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LTM appointed Hapag-Lloyd’s representative for Australia and New ZealandLTM appointed Hapag-Lloyd’s representative for Australia and New Zealand

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ new representative in Australasia is Perth-based Luxury Travel Marketing.

Helen Hutcheon, Australasia correspondent

January 24, 2024

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LTM, which has replaced long-time representative Gerd Wilmer of Landmark Travel, will be responsible for the sales and marketing of the luxury Europa 2, which caters for English and German speaking passengers, and the company’s expedition ship Hanseatic Inspiration.

Europa 2’s visit to Australasia 

MD Margi Jansma and co-director Lauren McAlpine are looking forward to showcasing Europa 2 to Australian and New Zealand travel agents and media when the 500-passenger ship departs Auckland on February 16 for Tauranga, Picton, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Stewart Island, Hobart, Port Arthur, Portland, Adelaide, Kangaroo Island and Melbourne, before arriving in Sydney on March 7.

‘We are delighted to welcome Margi Jansma and Lauren McAlpine to our team, the dynamic and professional duo heading up Luxury Travel Marketing, and look forward to a successful journey with our two brands,’ head of international sales, Michael Steffl, said.

LTM’s clients include West Australian charter company, Eclipse Expeditions that operates a sailing catamaran with four queen suites that cruises around the Kimberley.

 

About the Author

Helen Hutcheon

Australasia correspondent

Helen Hutcheon did her cadetship on a shipping magazine and worked in P&O’s Sydney office for seven years as a public relations journalist.

For 19 years she was deputy editor of Travel Week, which was Australia’s leading trade newspaper that covered major local and international industry events.

In 2008 the late legendary Rama Rebbapragada presented her with an award from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd ‘in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the cruising industry.’

In 2010 she won the Neil Frazer Award for ‘outstanding contribution to the cruise industry,’ elevating her to CLIA Australasia’s hall of fame.

She has been the Australasia correspondent for Seatrade Cruise Review since 1997 and for Seatrade Insider (now Seatrade Cruise News) since its launch in 2000.

 

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