Ensemble Launches New Mag Along with Big Plans for ‘23

Ensemble President Michael Johnson with Shahla Lalani, SVP, Marketing and Scott McKay, VP, Creative Director

Ensemble, the large retail consortium – numbering currently some 400 locations across North America – has a new look to its magazine.

To be published quarterly, Range will be available for member agencies to purchase for their clients and is designed to help clients learn more about destinations, tours, and cruises with a focus on “new” places and fresh twists.

It will be complemented by a sister publication, Range Best, which will be published 8 times a year, designed to appeal to the growing luxury travel segment.

Shelley Kopys, National Client Manager with Manulife and Ian Elliott, Ensemble’s Senior Director of Partner Relationships

 

Friends and former colleagues Franca Iuele, Director of Partnership Marketing at Ensemble with Deana Murphy, Sunwing’s VP Sales and Business Development

Things certainly are busy at Ensemble. The group was acquired by the Navigatr Group in June of last year.  And the retail group recently announced a packed schedule of member events for this year including:

  • Ensemble Summit in JUN at the Forbes Five-Star Stein Eriksen Lodge in Utah for agency management and senior partner leaders;
  • Ensemble Beyond, for top 2022 performers, in AUG in partnership with preferred partner Explora Journeys;
  • Ensemble Horizons, the “gathering for the entire Ensemble community” in NOV at Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino; and
  • Uncharted, a live virtual FAMs with 32 tourist boards, tour operators and cruise lines, will be held in APR.
Newly-minted Director of Sales Enablement for Ensemble Danielle Tunbridge with Katy Olsson, National Account Manager with Air New Zealand

“We represent some $4 billion in sales,” Toronto-based President of Ensemble Michael Johnson told Open Jaw. “We have a laser focus on improving member profitability and yields and 2023 is shaping up to be our biggest year yet.”

Find out more at ensembletravel.com.


Martha Chapman

Columnist

A contributor to Open Jaw since 2006 - and known to all in the business - Martha has worked in the travel industry all of her career and covers events, destinations, personalities and issues in the travel world.

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