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Tauck is delighted to announce the appointment of Jerry Pilgrim as its new National Account Manager for Queensland and Victoria.

Jerry joins the Tauck team this week from Hurtigruten where he held the position of Sales Manager for Queensland. In his new role at Tauck, Jerry is based in Brisbane and reports directly to David Clark, Managing Director Australia. With 22 years’ travel industry experience, Jerry has held positions at Adventure World, Peregrine Adventures and G Adventures, and is also a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society.

Jerry joins the expanding Tauck team in Australia, to become Tauck’s second National Account Manager in Australia, further enhancing the U.S. based luxury and experiential travel brand’s brands’ support of travel advisors and guests. Jerry joins Helen Eves who originally became part of the Tauck team in January 2020 as the National Account Manager for NSW, ACT and WA.

David Clark, Managing Director Australia said,

“We are extremely excited to add such a well-respected travel industry professional to our growing team and business. Jerry has built a strong reputation on his desire to provide travel experiences which deliver on their promise. His valued knowledge and experience will play a crucial role in working strategically with our key advisor partners in Australia to support, educate, and map out strategies to grow their Tauck business with us.

“The addition of Jerry to our team further demonstrates our commitment to the Australian market. We have no doubt that Jerry’s expertise will support our ambitious plans for growth and develop closer relationships with our travel agency partners.”

Commenting on his new role, Jerry Pilgrim said,

“I am delighted to join Tauck at such an exciting time of growth as Australians seek unique travel experiences across the globe. I look forward to leveraging my deep relationships with key travel agency partners and working with the local team to deliver the kind of day-to-day support that we know travel advisors need, whilst also focusing on the long-term needs of our agency partners.”

For more information on Tauck, email SalesAUS@tauck.com, contact your local travel professional on 1800 962 043, or visit the website at www.tauck.com.au.