Mr Tata Crocombe

Owner of The Rarotongan Group of Resorts – Cook Islands.

Precise Travel Marketing, under the guidance of Richard Skewes, was appointed as the General Sales Agent in the Australian market for The Rarotongan Beach Resort & Spa in 1998 and, upon subsequent acquisition, we also added the Aitutaki Lagoon Resort & Spa and the Sanctuary Rarotonga on the beach to this Australian market GSA arrangement.

Since that time the travel marketing landscape has been under continuous change responding to new guest demands e.g. Wi-Fi, increased competition e.g. cruise liners, new distribution channels such as the Online Travel Agencies as well as the rise of social media including TripAdvisor and Facebook to name but a few.

Throughout this time Richard has been able to continuously develop innovative solutions to capitalize upon these changes and keep our resorts at the forefront of the Australian travel industry.

Richard is a consummate travel industry professional with a keen interest and insight into the Australian travel industry. His easy-going personality and commitment to developing long-term, win-win relationships have laid the foundation for the high regard that he is held in and his extensive network of contacts at all levels of the Australian travel industry.

It has been my pleasure to work with Richard for almost two decades and I wish him and Precise Travel Marketing the very best for the future.

Ms Joanne Kennedy

Marketing Manager of Niue Tourism

Having worked indirectly with Richard Skewes for over 15 years I have very much enjoyed the opportunity to work closely with him over the last 2 years since my appointment as Marketing Manager for Niue Tourism.

Richard’s company Pacific Travel Marketing is our sales and marketing representative in Australia and Richard is charged with promoting destination Niue to trade and consumer alike.

Richard is 100% committed and passionate about our product, he is widely considered the best in his field across Australasia. Niue is thinly resourced and having Rich on the team for me is a godsend. He does what he says he will do when he says he will do it, and I highly value the trust I am able to put in him personally and professionally.

Mr Jamie Strickland

General Manager of Leisure for Concierge Travel – Sydney.

I have had the pleasure of working with Richard Skewes for well over 20 years. Over this time he has established his businesses as being one of the premium representation companies in Australia.

He has the unique ability to find synergies for their clients with the varying business communities across the industry with great success for both parties.

I have no hesitation to recommend him as credible professional to any company wishing to successfully expand their exposure in the Australian market.

Mr John Marsh

Owner of White Grass Ocean Resort – Vanuatu

He has the unique ability to find synergies for their clients with the varying business communities across the industry with great success for both parties. I have no hesitation to recommend him as credible professional to any company wishing to successfully expand their exposure in the Australian market.

I have had the pleasure of working with Richard Skewes for well over 20 years. Over this time he has established his businesses as being one of the premium representation companies in Australia.

He is professional to deal with and accepts client briefs very well. We have been very happy with the relationship built over the past 6 years.

Richard has a wide knowledge of the industry and his infectious personality enables him to maintain excellent relationships with wholesalers, agents, and principals.

Being the only 4 star resort on Tanna, it has been important to retain that status within the travel industry, and Richard has played a major part in White Grass Ocean Resort achieving consistent successful results,and recognition through the wider travel & tourism fraternity.

I advise that Richard Skewes has provided representation for our resort since 2009.

Mr Barry Rose

Owner of Coconuts Beach Club Resort & Spa – Samoa.

It is a great pleasure to write this letter of recommendation for Richard Skewes and his company, Precise Travel Marketing.  

Mr. Skewes has represented our property in the marketplace for more than fifteen years and we have been extremely satisfied with the work he has done on our behalf. I have found him to be pleasant and thoughtful in all of our dealings and he has been extremely helpful in our marketing efforts.

His knowledge of the industry is unsurpassed and I have found him to be prescient in terms oft he direction of various aspects of the industry thereby providing us with important knowledge ahead of the curve. His observations and suggestions have been spot on and we have come to rely on his input for all of our marketing activities.