March 31, 2025
80.5 That’s the number of years experience of selling cruises on today’s episode, as we invited the icons that are Robyn Sinfield and Megan Caterall into The Room Residence in Sydney, which is
80.5 That’s the number of years experience of selling cruises on today’s episode, as we invited the icons that are Robyn Sinfield and Megan Caterall into The Room Residence in Sydney, which is
80.5 That’s the number of years experience of selling cruises on today’s episode, as we invited the icons that are Robyn Sinfield and Megan Caterall into The Room Residence in Sydney, which is
Melanie Whyte is a single parent with two special needs children who also happens to be one of Australia’s most successful and highly decorated home-based travel advisors.
In this episode Mel joins Richard and AC to share her story of how helping with the travel arrangements for parents adopting children overseas and those of ‘neurospicy’ families (her words) became the bedrock of her fledgling business.
“It’s not that hard”, she says.
We say that if you keep a list of people you admire in this industry, you’ll need to dust that off and add another line to it.
In the first release from Beyond Borders (BB), this session covers the first hour of and specifically the key areas of focus that will lead the travel industry towards 2030. The project is called A30, and you’ll hear from ATIA CEO Dean Long, Chair Christian Hunter, Vice Chairs Skroo Turner and Danielle Russom, and Director Brett Mitchell.
Offloaded is back for Season Three!
Richard and AC kick things off with James Kavanagh, Flight Centre Travel Group’s Global CEO of Leisure. They dive into leadership, the value of mentors, and FCTG’s big strategies for growing in luxury travel and supporting independent agents.
JK chats with NCL’s Damien Borg and Angela Middleton, who speak of empowering agents via co-branding, a rapid growth in NCL’s group programme and increased options for travellers in Europe who are increasingly cruising as part of a wider holiday.
The final episode of Series 2 Ideation and Recommendation in the Travel Industrybroke the mould before we change things up again for Series 3 that’s coming in September.
Erina Pindar, COO and Managing Partner of SmartFlyer, became our first international guest, our first live in-person podcast held at a luxury hotel, and the first guest who hijacked our Offloaded section with an Offload of her very own.
Andrew Young is the General Manager Sales for TTC Tour Brands Oceania, and the only person we know that performs a demanding industry role while living and helping out as the only son on a working farm. A sales ‘nerd’, as he puts it himself, Andy tells us how ‘consultative selling’ has taken over as the method to educate agents to promote and explain diverse touring options to their clientele.
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