August 4, 2022
Why industry veteran Joanne Miller pivoted from traditional retail to home-based
In July 2021, travel industry veteran Joanne Miller was contemplating her next career move. She knew that once international borders reopened, it would only a be matter of time before the industry kick-started itself, and she wanted to ensure that she was in the best possible position to take advantage of the reboot.
Read More…July 18, 2022
Former Ecruising.travel exec joins Australian home-based travel network
TravelManagers is ramping up its cruise focus, appointing Lia Malone to its newly created role of Cruise Product Manager. Malone joined the company’s National Partnership Office (NPO) team last month, bringing with her more than ten years’ extensive experience in the cruise industry.
Read More…February 16, 2022
Signature Travel Network senior executive to host inaugural training webinar
TravelManagers’ new agreement with US-headquartered Signature Travel Network is already bearing fruit for the home-based network’s personal travel managers (PTMs).
Read More…February 4, 2022
“This was just part of a step forward in improving our luxury offering to our PTMs” Grant Campbell
TravelManagers Australia’s new alliance with Signature Travel Network revealed this week has been many years in the pipeline, with initial discussions dating back to 2016.
Read More…February 2, 2022
New luxury travel partnership for Personal Travel Managers
The relationship between the Australian-based TravelManagers represents a significant step forward for the home-based travel agency, which says its customers are already making plans for international travel in a post-COVID world.
Read More…August 19, 2021
39 Queensland-based travel industry reps come together, pre lockdown
When the residents of southeast Queensland entered lockdown on Saturday 31 July, they did so without knowing how long it would last, nor when social gatherings with friends and workmates would be able to resume. Among them were 39 Queensland-based travel industry representatives, who were delighted to have been able to enjoy a social lunch just three days prior to the lockdown taking effect.
Read More…July 15, 2021
Close to 40 PTMs and Suppliers get together, pre-lockdown
Stories swapped amid gales of laughter; long-overdue hugs exchanged: TravelManagers’ Victoria-based personal travel managers (PTMs) had a lot to catch up on during their recent get-together in Melbourne.
Read More…November 11, 2020
TravelManagers’ PTM books 143-night world cruise as client optimism returns
The future of ocean cruising certainly remains buoyant, especially for TravelManagers’ Laurin Taggart who has secured a dazzling round-the-world cruise itinerary for a client.
Read More…September 2, 2020
15-year anniversary event for TravelManagers’ North Avoca representative, Lisa Metzl
After more than a decade spent commuting 90 minutes each way to her job in a Sydney-based corporate travel agency, Lisa Metzl knew she was ready for a change. She initially tried working as a freelancer for a retail travel agency but her sense of separation from the in-house consultants had her casting around for a better option.
Read More…May 27, 2020
Australia’s ‘Big 3’ of mobile travel networks explain the impact of COVID-19
The close knit community environment of home-based agency networks in Australia is keeping travel advisors level headed as the industry begins to see signs of what the new normal post-COVID 19 starts to take shape.
Read More…November 14, 2019
TravelManagers’ Melanie Whyte collects annual $35,000 travel agent scholarship
Avis Australia has named Melanie Whyte from TravelManagers as the winner for the renowned 2019 Avis Travel Agent Scholarship program, collecting a prize pool of $35,000 in addition to the award recognition.
Read More…September 20, 2019
Post-conference exploration for 13 PTMs
When the sun set on TravelManagers’ annual National Conference in Perth recently, most of the attending personal travel managers (PTMs) were packing their bags, ready to head to their home towns and eager to put into practice all that they had learned over the preceding three days. For thirteen PTMs however, this would have to wait: first, a much-anticipated visit to the Kimberley region awaited.
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