ANZCRO snaps up former Tourism NZ Aus GM

25th July 2019 By Staff Reporter | news@tourismticker.com | @tourismticker

Australasian tour operator ANZCRO has appointed Tony Saunders to the role of national sales and marketing manager.

Tony Saunders

Saunders was the former Tourism New Zealand general manager of Australia – a role he held for four years before leaving in January 2018 to become head of TravelCard insurance brokers.

He joined TNZ in 2012 as regional marketing communications manager for Australia and had previously worked for Yum! Restaurants and biscuit maker Campbell Arnotts.

“Tony’s expertise in developing sales and marketing initiatives that convince Australians to book a holiday in New Zealand make him an excellent fit for the role, which has responsibility to grow sales in Australia for ANZCRO,” said ANZCRO managing director, Nick Guthrey.

Saunders was born and raised in Auckland but had lived in Australia for the past 17 years, so had as a strong knowledge of NZ as a travel destination and a deep understanding of the travel industry in Australia, added Guthrey.

Saunders starts on Monday 5 August at ANZCRO’s head office at Southport on the Gold Coast.