Tell us a little about yourself and how long you've been in the industry? I have been an advisor for Enjoy Travel Midland now for 10 years this September 2024. When I started it was a Carlson Wagonlit Travel office that eventually turned into Enjoy Travel but it has always been the same owner since I started....
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you've been in the industry? I’m one of the dinosaurs still standing in the travel industry. I started in 1996, back when we were writing tickets by hand, and had no computer systems in place! Why did you decide to become a travel advisor? Is it everything...
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you've been in the industry? I’m going on two years since starting and being established in the travel industry. Why did you decide to become a travel advisor? Is it everything you thought it would be? My passion for travel, which infatuated me from...
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you've been in the industry? Kimberley is a small town tucked between the mighty Canadian Rockies and the stunning Purcell mountains. I’m fortunate to call this gem of a mountain town — Kimberley, British Columbia — my home. Travelling (of course), hiking,...
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you've been in the industry? A travel advisor must often wear many hats, from ticketing agent, financial advisor and life coach, to entrepreneur, concierge and, in my case, military personnel. It’s true. When I first began my career as a travel agent nearly...
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you've been in the industry? My name is Casandra Wagner and I have been in the travel industry for 15 years now. I started out as a leisure agent but moved to doing a split of corporate and leisure travel. I grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan and moved to Edmonton,...
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you've been in the industry? Hello, my name is Brenda Dillon and I began my career in travel in the late ‘80s. I was born and raised in Saskatoon and my parents always made sure my brother and sister and I were able to experience other parts of Canada and the USA doing...
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you've been in the industry? I have been in the travel industry since 2017. In 2020, yes, during the pandemic, I decided to expand as an agency instead of being a solo travel advisor. I now have a team of 12 agents that work under my brand. In addition to assisting...
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you've been in the industry? Wow, it feels like I've been immersed in the world of travel forever. It all started with my grandmother, who embarked on her travel career later in life. Following her passion, my mother, Wendy Jimenez, stepped into the industry...
IAN STALKERThose in the travel industry are displaying a combination of ingenuity and innovation as they work to recruit travel agents and bond with them. A survey of several prominent names in travel shows the clever manner in which people are reaching out to agents or working to bring...
