Meet Shalene Dudley Shalene Dudley was the winner of Baxter Media’s inaugural Travel Agent And Beyond Award last year. Since then, she branched out on her own to form an independent travel agency. She continues to make a difference in the travel industry, earning a nomination for the Travel Agent...
Meet Mike Sanderson Mike Sanderson has been in the travel industry since 1996 in various roles from working for Manulife to running his own travel agency. He feels it's a privilege to be able to plan special vacation experiences for clients that they will remember for the rest of their lives. During...
Meet Mary Larocque As travel came to a standstill, Mary LaRocque found a way to keep her agency afloat by launching a travel and style boutique. Despite all the challenges that the pandemic brought, she continued to mentor and offer placement opportunities for travel and tourism and high school students....
Meet Mary de Almeida & Pat Probert Mary de Almeida & Pat Probert didn’t let the pandemic stand in the way of their plans for the future. From cruise bookings to luxury getaways with Uniworld, the pair successfully sold group bookings around the world while continuing to grow the Bob Family...
Meet Martin T. Charlton Martin T. Charlton has travelled to 155 countries and loves nothing more than being able to share his first-hand knowledge and enthusiasm with others. Although he's been to many countries, he's still got a hefty list of places he wants to visit like exploring the vastness...
Meet Lesley Keyter After immigrating to Canada from South Africa in 1995, Lesley Keyter saw an ad in the local paper to buy a travel franchise. Although there were many lessons learned a long the way, such as the challenge of launching a bricks and mortar agency on the eighth floor of a building...
Ann RuppensteinWelcome to our annual Travel Agent Appreciation combined special issue of Travel Courier and Canadian Travel Press. Since 2016, we’ve been highlighting some of the remarkable travel advisors across the industry in Canada for this feature edition. Once again, we received an impressive...
Meet Jennifer McPherson Whether it’s celebrating a milestone event or visiting a bucket-list destination, Jennifer McPherson loves making people's travel dreams come true. While restrictions were still in place last year, she started planning ahead for a group tour departure to Ireland for September...
Meet Neelam Dwivedi Neelam Dwivedi was studying nursing when she was presented with the opportunity to join the travel industry. After twenty years she doesn't regret the decision and enjoys all aspects of being a travel professional. Neelam...
Meet Jamie Milton Throughout the pandemic, Jamie Milton has been actively standing up for the needs of advisors and raising awareness about issues facing the travel industry. She penned multiple letters to parliament and MPs calling for the removal of travel restrictions, unfair policies and testing...
