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Richard Taylor and Ann-Catherine Jones are joined by guests to discuss the Australian travel industry.This is a Travel Community Hub production. Visit https://www.travelcommunityhub.com/ for more information and to sign up for our newsletter that includes more details on each podcast, as well as other good stuff.

  1. 13 JULY

    Erina Pindar - Ideation and Recommendation

    The final episode of Series 2 broke 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. Erina joined SmartFlyer when there were just 6 travel advisors connected to the brand. Celebrating it's 10th anniversay in 2025, the ...

    53 min

  2. 27 JUNE

    Andrew Young: The Evolution of Industry Sales

    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.That topic is worthy of a podcast all by itself, but the reason for asking Andy to join us on this occasion was to talk about travel industry sales. We were also joined by Karen Macmillan, Director Australia, New Zealand & South Pacific for Hong Kong Tourism Board.A sales 'nerd', as he puts...

    1h 28m

  3. 12 JUNE

    Brent Hill - From the Barossa to "Bula!"

    "Get the country open". These were the suggestions from the Fijiian Prime Minister, Attorney General and Chair of Tourism Fiji to Brent Hill , the new CEO who had taken up the role at a time when the island was closed for visitation. AC and Richard quizzed Brent about this interesting life and career choice, before moving on to discussing Fiji's unique charms, character and challenges that make it a favourite for Australian travellers. ___________Our series sponsor is Numinous Luxury T...

    57 min

  4. 26 MAY

    Parris Fotias, and have we hit 'Peak Luxury'?

    A packed episode that includes AC howling at the moon. Parris Fotias, Regional Sales Director APAC for Dorchester Collection was our guest for this episode, interviewed by AC and stand-in presenter Sonia Jones. Our interviewers were very excited to get a hotelier onto the podcast in Richard’s absence, and immediately set about discussing some of the reasons why advisor relationships with properties can make so much difference for their travellers, both in planning the perfect itiner...

    1h 12m

  5. 11 MAY

    Michael Gazal and Tania Myles: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Travel Advisors (Part Two!)

    Part TWO! Listen to part one first!Michael Gazal and Tania Myles of TravelManagers Australia return for Part Two of a 2024 travel industry take on the famous book 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People' by Stephen R. Covey. Working daily with a network of 450+ travel advisors (or in their terminology Personal Travel Managers), Michael and Tania are brilliantly positioned to talk about the common qualities they're seeing in advisors that are successfully navigating the current landscape.But ...

    50 min

  6. 27 APR

    Michael Gazal and Tania Myles: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Travel Advisors (Part One)

    Michael Gazal and Tania Myles of TravelManagers Australia were our guests this week to discuss a 2024 travel industry take on the famous book 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People' by Stephen R. Covey. Working daily with a network of 450+ travel advisors (or in their terminology Personal Travel Managers), Michael and Tania are brilliantly positioned to talk about the common qualities they're seeing in advisors that are successfully navigating the current landscape. But what does 'suc...

    1h 11m

  7. 6 APR

    Isabel Limn: The Millenial Lens...at 0.5 Zoom

    With AC away, Richard was joined by Nicola Strudwick to interview Isabel Limn, Key Partnerships Manager for Intrepid. Issy (she insists you call her this because it’s ‘Issy to remember’ – her gag not ours) is the most recent arrival to the industry among Offloaded guests thus far, having begun her journey in 2016. This is an episode that’s a break from the norm, and one that aims to scratch the surface of the mindset of our forthcoming generations of employees, leaders and indeed tr...

    1h 6m

  8. 23 MAR

    Nikki Glading: Breaking Barriers

    From Contiki tour guide to General Manager of the Luxury Travel Collection Member Portfolio, Nikki Glading has had quite the travel industry career. In a frank and introspective interview, Nikki talks about her leadership journey that has included healthy doses of vulnerability, honesty and self-awareness along the way. Now in what she calls her “dream job”, Nikki is perhaps uniquely qualified to bring high-performing luxury and boutique travel agencies into an ecosystem that focuses on ...

    1h 8m
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Richard Taylor and Ann-Catherine Jones are joined by guests to discuss the Australian travel industry.This is a Travel Community Hub production. Visit https://www.travelcommunityhub.com/ for more information and to sign up for our newsletter that includes more details on each podcast, as well as other good stuff.

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  • Creator
    Travel Community Hub
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    24
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    Explicit
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    © 2024 Offloaded
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