Breakfast, Lunch and Mentoring on the Menu for NSW Regional Personal Travel Managers
Featured photo: PTMs from the NSW Mid-North Coast, Hunter Valley and Newcastle joined NSW/AT-based BPM, Melinda Rowe, TravelManagers’ Fares & Ticketing Manager, Jose Canas, and Amanda Todd from Scenic for a training day in Newcastle. (L-R) Jose Canas, Melinda Rowe, Emily Ryan, Lisa Metzl, Judy Gillings, Jane Fowler, Amanda Todd (Scenic), Karlie Frazer, Kristina Acevski, Merran Wiggins, Michelle Thomas, Karryn Bartlett and Peter Carmichael.
In her position as TravelManagers’ Business Partnership Manager (BPM) for New South Wales and ACT, Melinda Rowe has visited PTMs throughout her region over recent months, covering well over a thousand miles as she has travelled from Port Macquarie to Canberra (and numerous points between).
TravelManagers’ team of state-based BPMs, who are responsible for supporting a nationwide network of personal travel managers (PTMs), spent an average of 21 days on the road in the last six months. During that time, they have fostered TravelManagers’ culture of family while facilitating supplier training sessions, hosting casual lunch gatherings and attending one-on-one mentoring meetings.
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- PTM Belinda Hackett, who is based in The Oaks NSW, enjoying a one-on-one catch up in nearby Camden NSW with BPM, Melinda Rowe.
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- Catching up on business news over breakfast: (L-R) PTM Lisa Thomas with BPM Melinda Rowe.
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- Catching up over dinner with PTMs in NSW’s Kiama region: (L-R) Alison Johnson, Mary Anderson, Julie Napier, Annette McHugh and Melinda Rowe.
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- Taking a break from their training day for a laid-back lunch with colleagues: (L-R) Karryn Bartlett, Emily Ryan, Karlie Frazer, Julia McLean (National BPM), Michelle Thomas, Lisa Metzl, Judy Gillings, Merran Wiggins, Jane Fowler, Jose Canas (Fares & Ticketing Manager) and Kristina Acevski.
“Having worked as a PTM myself for many years, I’ve known what it’s like to have a great BPM in your corner,” Rowe explains. “I always appreciated the support provided by our entire National Partnership Office (NPO), as well as our partner suppliers, and I love being able to get out on the road regularly to connect with my PTMs in person.”
