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Thurlow moves up in expanded sales role at HAL-Seabourn

Holland America Line promoted Christine Thurlow to director of national accounts sales, North America. Since 2001, she had been manager of national accounts for Canada.

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

September 8, 2014

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In addition to her Canada portfolio, Thurlow will take on Holland America and Seabourn sales responsibilities for Virtuoso, Signature Travel Network, Costco, Our Vacation Center, Expedia and Travelocity.

'Christine has been with the company for many years and she’s continued to grow and evolve as her role has developed,' said her boss, Charlie Dunwoody, senior director, national accounts, North America.

Thurlow joined Holland America Line in 1995 and has held various sales management positions. Before managing national accounts for Canada, she served as HAL's business development manager for British Columbia from 1995 to 2001.

She received the Outstanding Achievement Award for Sales 2011 and was named Cruise Supplier of the Year for Travelsavers Canada 2011, CAA Cruise Supplier of the Year from 2006 through 2010 and Cruise Partner of Year from the Ensemble Travel Group from 2006 through 2013.

Thurlow lives in Vancouver, BC.

About the Author

Anne Kalosh

Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She has been the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.

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