Globus family of brand appoints Sedunia Travel as GSA in Malaysia

By Anthony Tan | email: anthonykhtan@yahoo.co.uk

Sedunia Travel Services Sdn Bhd has a good start in 2013 with its appointment as the general sales agent (GSA) for Globus family of brands, comprising Globus, Cosmos, Monograms and Avalon Waterways. Each has its own speciality and market segment.



From left to right: Raymond Smith with Teoh Leng Lan sealing the partnership 

Started by Antonio Mantegazza in 1928 in Lugano, Switzerland, Globus has grown over the years to become a leading operator of guided tours and vacations worldwide.

Its business development manager Raymond Smith, who is responsible for the continuous business development in Asia, said the company has confidence in Sedunia Travel to reinforce its sales growth as Sedunia Travel is one of Malaysia's top five travel agencies.

 

Malaysia is the company’s third largest ASEAN market after the Philippines and Singapore, and the fifth largest Asian market for its Avalon Waterways brand.
 

 

"We are confident Malaysia would be our largest market soon. I believe the Malaysian economy will remain robust and resilient and can expect double digit growth in demand for its products and services in 2013," Smith said.

 

The backdrop  keeps changing along the river bank, thus
refreshing your eyes and mind 

Avalon Waterways has 12 new tours for 2013, with river cruising in Europe, Egypt, Asia, the Mississippi River cruises in the United States and Galapagos. 

 

Its targets are the baby boomers, retirees and the corporate market as river cruising is still a new product but with room for growth.

 

The corporate market is packaged more with themed cruises centred on food, wine appreciation and arts to go along with the seminars, meetings and conferences onboard.
 

 

Sedunia Travel’s executive director Teoh Leng Lan is confident of achieving the target for this year based on Globus family of brands with each having its own niche.

Travel package resellers and Malaysian travel
consultants attending the briefing on the
new Globus products

Her company will be working with other travel package resellers, Malaysian travel consultants to sell Globus family of brands’ products.

It will also be supporting them with regular advertisements in the print media, product training and a fixed exchange rate that will be determined on the first of every month.

Thus, they do not have to take the extra risks in currencies exchange fluctuation.

“River cruises offer a different perspective from conventional travel by road in Europe. When you cruise along the Rhine, Danube or rivers in France, you can expand your wine appreciation skills, enjoy jazz festivals, extend your culinary skills appreciation or waltz to a symphony of destinations.
 

The landscape along the river bank changes unlike sea cruises where you practically see nothing except for miles and miles of open sea after the ship leaves port,” Teoh added.

Panoramic view of the cruise along Danube River

Smith chipped in, “With smaller capacity onboard the Avalon Waterways, you will get more attention from the staff.  There is no queue at dinner times. You arrive straight into the town with no long transfers from the port to the sightseeing destinations. It is also more relax, travelling at your own pace and best of all, guests onboard are unlikely to get sea sickness!”

 

For 2013, Avalon Waterways is offering a limited promotion for the Tulips of Northern Holland, Tulip Time Cruise, Balkan Discovery and Capitals of Central Europe.

In its current promotional offers, you get to fly for free to your destination to take your cruise. This offer will end once all the promotional cabins allocations are sold.
 

 

Visit www.seduniatravel.com and check out its competition whereby the grand prize winner will get to win a return flight ticket for two persons from Emirates Airlines to spend 13 days in Spain, France and Italy.

  

 

There will be 120 travel vouchers worth RM100,000 to be won. The second prize will see 20 winners getting RM1,000 travel vouchers each, which can be redeemed for any trips by Globus, Cosmos or Avalon.

 

For the third prize, the 100 winners to get a travel discount voucher worth RM600 each off any trip by Globus, Cosmos or Avalon.