TRAVEL WEEKLY QUIZZED TRACEY FLOWER – MTA TRAVEL ADVISOR ON HOW SHE’S BEEN COPING WITH THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC. SHE GOT MOST OF THE ANSWERS RIGHT … WE THINK. What are you reading? The Art of Travel (again) by Alain De Botton. What are you watching? Ozark on Netflix. A thrilling series based in the Ozark Mountains of
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Fiona Gent shares why 2020 is the year to join MTA
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Nov
Nov
As the role of the travel advisor evolves, it’s now more possible to create curated travel experiences on your own terms. Whether it’s flexible hours or simply the satisfaction of working for yourself, going mobile is what more and more travel advisors are turning to. Gold Coast-based advisor Fiona Gent made the move to MTA
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Travel Agents are some of the most resourceful people around – take MTA-Mobile Travel Agent Darren Leckie who would normally be attending the Whittlesea Show, one of Victoria’s biggest agricultural exhibitions, but seeing the event was cancelled this year due to COVID, Darren decided to put on a little show of his own, promoting his
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Why now is the perfect time to become a Mobile Travel Agent
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Oct
Oct
THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC HAS HAD A DEVASTATING IMPACT, EVEN ON THE MOST EXPERIENCED TRAVEL AGENTS. But with the right support, resources and business model you can take the edge off the pain and be ready for travel to return. Making the switch to a mobile travel agent business, like MTA – Mobile Travel Agents, could be
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Sep
MTA-Mobile Travel Agent Amanda Erwin is brushing up on her Dutch after being selected as one of only 20 Virtuoso travel advisors worldwide to take part in The Dutch Travel Advisor’s exclusive familiarisation trip of the Netherlands next year. “I’m thrilled to have been selected,” says Amanda. “It’s a place I sell regularly (in a
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Apr
Apr
The first two of the 125 MTA – Mobile Travel Agents Advisors currently participating in the ground breaking ‘MTA Professional Plus’ inhouse online accreditation scheme have now completed the self-paced program. The two Advisors, Sarah Fenton (pictured with MTA CEO, Don Beattie) and Julia Campbell, took just five months to complete the program which, launched
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Designed to support our Advisors in demonstrating their commitment to travel industry professionalism, MTA – Mobile Travel Agents has today launched its ground-breaking in-house online accreditation program – ‘MTA Professional Plus’. Developed by MTA in-house training manager, Kirsty Tate, ‘MTA Professional Plus’ has been designed to help further educate and support MTA Advisors in their
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Oct
Oct
Further industry recognition for MTA – Mobile Travel Agents this week with the company being named Insight Vacations’ 2018 ‘Top National Home Based Agency’. MTA co-managing directors, Karen and Roy Merricks were on hand to receive the award at the Insight Vacations annual awards dinner taking place at Sirromet Winery in Queensland’s Mount Cotton. Acknowledging
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MTA – Mobile Travel Agents has taken out the inaugural National Travel Industry Awards (NTIA) 2018 ‘Best Travel Broker Network’ award at a glittering function held at the Sydney Convention Centre on Saturday night As pioneers of the ‘travel broker” network we were delighted to receive the coveted award presented to our founders and co-managing
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Mar
Mar
Qantas’ first Perth to London flight took off on Saturday 24th March, marking the start of the only direct air link between Australia and Europe – and the fastest way of traveling between the two continents. The daily QF9 service begins in Melbourne, flying to Perth before then flying non-stop to London. Qantas has adjusted