Last night saw 12 of Australia and New Zealand’s top travel advisors compete in the thrilling finale of the Globus family of brands (GFOB) All Stars incentive. Culminating in a special Tribal Council themed event at Verandah Bar, Sydney, the final 12 were invited to outwit, outplay and outlast their opponents.
After 12 rounds of gruelling challenges, the 2025 GFOB All Stars incentive came to a close last night. With Survivor’s very own villain King George giving the crowd his best strategic expertise from his Survivor journey, the finalists flocked to Sydney to compete in the challenges at the live finale, battling it out in front of industry attendees to become the ultimate GFOB Survivor & take home the grand prize!
The event saw the following finalists compete in the live finale comprising of four rounds of challenges, relating to GFOB and its much-loved brands: Avalon Waterways, Globus and Cosmos.
Chris Hall, managing director Asia Pacific of Globus family of brands kicked off the event, with an update on the company and its product evolution detailing how GFOB’s almost-100-year history has weathered many storms allowing the company to be a true ‘Survivor’.
L-R Chris Fundell, Chris Hall and Brett Simon of GFOB
“Thanks to the collaboration between travel advisors and our dedicated team we’re able to continue this ‘Survivor’ mentality with the growth of our well-trusted brands. And as part of this growth, we’re evolving our touring brands into three styles of touring only: Classic, Small Groups, and Independent. We can’t do any of this without you, the trade. We appreciate your support,” said Mr Hall.
Once the challenges were completed, the top three participants progressed to the final pitch, where they each stated why they should be crowned the Ultimate GFOB winner. In true Survivor style, the winner was determined by “going to rocks’, however with a surprise twist all three finalists selected gold rocks and each took home the prize: an unforgettable Avalon Waterways cruise adventure!
Upon the winners being crowned, Chris Hall added:
“A huge congratulations to Rachael Howard, Thomas McDonald, Jay Irvine, and all the participants of our All Stars incentive this year. You brought your all to outwit, outplay and outlast your competitors, in true GFOB fashion!”
The night was packed with insights and surprise prizes for guests, with King George sharing his top tips for guests, taking inspiration from tactics used in Survivor and how these can apply to the day-to-day.
Want to be involved in GFOB’s next incentive? Advisors need to ensure they’re signed up to www.facebook.com/groups/Gfobtradegroup to be the first in the know.
