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A Red Letter Day for Far Horizons
October 24, 2011
Here come the Deacocks - A message from Far Horizons founder, Martin Wright
Monday 3rd October was my 79th birthday and with it came the
sobering realisation that next year I will become an octogenarian, and that
maybe the time has come for me to enjoy a less stressful lifestyle.
So it is with great pleasure that I announce today that Auriel
and I have been joined by our friends and longtime colleagues, Nick and Beant
Deacock.
Based in Sydney, both Nick and Beant are well-known to many
Far Horizons aficionados, having escorted several Far Horizons tours over a
number of years. For a period in the 1990s Nick worked for us full-time as our
National Sales Manager and was largely instrumental in introducing Far Horizons
tours to the Eastern States. Since then he has held several positions in the travel industry, most recently as Manager at Garuda
Orient Holidays. Beant also has a strong background in travel, having worked in
her homeland, India, with the prestigious tour company, Abercrombie & Kent.
Our association with the Deacock family goes back even
further, to Nick’s father Warwick, founder of the pioneering tour company
Ausventure and acknowledged doyen of the adventure travel industry in Australia.
Nick and Beant are now responsible for all the administration
and day-to-day running of Far Horizons operations from their home/office in
Cammeray, Sydney. We will all ensure that this
operational transition is seamless and it will be business as usual for our
customers.
This will leave me
time to devote all my energies to the planning of future tours and to the
introduction of new destinations to our increasing number of regular clients who
look to us to provide off-the-beaten-track tours in the highest degree of
comfort. It will also relieve Auriel of her long-term involvement in matters
financial and administrative. (She claims that she came in to the office to
help out for half a day and has stayed ever since).
This marks an important and exciting new development in the
future of Far Horizons as it enters its 37th year, and augurs well for the
continued success of our company to which we have devoted so much time, passion
and energy.
For all future enquiries see the contacts page.
Auriel and I can still be reached at: Tel: (08) 8564 0304 martin@farhorizons.com.au
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