The Professional Traveller
Hi, I’m Melanie
I’ve been a professional traveller for over 36 years. I’ve taken over 10,000 people on holidays all over the world.
Now I help people plan their perfect trip by sharing trip reviews and guides to places I have visited, either as a solo traveller or on a tour or river cruise.
When I’m not travelling I am thinking about travelling!
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What It’s Like to Be a Professional Traveller?
Travelling for work-related reasons is very different to travelling for leisure. In my early years of travel, I worked at a lot of exhibitions and events. This meant that whilst I travelled to the destination once there I generally travelled between the exhibition area and the hotel – many people who travel for business will tell you the same thing.
A growing trend in travel is for people travelling for work or business to extend their trip and do some personal travel. I have been lucky enough to do this a few times, staying over in Bangkok for several nights on my trips back from Australia for example. It looks like a travel trend that is going to continue!
Travelling as a Tour Manager taking coach holidays is very different. The role involves focussing on the guests and making sure they have a great time, rather than your personal sightseeing. Any free time is often taken up dealing with administration issues, sorting out problems or simply confirming all the details for the next leg of the journey. Sometimes I never left the hotel we were staying in as there always seemed to be more work to do and things to check!
That said when travelling with a great group this role doesn’t feel like work at all, more like travelling with a wonderful group of people who like to have fun.
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Professional Traveller
a person who is travelling or who often travels