Golden Compass expands portfolio of Australian based tour leaders

AUSTRALIA - Educational tour operator Golden Compass has added the services of Sydney and Auckland based travel experts Hugh Morgan and Dianne Harlow to lead its small group programs covering England, Eastern Europe, Spain, Portugal and Morocco in 2014. The UK based travel operator now has a portfolio of 6 Australian and New Zealand based tour leaders as it continues its focus on developing educational and cultural tours aimed at the Australian and New Zealand mature adult.

"Hugh and Dianne add a wealth of experience to our stable of tour leaders who are based out of Australia and New Zealand. Their passion for Europe coupled with their understanding of the needs of Australian and New Zealand travellers make them ideal leaders and we are proud to have them on the Golden Compass team", says Golden Compass CEO Mark Goodwin.

"All tour leaders assigned to our 2014 educational travel programs covering the UK, Europe and North Africa are based here in Australia or in New Zealand. Our customers benefit from a combination of the expertise that the UK and European based team provides on the organisation and planning of small group travel to those regions, whilst being led by people who understand the needs and interests of Australians and New Zealanders. Simple things like the time people like to eat meals and foreign language abilities can differ enormously between cultures and it's important to the enjoyment of the group that the tour leader understands this. In addition, an Australian or New Zealand based tour leader will understand the significance of, say, the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux that a French tour leader could miss," says Head of Australian and New Zealand Marketing for Golden Compass, Sean Burns.

Hugh and Dianne join Melbourne based tour leaders Carolyn Burns and Dr Jone Gaillard, and Auckland based George Dibley and Louise Shave to cover Golden Compass's 2014 British, Irish, European and North African educational group tours specifically marketed to Australian and New Zealand mature travellers.

Golden Compass was founded in the UK in 1995 by Mark and Caroline Goodwin and has been successfully operating for over 18 years.

Golden Compass are now pleased to offer their unique, fully guided UK and European small group educational travel programs directly to the Australian and New Zealand active mature adult, with all tours priced in Australian and New Zealand dollars.

Golden Compass is fully bonded in the UK by the Civil Aviation Authority and is an Off-Shore Member of the Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA).

Sourced: TravelDailyNews