Corporate Travel Management’s most recent acquisition, etm group, has been awarded as the Top Virtuoso Production Australia/New Zealand Division at the annual Virtuoso Performance Awards at Travel Mart in Vegas.

Virtuoso is a by-invitation-only luxury travel network comprised of elite travel consultants, specialising in connecting the world’s best travellers with the world’s best vacation destinations.
etm group Director Jan Upton said this was the second time etm had received the esteemed award.
“etm is extremely loyal to the Virtuoso network as it provides exceptional benefits to our clients - we are very honoured to receive this prestigious award,” said Upton.

Corporate Travel Management Managing Director Jamie Pherous said the award was further proof of the value represented to CTM by the etm group acquisition.

“One of the key drivers behind this acquisition was our ability to leverage etm group’s high quality expertise in VIP Leisure and MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events) travel across our corporate client base,” said Pherous.

“The fact that etm has again one this prestigious award further cements the value of this acquisition to CTM, and we look forward to the opportunities that await us come 1 October 2011.”

CTM is Australia and New Zealand’s leading travel management company, awarded the prestigious Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) Award for Best National Corporate Travel Management Company seven times in the past eight years. On August 3 2011 the Company announced the acquisition of the award-winning etm group, effective 1 October 2011.