TED DAVIS It’s a rare presence at the top of any destination travel list, but a quick visit to Cincinnati, Ohio proves that the city warrants a closer look for those seeking more about the American experience. It’s a relatively compact city, with a population of just 309,000, and it’s...
A key differentiating factor between an online booking and booking a trip with a travel advisor is that a travel professional goes far beyond simply completing a transaction for a client. “A travel advisor is not just someone who books trips — that is an order taker,” Gail Ducharme,...
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you’ve been in the industry? I started out at Flight Centre in 2006. Climbed the corporate ladder rather quickly and within one year was running the 6th most profitable store in Canada. In 2010, I took the plunge to start my own agency, Travel Chicks....
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you’ve been in the industry? I went into the Travel Consultant program at Grant MacEwan college right after high school. I have been in the industry since I graduated from the program 22 years ago. I have had the opportunity to travel to many places...
Ann Ruppenstein Baxter Media celebrates travel advisors Welcome to our annual Travel Agent Appreciation combined 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 special edition....
Why and how did you decide to become a travel advisor? I have always had a passion for geography itself as well as travelling. I love maps and knowing why people live where they live (the history behind places). So I fell into the travel world after deciding to take Tourism and Travel in college. […]
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you’ve been in the industry? I was destined to work in the travel industry being born to Canadian parents in the service in Baden-Baden, Germany. Having a nomadic life in the armed-forces meant I was never stationary and lived all over but grew up primarily...
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you’ve been in the industry? In 1972 I enrolled at Humber College Travel and Tourism. Back in those days, everything was hand written and we did airline tickets by looking up the information on the OAG (official airline guide) then calling the airline...
Tell us a little about yourself and how long you’ve been in the industry? By trade, I’m a Business Corporate Executive and I have occupied multiple Fortune 50 executive management positions over the years. Being an entrepreneur, I bought my first travel agency back in 1989 and following its sale,...
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...
