Diane was managing the company, which was established in 1971, when the Patricks bought it from Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines in 2002.
James was a chartered accountant whose career took him to New Guinea in the late 1960s. He established Ku-ring-gai Travel in the Sydney suburb of Turramurra, one of the first AMEX representative travel agencies. He also worked in the hotel industry with Park Plaza.
Multi-award-winning Wiltrans International is general sales agent in Australia and New Zealand for Paul Gauguin Cruises and has represented Silversea, Regent Seven Seas Cruises and Crystal Cruises.
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