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Industry salutes founder of Australia’s ecruisingIndustry salutes founder of Australia’s ecruising

A birthday celebration for the ecruising Group of Companies was held in the grand ballroom of Sheraton on the Park Sydney Tuesday night.

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

January 21, 2015

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Industry heavyweights paid tribute to Brett Dudley who founded online cruise travel company ecruising exactly 15 years ago. 

 

In 2000 Dudley launched an annual Sale Day at the former Wharf 8, Darling Harbour, which was a huge success. It ran for six years, hit an annual turnover of more than A$1m and attracted buyers from all over Australia for the special one-day bargains.

 

Over the years the multi-award winning Dudley, who was a speaker at Cruise Shipping Asia-Pacific 2014 in Hong Kong, has chartered ships, trains and aircraft for the company’s global cruise-and-stay tours and has booked some of the world’s top hotels.

 

He told guests at the birthday dinner, which was sponsored by APT and Carnival Australia, there are 30,000 members of ecruising’s POSH Club for repeat travellers and he thanked his wife, Philippa, for the role she has played in the company’s achievements.

 

Gavin Smith, regional vp Asia Pacific for Royal Caribbean International, told guests that Dudley is often described as an entrepreneur.

 

‘I call him a pioneer,’ Smith said.

 

 

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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