Michael Mihajlov

Michael is the Director of Destination Management at Carnival Australia. He services all of the cruise-lines within the Carnival Corporation who operate in the Asia-Pacific region and manages the shore excursions (tours) business, develops new destinations and is a key advisor to the various marketing, deployment and yield management teams within the organisation. Michael cites his greatest achievements in the role to date as opening up Papua New Guinea to mainstream cruise tourism, establishing the first private sector partnership with the Australian Aid program and opening up 15 new regional Australian, New Zealand, Indonesian and Pacific Island destinations in the last 6 years which now support numerous mainstream and cottage businesses.

Michael’s mini documentary looks at how Carnival Australia (P&O) partner with AusAid and the local communities to create tourism models that work for everyone.