Category Archives: Platinum News

In this issue of Two Questions, Two Minutes we visit with Katrin Suchi, Director of Sales & Marketing at CPO HANSER SERVICE, Platinum’s DMC partner in Germany. The two questions asked of Katrin are: What are a few things that your company has done to meet the changing times?  What it the most important thing […]

Today we head to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil where Colleen visits with  Francisco Havas, Managing Director of Havas Creative Tours for our series Two Questions, Two Minutes. The two questions Colleen asks Francisco are: Why Brazil and Why Rio de Janeiro as destinations for meetings and incentives? What has Havas Creative Tours been doing […]

Colleen Abernethy has a conversation with Yves Lemarchand, Managing Director of Experience Scotland in our series Two Questions, Two Minutes. The two questions asked of Yves are: How has Scotland been managing the pandemic situation? What have been your personal goals during “The Big Pause”? We hope you’ll take Two Minutes to listen to the […]

In our series Two Questions, Two Minutes, Colleen Abernethy catches up with Eduarda Neves, Managing Director of Portugal Travel Team. The two questions that Eduarda answers are: Why should Portugal be at the top of a client’s list when international travel returns? How has Portugal Travel Team positioned itself for the future? We hope you’ll […]

Today, Colleen Abernethy interviews Angelo Paredes of Accento Incentives in Panama. Angelo answers Two Questions in Two Minutes. The two questions asked of Angelo are: What are a few “must-do” highlights for visitors to experience while in Panama? What segments of the travel industry do you predict will return to Panama first? We hope you’ll […]

For this edition of Two Questions, Two Minutes, Colleen Abernethy interviews Nuria Faus, Founder and President of Argentina‘s legendary DMC Faus Incentives. The two questions posed to Nuria are: What have you and your team at Faus Incentives been doing during these uncharted times to stay connected and innovative? I know that Faus Incentives has […]

On this edition of Two Questions, Two Minutes, Colleen Abernethy interviews Erika Lizama, Director of Group Sales at Mexico Planners DMC in Los Cabos, Mexico. The two questions are: What has Los Cabos been doing to prepare for international visitors? What other segments of the travel market have you been focusing on at this time? […]

Platinum DMC Collection is kicking off a series called “Two Questions, Two Minutes”. We’ll be asking our DMC partners around the world two pertinent questions related to their destinations. Mike O’Shaughnessy, Managing Director of Wallace Travel Group in Ireland, answers two questions in two minutes. The questions are: How has Ireland handled the COVID-19 pandemic […]

If you’re a fan of The Alienist: Angel of Darkness on TNT (and even if you aren’t), you’ll enjoy this guided tour of Budapest with Luke Evans. The series is filmed in Budapest and Luke (who plays John Moore) showcases some of his favorite places in this beautiful city. Click here to watch the short […]

For a refreshing, non-alcoholic, ice-cold beverage, we head to Egypt to learn how to make Hibiscus Iced Tea. Click here to watch a video from Emeco Travel Egypt showing us how to prepare this delicious tea. Perfect thirst quencher for a summer afternoon.