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“Finding a new normal” has been heard a lot of over the last six months as people face the reality of job losses, travel restrictions and lockdowns. For the many travel professionals this has meant being prepared to apply skills to new work opportunities

Look behind the home-based personal travel managers (PTMs) spread across Australia and you’ll find a team of people hard at work to ensure that they have all the support they need to succeed.

With the demands that 2020 has presented the travel industry, Lisa could be forgiven for feeling ready to throw in the towel and try something else. But she insists that the assistance received from her Business Partnership Manager, the NPO team and her fellow PTMs

“The support we have continually received from Karen and the rest of the National Partnership Office (NPO) team has been amazing,” Emma confirms. “COVID has been tough on everyone, and we really wanted to show our appreciation for Karen’s support not just this year but

PTMs throughout Australia have been seeking out new destinations and experiences within their own regions to satisfy their wanderlust.

Would-be travellers have been forced to find alternative remedies for their itchy feet.

A visit to Charleville is a very different holiday experience to a week of beaches, shopping and culture in Bali, but for personal travel manager Aileen Collins, whose 69th birthday celebration in Bali was ruled out by COVID-19, a recent road trip on Queensland’s inland

“Since joining the TravelManagers family, I have been constantly in awe of the knowledge of individual PTMs and their ingenuity, perseverance and inventiveness to make a success of their business. Add the invaluable assistance of National Partnership Office staff and the enthusiasm of other

“We all need something to look forward to in these crazy times,” she explains. “I wanted to create something special and surprising that would deliver that amazing, refreshing, recharged and inspired feeling you get when you arrive home from a great time away.”

It may sound like a plotline worthy of a Nicole Kidman blockbuster, but it is in fact a true story, with TravelManagers’ Vikki Southern filling the all-important role of travel agent