Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL)is celebrating the successful conclusion of its Walk for Wellness’ challenge, which ran from 6 – 31 October, promoting health and wellbeing within the travel community and encouraging agents to use the free mobile phone app to ‘get active’.
549 participants from Australia and New Zealand tracked their steps, while journeying around an interactive map of the world and walking all the way from South America to Asia, reaching virtual destination milestones and completing fun challenges, alongside their travel industry friends.
“We are delighted with the overwhelming success of NCL’s Walk for Wellness, which saw the travel community band together to take part in an initiative that promoted mental and physical health and wellbeing, while also being a lot of fun for all involved. With a daily average of 18,731 kms, participants reached virtual milestones from around the globe including Rio de Janeiro, Belize, Lisbon, London and more. We saw strong engagement from participating travel partners, with the challenge forming a really tight-knit community and many messages of encouragement and support through the app,” said Damian Borg, Norwegian Cruise Line Director of Sales, Australia and New Zealand.
12 mini challenges were held, which included activities such as creating your own workout, participating in a sporting activity and snapping a photo on your walk with a travel agent friend. NCL gave away several prizes including fitbits, Lululemon gift cards, online yoga and fitness subscriptions, yoga mats, resistance band sets, Endota Spa gift cards and more, with all participants receiving a digital badge to celebrate their completion of the challenge.
Congratulations go to the following NCL Walk for Wellness major prize winners.
· Naomi Hammond, Helloworld Travel Croydon Hills – the travel partner who contributed the most kilometres to the global challenge around the globe, winning an Apple Watch Series 6.
· Gemma Pearce, House of Travel Barrington – the most improved travel agent in daily average steps over the course of the challenge, winning a pair of Bose Sport Earbuds.
NCL received fantastic responses from participating travel partners throughout the duration of the challenge, including:
· Sandy McDonald, italktravel & Cruise Warrnambool: “Thanks team, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the challenge during this difficult time in our crazy lives and to be accountable for getting up my steps and following everyone’s chats. I’m also stuck on 10,000 steps per day. Great feeling to have.”
· Diana Churchward, Gem Tours and Travel: “Thank you NCL for a wonderful initiative to help us keep fit and well! It’s been fun to be a part of this community and I will miss the posts and fun. It’s been a great help to me mentally and physically after a tough year (had by all!).”
· Cheryl Johnson, House of Travel Jenny Nilsson, New Zealand: “Thank you NCL. Walking is now a big part of me keeping my mental health in check and I loved the challenge as it motivated me to keep moving. I will miss it. Thanks heaps!!”
· Hilda Szeto, Axis Travel Centre: “Thanks NCL for holding this activity and it was a great motivator to stay fit. I’m confident that I’ll be proactive long after this challenge is over. Thank you to all industry fellows for doing respective parts… Almost 75,000km is a truly amazing effort! Wishing you all the best in your careers, personal lives and exercising routines.”
TOP IMAGE: Naomi Hammond helloworld Travel, Croydon Hills NCL Walk for Wellness
