About Sue

I bring my clients 37+ years of Travel Industry experience!

My travel career started with the National Bank Travel Section. I furthered my career as Office Supervisor with Royal Brunei Airlines. Following a move to Brisbane, I was a Singapore Airlines staff member for 12 years. I worked in the ticket office (retail) which involved assisting customers from all over the world with numerous travel requests. I then transferred to the Brisbane International Airport as Public Relations Officer with Singapore Airlines and personally ran the “SilverKris” First & Business Class Lounge for numerous years. My duties involved meeting and assisting VIP, First and Business Class passengers plus attending to airline administration.

In 2004, I became a home-based Travel Consultant. This was by choice as it enabled me to work around my young family. I am now in my 17th year as a home-based travel advisor and feel very blessed that I have been able to remain in the industry I trained and have extensive travel experience in.

Over the last 30+ years, I have travelled extensively.
Destinations I have travelled to include:
East Greenland, Iceland, Bhutan, Tibet, Oman, Nepal, Brunei, Taiwan, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Japan (including the island of Kyushu), Singapore, China (including Hong Kong), Turkey, India, Indonesia (including Lombok, Bintan Is), Cambodia, Malaysia, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Fiji, New Zealand, Cook Islands (including Aitutaki), USA (East Coast, West Coast & Hawaii), Canada, extensively throughout Europe, (Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France (including Corsica), Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey,) Dubai, Qatar, Oman, Maldives, Mexico, Zimbabwe, Zambia & South Africa.

I have far too numerous travel highlights to list them all so here are just a few:
*Sailing around the very isolated area of the Scoresby Sound in East Greenland in an expedition ship
*Visiting Finnish Lapland (Arctic Circle) in winter and seeing the stunning Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)
*Sleeping in a glass igloo
*Seeing the Northern Lights (again) from a ship in the middle of the Denmark Strait
*Witnessing a Geyser erupt in Iceland
*Travelling overland throughout Oman and sleeping in the Wahiba Sand Desert in a Safari Camp
*Drinking champagne in the Royal Suite at the finest hotel in the world, the "Burj Al Arab" in Dubai
*Swimming in the most beautiful lagoon in the world at "One Foot Island" in Aitutaki in the Cook Islands
*Watching ballet in a box at the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St Petersburg
*Flying in a hot air balloon over Cappadocia in Turkey
*Climbing the 432 steps to the interesting Potala Palace in Lhasa Tibet
*Flying in a helicopter over the stunning Victoria Falls
*Waking up to Hippo's swimming in the mighty Zambezi river
*Watching the beautiful sunrise over the magical Angkor Wat in Cambodia
*Travelling on the deluxe Blue Train from Pretoria to Cape Town in South Africa (twice)
*Being on safari in Zimbabwe & South Africa
*Being blessed by the local Shaman in a remote village in western China near Lijiang
*Sailing the Mediterranean coast on a sleek, 4-masted sailing yacht
*Sailing the Indonesian Archipelago in a two-masted wooden sailing ship
*Being dressed in a Kimono in Japan
*Seeing the beautiful Taj Mahal in all it's glory, inside & out.
*Enjoying the luxury of staying in Royal TAJ Palaces throughout India (Rambagh Palace in Jaipur, Taj Lake Palace in Udaipur & Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai India)
*Flying in a helicopter over the island of Maui in Hawaii
*Enjoying dinner with a Count in Marbella, Spain.
*Climbing to Tigers Nest in Bhutan and being blessed by the top Monk.
*Sailing 500 nautical miles from the North Pole in an expedition ship when circumnavigating Svalbard.

My travel experiences are endless, which results in providing first-hand travel knowledge & handy travel tips to my valued clients.

I specialise in Leisure, Corporate & Group Travel which can involve arranging a VIP First Class trip around the world, arranging extensive travel arrangements for a group of 250 people or assisting an individual with a unique itinerary.
My understanding of the entire Travel Industry is thorough and diverse

The benefit of running my own Travel Business and being affiliated with MTA is that I'm available to my clients on a regular basis.

I am affiliated with Cruiseco, Virtuoso, Belmond Bellini Club, Virgin Galactic & ATAS.

I pride myself on giving the highest level of personalized service at all times. Due to this, I have been an MTA Travel Platinum consultant annually for numerous years which is an achievement I am very proud of.

I am more than happy to meet with clients after hours if this best suits.

Consider me to be your own personal, experienced & very friendly Travel Advisor!

Previous experience

Singapore Airlines (Brisbane - Ticketing Officer/Public Relations - 12 years), Travelscene Executive Travel (Senior Consultant - 4 Years), Royal Brunei Airlines (Darwin - Office Supervisor - 2 years), NAB Travel (Darwin - Senior Consultant - 4 years), over the last 19 years I have been affiliated with Travelscene/American Express -16 of them with MTA - Mobile Travel Agents.

My work history and extensive travel experiences assists in planning the perfect holiday or work-related travel arrangements for my valued clients.

Areas of specialty

I specialise in travel to the Europe (especially the Arctic Circle & Italy), USA, Asia (I LOVE Bhutan, Tibet, Oman & Borneo!) and Group Travel. I assist many groups (located all over Australia) with their annual trips to both Domestic and International destinations.

Awards
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    MTA SPIRIT AWARD WINNER - 2016 

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    PLATINUM CONSULTANTPlatinum status achieved annually

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    TOP ACHIEVER - SEABOURN (2016 - May/Jun NT/QLD) 

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    TOP ACHIEVER - ROYAL BRUNEI AIRLINES 

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    TOP ACHIEVER - MALAYSIA HOLIDAYS 

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    TOP ACHIEVER - EMIRATES 

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    TOP ACHIEVER - 50 DEGREES NORTH 

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    HIGH ACHIEVER - APT 

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    NOMINEE - OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARDMTA Travel - 2017/18

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    NOMINEE - OUTSTANDING ACHEIVEMENT AWARDMTA Travel - 2017/18

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    AUSSIE SPECIALIST 

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About MTA - Mobile Travel Agents

First licensed in 1991, MTA – Mobile Travel Agents pioneered the work-from-home model nationally in Australia. With a network size providing unrivalled support, MTA Travel Experts are handpicked professionals, generally attaining more than 10 years industry experience with other major agency chains prior to joining the organisation. IATA, CLIA and Cruiseco accredited, MTA is proudly a foundation member of ATAS - a mark of industry quality. Appointed as Accredited Space Agent in 2006 by Sir Richard Branson, MTA is a member of AFTA, also Belmond and Virtuoso, both of which are exclusive 'by-invitation-only' global organisations comprising a handpicked number of travel agencies worldwide. MTA is an ethical business delivering on paid experience to leisure and business travellers.

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