Offloaded: Latest Episode

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.

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 travellers themselves. Taking on this challenge to explain an entire generation, Issy takes us through some of the important aspects that matter to her in an eloquent, thoughtful interview that we know you’ll love.

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.

This special episode details how to enter our Numinous Moments competition! If you’re unaware of what a Numinous Moment actually is, this short section (that was already aired in the Nicola Veltman episode, which was Series 2 Episode 3) will explain all.

Quentin Long is known to millions for his TV and radio work, during which he discusses travel and the industry that powers it. In this interview Richard Taylor and Ann-Catherine Jones speak to Quentin about how he became such a powerful voice in explaining complex travel matters to the public, and how he himself keeps informed.

This week Richard and AC are joined by Nicola Veltman, CEO and Co-Founder of 1000 Mile Travel Group. Nicola’s thousand mile journey began with a single step, around her kitchen table with her partner Ben.