PALM BEACH TRAVEL - Key Persons
I have been in travel for 9 years and absolutely love that we get to open up the world to people! I started in leisure and loved spending time with my wonderful clients to get them their personal version of the perfect holiday! My favourite place to sell was New Zealand - I truly believe there is an experience suited to EVERYONE there, and it's only a hop skip and jump away. One of my personal fav destinations though is anything related to Disney Parks - if you let me, I will talk for hours about the marvelous Walt Disney and all the fun to be had at Disney parks worldwide. In 2023, I began working part-time and took on an exciting new travel adventure by switching to our corporate team. I love being able to support these clients as they do their important work and make it an easy time to be away from home and on the road.
In April 1991 I jumped on a Continental DC-10 for my first international flight little realising that my life was changing forever. Since disembarking in Honolulu, I have been lucky enough to visit over 50 countries in every continent on the planet with the exception of Antarctica - That is next on The Bucket list.
I have been a retail travel agent for nearly 20 years - 13 years in the UK for an independent agency and 7 years in Australia after emigrating from the UK in 2015, working firstly at Tweed City, then Murwillumbah until May 2022 and now Palm Beach.
I have been fortunate enough to have enjoyed a lot of different travel experiences around the world ... The UK, The Caribbean & Mexico, Florida & New York, All over Europe and extensive travel throughout Australia (I was a Premier Australia Specialist accredited by Tourism Australia in the UK), South Island NZ, The Gambia, Bali, Thailand, Malaysia & Borneo, Kerala & Delhi, as well as Fiji.
I feel grateful to still be doing the job I love post Covid and love seeing passengers being so happy to travel again!
I have over 12 years of experience in the exciting world of Travel. Throughout my career I have been creating unforgettable travel experiences for individuals, families & now specialise in corporate travel.
I began my career in travel 20 years ago after returning from a 2 year working holiday in the U.K. I came back to Australia with a strong passion for travel and decided that I would like to help other people experience the amazing sights and different cultures that can be found all over the world. After 12 years in retail travel I now looks after our corporate business travellers. My travel so far has taken me to the UK, Ireland, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Italy (including Sicily and Sardinia), Switzerland, Sweden, Turkey, Morocco, United States, New Zealand, Fiji, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Bali. South East Asia is one of my favourite destinations with Thailand and Bali being places I can return to time and time again and always find new and different experiences and locations to explore. One of my most memorable travel adventures was attending the Anzac Day dawn service at Anzac Cove in Gallipoli, an unforgettable once in a lifetime travel experience.
My passion is travel and I've been in this industry for 11 years.
I have traveled the Garden Route of South Africa, Boarded the Rocky Mountaineer to explore Canada, cruised on the Ovation of the seas, Pacific Explorer, Celebrity solstice and the Rhine in Europe with Avalon Waterways. I love a great relaxation vacation in Fiji, Bali and New Caledonia. I have travelled a little further and found Mexico and Cuba to also be great relaxing spots yet there is so much to explore in experiences, culture and food. I must admit I am a bit of a movie and TV show buff and Los Angeles offered so much for me with my highlight being Warner Bro's Movie world.
Now I cant forget traveling to our neighboring country New Zealand - the North Island has so much to offer and so hire a car and explore this beautiful country on your own, I did like being chauffeured on a coach tour though! Our own backyard has a lot to offer and so far I have visited Adelaide, Tasmania and travelled up and down the coastline as far as Canberra to the very tip of Cape York!
With 21 years experience, including management of various Travel Agencies, I have been through all the ups and downs of the Travel Industries and I am still here.
I have travelled extensively throughout Europe, USA, Asia, Africa, South America and the South Pacific. I am especially fond of Japan and have travelled there 18 times and have ski-ed in most resorts in Japan. I have also ski-ed Canada, USA, Argentina, New Zealand, Czech Republic, Switzerland, France and Italy. I have lived in Queenstown for 6 years so I am a bit partial to New Zealand as a destination.
I have worked in Travel for 16 years now and have enjoyed every moment of it. I love to travel and have had the opportunity to visit many countries including Thailand, Cambodia , Vietnam, New Zealand, Singapore , Los Angeles, Mexico and Hong Kong.
My favourite destination would have to be Cambodia, to experience sunrise at Angkor Wat Temple was breathtaking and an experience I will never forget! I've climbed the 1260 steps to Tiger Cave Temple in Krabi, (this was a personal challenge for myself so rewarding to have done it) , kayaked through the caves in Phangnga Bay Thailand, and walked to Fox Glacier New Zealand
After everything the world has thrown at us all, it feels wonderful to still be here doing the job I love
I commenced my Travel Career at our Coolangatta Store and have been with our company for 10 years. In that time I have had the opportunity to travel the world.
I have been a Traveller for twenty six years and have worked in the Travel Industry for the last twenty three of those. The thrill of jumping on a plane, a train or a boat has never left me. Not having been able to travel very much for these last few years has really allowed all of us to realise just how important the freedom we had previously enjoyed to just get up and go travelling (Kids & Husband notwithstanding) was and like many of us I have missed it.