TravTrade, a TravMedia company, is pleased to announce Christian Schweitzer's appointment as the new Strategic Partnerships Manager for Australia and New Zealand.

Schweitzer has more than 20 years of commercial experience in sales, marketing, management, publishing and customer service, most recently as the first General Manager of Business Publishing Group. The group includes leading publications Travel Daily, travelBulletin, Cruise Weekly and Business Events News.

Prior to that, Schweitzer served as Head of Marketing for tour and river cruise wholesaler,  Globus family of brands. During his tenure, the company won its first National Travel Industry Award for Best Tour Operator International.

Previous roles span retail consultancy for UK based Bridge the World Travel, research & product development for Odyssey Travel and B2B marketing for C.S. Advertising in London.

"Christian's extensive knowledge and experience of the travel industry are a great asset to TravTrade," said TravMedia's CEO and Found, Nick Wayland. "His business development skills will help TravTrade strengthen destination partnerships, develop strategic alliances and expand awareness of our Virtual Events Platform."

"I am thrilled to be joining the TravTrade team," Schweitzer said. "The TravTrade virtual B2B meetings and marketplace platform provides a cost-effective solution that usurps the now fatigued Zoom meetings platform and will fit well with brands and tourism destinations whose ongoing strategy is to keep connected with the retail trade. I look forward to sharing what we can do."

As General Manager Business Publishing Group, Christian spearheaded the company's growth and expansion to record levels.

He holds an MBA from Macquarie Graduate School of Management and a Master of Strategic Marketing from the University of Wollongong.  

For further information, please contact:

Nick Wayland

CEO and Founder

TravMedia Global | TravTrade

nick@travmedia.com

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About TravTrade 

TravTrade is a subsidiary of TravMedia providing white-label virtual event solutions to destinations, member-based organisations and trade shows worldwide. TravTrade's Virtual Events Platform integrates directly with TravMedia to easily share over twenty years of company assets. Since 2013, TravTrade has powered many key global trade events including eConnect, the official trade platform for Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE), Brand USA's Online Marketplace, U.S. Travel Associations IPW Online Marketplace, Luxperience and Canada Corroboree.

About TravMedia

TravMedia is the travel industry's only global media network. Founded in 1999 by Nick Wayland, a former travel editor seeking an easier way to research and report travel news, TravMedia is the one-stop solution trusted by travel PR professionals and media to network and share press releases, stories and ideas. The platform has created thriving online communities and become an essential daily tool for collaborating and developing long-lasting relationships like never before.

TravMedia is now established in nine countries, serviced by twelve offices, and connects over 45,000 travel professionals including 25,000 editors, journalists and influencers in all corners of the world. TravMedia services include TravMedia's IMM, The TravMedia Summit and bespoke tools Media Intelligence and Influencer Manager.

For more information visit: www.travmedia.com/