About GINA

I joined MTA - Mobile Travel Agents because I wanted the luxury of being my own boss, in an industry that I love. Due to the amazing technical support MTA offers, I can keep up to date with the latest deals and options for my clients, and myself! I can choose my own working hours, to suit my family commitments and I can be flexible with my clients and chat at a time that suits them.

Having the travel bug myself, it is so easy to be enthusiastic about helping a client plan their holiday. I always have a family holiday on the go. Europe is my favourite destination, I absolutely love Paris and London, but always try to add a completely new destination for each trip. That's not to say I don't do Asia as well, having been to Bali, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and lived in Malaysia. I have also visited parts of the USA and Canada, favourites being Las Vegas, New York and Quebec (a little bit of France in Canada).

I joined MTA - Mobile Travel Agents in June 2007, just prior to moving back to my home state of Tasmania. Before this, I worked in the travel industry for over 15 years, initially with a Time Share company on the Gold Coast, then with Ansett Australia, until their sad demise. After that, I was lucky enough to be employed by Qantas and worked in International Reservations for almost 7 years until my move back to Tasmania.

I thoroughly enjoy my job! I love helping my clients (who usually become friends) plan their holiday, especially adding all the helpful little tips and tricks I have learned along the way.

I have booked clients holidays to every continent on the planet - including Antarctica! (Thanks Alice)

As I am a mother to a 30-year-old son and 18-year-old daughter, I can offer practical advice on travelling with children. My daughter had her first flight at 3 weeks old, and has literally been around the world several times since!

Having taken 12 months to really get to know Rainbow Beach....and recently returned from an incredible 6 week journey to Europe with my favourite traveling companion, and business partner...Brian Edwards...I have pondered the sort of Travel Advisor I want to be...post-Covid....We have the perfect work/life/community/family balance, that so many working Mums (and Dad's) seek. Follow our journey and see if there is anything we can do for YOU...to help YOU live YOUR best life.

Working with MTA - Mobile Travel Agents gives me access to amazing deals and the most wonderful support staff. If you can dream it, we can make it happen. Bucket Lists are a specialty!

Previous experience

Before working at MTA - Mobile Travel Agents I worked in the travel industry for over 15 years, initially with a Time Share company on the Gold Coast, then with Ansett Australia, until their sad demise. After that, I was lucky enough to be employed by Qantas and worked in International Reservations for almost 7 years until my move back to Tasmania.

Areas of specialty

I love Europe but I have booked travel for my clients to every continent on the planet!

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About MTA - Mobile Travel Agents

MTA began life as a traditional travel agency owned by Roy and Karen Merricks. The company Goldgum Pty Ltd was incorporated in 1982 and MTA has been operating as a licenced Australian travel agency since 1991. In 1999 MTA revolutionised the traditional Australian travel agency model by selecting only the most experienced travel experts and allowing them to develop their own client base while working when and where they wanted to meet the needs of the clients. Our business model, corporate philosophy and reputation, all built on giving our agents and their clients, five star service, has seen us go from strength to strength. Today, our corporate and leisure travel agency employs Australia's leading team of over 350 mobile travel consultants right across the country.

Our Partners

Through MTA’s global partners you will be associating with the most professional and experienced networks worldwide. As members we are able to optimise the network’s purchasing power to deliver premium products and unique cost savings.

MTA are proud members of these elite, by-invitation-only networks:

  • Virtuoso - The world's leading luxury travel network
  • Belmond - The Bellini Club
  • Cruiseco
  • Virgin Galactic

In addition to this MTA are members of:

  • AFTA Travel Accreditation Scheme (ATAS)
  • Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA)
  • Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)
  • International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Global Buying Power

MTA is a highly awarded, respected and recognised agency within the travel industry, both nationally and internationally. We enjoy ‘big agency’ buying power with exclusive deals and unique travel experiences within the corporate, leisure and cruise markets.

Our alliance with American Express provides MTA with the ability to assist American Express Card Members to achieve savings through Membership Rewards as well as providing access to benefits such as their Preferred Extras Hotel Program and Worldwide Customer Care. MTA's amazing global connections extend to the elite, by-invitation-only networks of Belmond, Cruiseco, Virgin Galactic and Virtuoso.

Virtuoso, the world's leading luxury travel network, comprises of over 330 agencies with more than 7,200 elite travel specialists in 20 countries. MTA have access to more than 1,300 of the world's premier travel providers, as well as exclusive services, experiences and products. As a Virtuoso traveller, you will enjoy VIP treatment every step of the way.

You can be assured, through our global partners that your travellers are going to receive prestige products that will make travel more rewarding.

Would you like to know more?

Connect with GINA EDWARDS

MTA Corporate Travel Expert