MORRISTOWN, N.J., Sept. 18, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Crystal International Travel Group (OTCBB:CINT) announces the hiring of Peter Wright as Vice President of Corporate Sales for The Travel House Meetings, Incentives and Special Events division. Wright is an industry veteran with experience spanning over two decades and was until recently President of The CMI Network in Tampa, Florida.
"From his early days as an instructor in Travelco travel school to sales management positions at Iberia Airlines and as director of Atkinson and Mullen, the founders of Apple Vacations, Peter's extensive background and experience in the travel industry makes him a perfect match for CITG," said Rae Hanneman, Executive Vice President of the company. "We are excited to leverage his experience in handling both the individual and group travel needs of many of the Fortune 500, including incentive group programs for more than 2,000 attendees at a time," she continued.
Wright's main responsibilities, according to Ms. Hanneman, will be to lead the sales and customer care efforts for all of the company's corporate clientele offering a variety of products and services to include company specific comprehensive travel management solution suites. These services include a Corporate Concierge Manager dedicated to each account; negotiated lowest available airfares, Avis and Budget Business and Corporate programs as well as 24/7 after hour services.
"The thing that attracted me most to The Travel House and Crystal International is their dedication to leveraging the human contact the customer needs through the expertise of the travel concierge. In a world where everyone, including corporate meeting planners and travel executives are struggling through the inherent difficulties of web based travel purchasing, I am thrilled to work with a business model that starts and ends with a reassuring voice at the end of the phone," Wright said.
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