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Wednesday 29 July 2020 – As legendary golfer Ben Hogan once asserted, “the most important shot in golf is the next one.” It is a truism that can be applied to much in life, and one which personal travel manager (PTM) Ken Simpson is surely keeping in mind as he considers the shape of his pending retirement from the travel industry.

Wednesday 22 July 2020 – Personal travel managers (PTMs) thrive on the sense of satisfaction that is derived from matching clients with rewarding holiday experiences. With international travel temporarily ruled out thanks to Coronavirus, many PTMs are instead focusing on the experiences available within their own state borders.

Wednesday 15 July 2020 – A heart-warming story of new parents travelling halfway around the world to be united with their infant, overcoming bureaucracy and dodging a global pandemic to return home to Australia, assisted every step of the way by their trusty personal travel manager. 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.

Wednesday 01 June 2020 – During the early days of the COVID-19 crisis, travel agents were kept busy repatriating clients from all around the world. In the case of TravelManagers’ Kerry Cleasby, this included a number of 18- to 20-year olds at risk of becoming stranded in Europe while on study and exchange programmes.

Wednesday 17 June 2020 – Although many Australian businesses now have a green light to move toward their version of post-COVID normality, the travel sector is still largely unmoved on red. Borders remain firmly closed and talk of a trans-Tasman or Pacific bubble is, at least for the time being, just talk.

Wednesday 10 June 2020 – Throughout Australia, the Coronavirus pandemic has compelled businesses to reconsider the way they operate, and employees to make a transition to working from home. For home-based travel professionals, life under lockdown has been somewhat less of an adjustment from an operational perspective: already having the necessary systems in place has allowed them to focus instead on looking after their clients and working on their businesses.

Wednesday 03 June 2020 – While most of us have packed away our passports for the immediate future, international travel is still necessary for some people who are carrying out essential services. The logistics involved in moving around the globe are now more dynamic and complex than ever before, especially when the destination is somewhere that is off the beaten track at the best of times.