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Sharon Salmons in newly-created trade sales executive role at Heritage Expeditions

New Zealand’s family-owned small ship cruise company Heritage Expeditions, which operates the 18-passenger Heritage Explorer, appointed Kiwi tourism identity Sharon Salmons trade sales executive.

Helen Hutcheon, Australasia correspondent

September 20, 2023

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Queenstown-based Salmons has extensive experience working for local destination and adventure companies and has attended more than 10 Tourism Rendezvous New Zealand (TRENZ) events, the largest annual international trade show on the New Zealand tourism calendar.

‘We’re incredibly excited and fortunate to have Sharon join the Heritage Expeditions family in this dynamic role,’ commercial director and expedition leader Aaron Russ said.

‘Sharon’s impressive industry credentials, contacts and extensive knowledge of both the New Zealand and international tourism markets is second to none,’ Russ said.

World-wide promotion 

Salmons said she was equally excited to be joining the authentic expedition cruise company and looked forward to further promoting its industry-leading product across New Zealand and around the world. 

‘Having recently returned from our seven-day “Southern Fiords Discovery” voyage and experienced our world-class product first-hand, I am incredibly excited by the unique prospects and opportunities Heritage Explorer brings to New Zealand’s tourism market,’ she said.

 

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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