On Monday evening, 50 Brisbane home-based agents, and teams from Los Angeles Tourism, Universal Studios Hollywood (USH) and Virgin Australia, gathered at a cocktail event at Emporium Hotel Southbank.
Leading the conversation were top representatives visiting from L.A., including Vice President of International Tourism at Los Angeles Tourism, Kathy Smits, and Senior Vice President of Sales at Universal Studios Hollywood, Dennis Quinn.
Key updates for agents included the 30 new hotels that are scheduled to open across the city over the next four years, particularly in the neighbourhoods of Downtown L.A. and Hollywood, as well as the opening of the iconic Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in 2020.
Agents also heard about the game-changing developments at LAX as part of the USD$14 billion modernisation program, including the Midfield Satellite Concourse (adding 20 new international gates to Tom Bradley International Terminal by 2022) and the Automated People Mover, set to begin operating in 2020 and 2023 respectively.
One lucky agent also won a trip to Los Angeles and Universal Studios Hollywood, including return flights, courtesy of Virgin Australia.
IMAGE: Kathy Smits – Vice President, International Tourism – Los Angeles Tourism; Stephanie Nakasone, Sr Director, International Tourism – Los Angeles Tourism; Craig Gibbons – Regional Director, Oceania – Los Angeles Tourism; Marie Mulhearn – Senior Manager, International Sales and Marketing – Universal Studios Hollywood; Kathleen Finneran – Trade Manager, Oceania – Los Angeles Tourism; Dennis Quinn – Senior Vice President Sales – Universal Studios Hollywood
