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I have been in the travel industry for 12 years and currently
own New Frontiers Tours, an inbound tour operator specialising in
the deluxe tailormade segment of the market. I have known
Cindy Walker-Sheedy for 10 years and have been involved in many
aspects of inbound tourism with her, including product and
contracting, but most extensively in the sales arena. This has been
through international shows, including WTM, ITB and Indaba, and in
one to one personal sales relationships with overseas
clients.
I am confident that there are very few people in the tourism
industry who have both such a natural sales ability and an
intricate understanding of the international sales market. Her
knowledge of how the distribution chain works, and what overseas
product managers and contractors require from South Africa as a
destination, is faultless, as is her ability to match the needs of
each tour operator to the product required. She has an extremely
strong and professional relationship with all key players in the
industry throughout the world and they respect her and the product
she represents, as do the tour operators and DMC's in Southern
Africa.
The experience she has gained over the years in dealing with the
international market is invaluable and the list of influential
people she can call both friends and business colleagues is
extensive. She is a vital player in the current inbound market to
Southern Africa and I would whole-heartedly recommend her in any
endeavour involving this
Craig Smith - New Frontiers, 031 313 9005, 02 November 2010