WestJetter’s have been exceptionally busy this season creating special experiences for their guests as well as their travel partners. In case you are one of the few people on the planet who have not yet seen what they pulled off with their Christmas Miracle flights a few weeks ago… grab a Kleenex and marvel at the results here…….
On the very same day they co-ordinated that miracle of logistics and marketing, they threw a bash at Calgary’s Hotel Arts to recognize and celebrate their top achieving agency partners from across the country. The gala evening was sponsored by the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Association with Account Director Paul Larcher and Account Manager, Western Canada, Lea-Ann Goltz on hand to schmooze with the assembled honourees and update us on the latest happenings on their ever-happening destination.
You would never have guessed that our hosts had been multi-tasking at warp speed that day… they were all relaxed and gracious… must be that western laid back thing going on out there. Bob Cummings did admit that it hasn’t been all smooth sailing for WestJet and their partners over the past couple of years. A few of the mis-steps and glitches they have had to deal with have not always made them the easiest partners to work with. That was certainly one of the major reasons they wanted to thank many of their key partners who have shown their mettle and continued to support them with significant growth from their particular market segments.
Growth and change often come with their own operational challenges, especially at the outset, but WestJet has achieved some significant milestones worth celebrating.
WestJet Vacations Top Growth National Partner,
Transat Distribution, Sandra Wesson & Susan Bowman
pictured with WestJet's Bob Cummings, Executive V.P., Sales,
Marketing & Guest Experience & WestJet Vacation's Tim Croyle,
V.P. & General Manager
WestJet Vacations Top Growth Multi-National Partner,
Flight Centre, Richard Job
WestJet Airlines top Growth Regional Partner, Uniglobe West,
Hank Oosteven & Irv White pictured with Bob Cummings &
WestJet's Lyle Farquarharson, V.P. Sales
Top Producer USA, One Travel, Tom Spagnola
Top Tour Operator, Club Med, Stephan Drouin
Top Cruise Operator, Princess Cruises, Noam Ephriam Roth
Top WestJet Encore Agency Partner, Marlin Travel in
Fort St. John, Laurie Erikson & Krista Kerpan
WestJet Airlines Top Growth National Partner, Maritime Travel,
Gary Gaudry and Kristen Hrycoy
WestJet Vacations Top Growth Regional Partner,
Expedia CruiseShipCenters, Kim Bryceland & Graham Cove
