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Travellers Choice adds multiple new agency recruits in NSW & WA already in 2025

The Travellers Choice consortia network continues to grow with the addition of three new agencies in January 2025 – two in New South Wales and one in Western Australia – heralding a strong start to the new year.

The Travellers Choice consortia network continues to grow with the addition of three new agencies in January 2025 – two in New South Wales and one in Western Australia – heralding a strong start to the new year.

Travellers Choice has added NSW agencies Nambucca World Travel in Nambucca Heads on the mid-north coast and EMBARK Travel in Newcastle along with Grand Travel in the Perth suburb of Northbridge.

Grand Travel Founder Poh Tan has operated in Northbridge since 1998 and said she joined the national network for marketing support and communication.

“Previously I needed to engage a third-party provider to meet all of my digital marketing needs but the Travellers Choice team can now support all of my activities, including emailing marketing and loading deals onto my new Site Builder website,” she said.

“The other thing that attracted me [to Travellers Choice] was if I need anything, I know I can now pick up the phone and speak directly with a senior management team member who knows me and my business. For me, that is very important.”

Travellers Choice Network Development Manager Paul Millan & Nambucca World Travel owner Lauris White.
Travellers Choice Network Development Manager Paul Millan & Nambucca World Travel Owner Lauris White.

Nambucca World Travel Owner Lauris White said a desire for greater freedom and flexibility pushed her to investigate new consortia options.

“I was keen to avoid entering into a rigid, long-term contract and the combination of flexibility and support that Travellers Choice offers independent agents is what initially drew me in,” she said.

Embark Travel Owner Michelle Barker was part of the Travellers Choice network for almost 10 years as the owner of Jayes Travel.

Travellers Choice Network Development Manager Paul Millan and EMBARK travel owner Michelle Barker
Network Development Manager Paul Millan & EMBARK Travel Owner Michelle Barker.

Barker recently rebranded as EMBARK Travel after a business restructure that involved swapping a street-front location for a serviced office to focus on premium clients and group tours.

“As part of the process, I took the opportunity to reconnect with Travellers Choice. I always thought the group was phenomenal – its people, systems, transparency and overrides are 10 times better than anywhere else – but its previous one-size-fits-all membership model didn’t work for me,” she said.

“Now it offers a choice of membership models, which allows me to pick and choose the support services I need while enjoying all the other things I love about the group.”

Read all about the recent 2024 Travellers Choice Conference here.

Find out more at travelagentschoice.com.au