best in the Travel Industry”

At GTM, advisors are uniquely connected to new and existing products, destinations and services, providing them unparalleled support in the marketplace and distinct pricing advantages—both of which help them to best serve their valuable clients.

“Advisors selected to attend GTM are truly the best in the business. The majority of attendees have more than 20 years of experience selling travel, a diverse and growing portfolio of discerning travel customers and are truly experts at what they do,” said Alicia Evanko-Lewis, Senior Vice President of Events, Travel Group, Northstar Travel Group. “As true pros, however, these advisors also understand the ever-changing nature of the travel industry. They recognize the value in furthering their product knowledge and creating valuable relationships in established and emerging destinations and with leaders at cruise, tour and hospitality companies. GTM creates a platform for just that, ensuring they’re fully equipped to meet clients’ needs.”

ABOUT TRAVEL WEEKLY:

Travel Weekly, the national newspaper of the travel industry, is the most influential provider of news, research, opinion and analysis to the North American travel trade marketplace. In addition to a weekly print publication, TravelWeekly.com, updated several times daily, is the most-visited industry website. Travel Weekly is a division of Secaucus, New Jersey-based Northstar Travel Group, the largest travel business-to-business travel publisher in the world.

ABOUT TRAVELAGE WEST:

For more than 46 years, TravelAge West has been the trusted voice of the travel industry in the Western U.S. With award-winning writing and design, the publication brings the best of travel to life for readers. The magazine's first-hand, on-site reports and fresh destination coverage is a valued resource for travel advisors. TravelAge West is a division of Secaucus, New Jersey-based Northstar Travel Group, the largest travel business-to-business travel publisher in the world.

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