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...

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...

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...

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...

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 […]