Tell us a little about yourself and how long you've been in the industry? My name is Sarah-dawn Thiessen, I have been in the travel industry since 2018. My husband and our two sons reside on our family grain farm just outside of Strathmore, in southern Alberta. I am an adventurous girl by heart that...
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you've been in the industry? While studying Travel Consulting back in the ‘90s, I answered a post on the college bulletin board for a part-time position with Sears Travel. Thirty plus years later — I’m still doing what I love to do. From my eight years...
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you've been in the industry? Hi there! My name is Courtney Pilon and I’m the director of sales for Champagne Weddings & Travel. We specialize in planning luxury vacations and destination weddings. I have been in the travel industry for over 15 years. Why...
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you've been in the industry? I have been working in the travel industry for the past 27 years. Wow, where does the time go? After graduating from university, I went on a backpacking trip to Europe. That gave me the travel bug and I then spent 2.5 years travelling,...
From exploring sunked ship wrecks to getting up close and personal with crocodiles, adventure awaits in Yucatan Yucatan, Mexico is loaded with natural and cultural attractions. The region has become a fan favourite among international travellers due to its impressive archaeological remains, recognized...
By: Ian Stalker Gotta love those travel agents… Tourist boards and tour operators contacted by Travel Courier say they still attach huge importance to travel agents, brushing aside some suggestions in recent years that technological advances would make agents irrelevant. Latia Duncombe, director...
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you've been in the industry? I am a destination wedding travel agent and wedding planner, arranging weddings to tropical and romantic locations. My area of expertise is Indian destination weddings, being Indian myself. I am one the top destination wedding...
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you've been in the industry? Travelling can change people’s lives. I became braver after I summited Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2003, and success inspired me to go further and dream larger in my life. It seems fitting that I help others to fulfil their hero dream....
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you've been in the industry? I am a mom of two littles ages four and two and I own a storefront office with Trevello called Suite Trip Travel, which has been open since 2013 in Thorold, Ont. I became an agent in 2006, previously working at a mall location...
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you've been in the industry? My career in travel started in 1997 with Thomas Cook Travel, after completing my field placement. I still remember calling tourist boards for general destination information (no internet) and hand-writing airline tickets. In 2000,...
