The agreement will give Gibraltar's brand awareness a boost across the region, bringing them into CLIA's wider community of cruise lines, travel agents, and other stakeholders.
As part of the agreement, Gibraltar will sponsor CLIA's flagship main conference in Southampton at the end of May 2022.
Vijay Daryanani – "I look forward to working with CLIA in fulfilling our goal to make Gibraltar the port of choice in the Mediterranean."
The 14th to be held for the UK travel agent community, it will include a trade fair, conference and gala dinner, as well as ship visits and activities onboard MSC Cruises’ MSC Virtuosa, P&O Cruises’ Iona and Royal Caribbean International’s Anthem of the Seas which will be berthed alongside.
See also – Gibraltar Tourist Board becomes CLIA member | seatrade-cruise.com
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