DIETHELM Travel Group (DTG) has filled a key gap in its Asian network – Hong Kong – by partnering Vigor Tours in the SAR, which will set up a dedicated Diethelm Travel Hong Kong within its office.
The marketing and fulfilment agreement will see Vigor handling DTG’s clients in Hong Kong, and Vigor selling Diethelm’s B2B services to Asians in Hong Kong.
“This takes our regional presence to 13 countries, with at least one more new opening planned,” said DTG’s CEO, John Watson.
Vigor is part of listed company Kwoon Chung Motors and has been in business since 2002 operating four divisions: airport bus shuttle service to 100 hotels, limousine service, DMC and Royal Vacations (focusing on deluxe travel). The latter is a six-month-old offering established by Richard Willis, who came onboard Vigor as corporate development director in January last year.
Vigor’s strength was handling incentives from China, said Willis, who is Diethelm Travel Hong Kong’s managing director.
DTG would bring groups from new markets such as Russia and South America, apart from its traditional Western European market, he said.
“And Diethelm has completed its last jigsaw puzzle in Asia, as Hong Kong is a must-see destination,” he added.
