Hurtigruten Americas, which represents both expedition cruise company Hurtigruten Expeditionsand Hurtigruten Norway, which has operated the legendary Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Express since 1893, has more than doubled its Canadian sales team this summer.
The company says it will now significantly increase its presence in the Canadian travel trade market with greater support and outreach.
Émilie Giguère, Jake Rogers, and Carmen Wakileh have recently joined the Canadian sales team alongside Kristin Erz, Sales Director (Canada) and Carly Biggart, VP Sales (Americas).
"We are so excited to have these three amazing talents join Hurtigruten as we will truly be able to focus much more on the Canadian small-ship cruise and adventure travel market," said Erz.
"We know our Canadian guests love the Hurtigruten experience and brand, and we cannot wait to bring that to more Canadian travellers through our travel advisor partners. And for our French Canadian partners, we have almost 50 French-escort sailings through 2024 across a variety of destinations that you can offer your clients," the Canadian Sales Director added.
The new additions to the Canadian Sales Team include:
Jake Rogers, Business Development Manager, Western Canada
Rogers is based in Kelowna and supports British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Starting in his native Australia, Rogers brings over a decade of experience in travel and tourism, most recently working with Rezgo and Air New Zealand. He can be reached at +1 (604) 817-9717 and [email protected].
Émilie Giguère, Business Development Manager, Eastern Canada
Giguère is based just outside of Montreal, supporting Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, Newfoundland & Labrador. She brings 20 years of experience in the travel industry, most recently working with Tahiti Tourisme North America and Princess Cruises, and Cunard She can be reached at +1 (514) 212-4762 and [email protected].
Carmen Wakileh, Inside Sales Representative, Canada
Based in Toronto and supporting the Canadian sales team, Wakileh brings 18 years of travel industry experience, including inside sales roles at Transat and Air Canada Vacations..
She can be reached at [email protected].
The 49 French escorted itineraries include sailings to Alaska, Antarctica, the Canary Islands, Greenland, Iceland, North America, the Northwest Passage and Arctic Canada, South America, Svalbard, and West Africa. The journeys range from eight days to 23 days for the longer voyages to Antarctica, the Falklands, and South Georgia, also known as the Ultimate Expedition. All French-escorted itineraries can be found here.
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