{"id":6317,"date":"2020-12-16T16:57:06","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T06:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/?p=6317"},"modified":"2020-12-16T16:57:06","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T06:57:06","slug":"travel-weekly-quizzed-our-own-tracey-flower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/travel-weekly-quizzed-our-own-tracey-flower\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Weekly quizzed our own Tracey Flower&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TRAVEL WEEKLY QUIZZED TRACEY FLOWER &#8211; MTA TRAVEL ADVISOR ON HOW SHE\u2019S BEEN COPING WITH THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC. SHE GOT MOST OF THE ANSWERS RIGHT \u2026 WE THINK.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What are you reading?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em>The Art of Travel<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>(again) by Alain De Botton.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What are you watching?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em>Ozark<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>on Netflix. A thrilling series based in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What are you listening to?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>When I am working, it\u2019s the radio, as I don\u2019t watch the news anymore, so it keeps me entertained with music and daily news.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What are you cooking?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I don\u2019t love cooking \u2013 I just feed the family so they don\u2019t starve.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>How are you staying fit both physically and mentally?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Yoga twice a week \u2013 loving it and great for mental health, too.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What\u2019s something positive you\u2019ve witnessed or experienced since the coronavirus hit?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>How great my clients have dealt with the loss of their trips, but always made sure I was okay through lovely messages and gifts.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What have you learned about yourself amid the crisis?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I can adapt. After the initial shock, it was getting down to business \u2013 do the refunds and let\u2019s move along with promoting and booking domestic travel.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What\u2019s your advice for others in the industry on coping with the crisis?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Do the best for our clients so they trust and remain with us into a post-COVID world. We only have domestic to book, so let\u2019s get to it. Don\u2019t give up if you really love it.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Where is your favourite domestic travel destination?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Whitsunday Islands.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What is the one international travel memory keeping you going through this time?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>That I actually went on an international trip to the Middle East in January 2020 \u2013 very blessed and good timing before the COVID show began.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Where do you want to travel to once international travel restrictions ease up?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Bali with the family, and I\u2019ve already started planning my 20th wedding anniversary for 2022. I keep changing my mind on the destination though \u2013 Tahiti is always a good idea.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>credit: Travel Weekly 16\/12\/2020 https:\/\/www.travelweekly.com.au\/article\/life-in-the-time-of-covid-19-with-mtas-tracey-flower\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRAVEL WEEKLY QUIZZED TRACEY FLOWER &#8211; MTA TRAVEL ADVISOR ON HOW SHE\u2019S BEEN COPING WITH THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC. SHE GOT MOST OF THE ANSWERS RIGHT \u2026 WE THINK. What are you reading? The Art of Travel\u00a0(again) by Alain De Botton. What are you watching? Ozark\u00a0on Netflix. 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