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Rachel Rhind has just returned from her second visit to Sri Lanka, some 40 years after her first, and says that while there have obviously been changes the core essence of the destination is essentially the same.

The chance to get a better understanding of one of the ‘rising star’ destinations out of New Zealand was too good to turn up for a group of Travel Advocates agents currently on famil in Sri Lanka following the GTN conference in Kuala Lumpur last weekend.

As challenging as it was, Covid had a silver lining for travel brokers – including boosting the standing of agents who work from where they live, says Mike Southcombe, general manager Travel Advocates NZ

Travel Advocates is running a webinar later this month aimed at industry personnel who may have lost their job or be looking for a change.

The ‘Your Future with Travel Advocates’ webinar will involve an interactive panel of travel industry professionals who will discuss opportunities to see if TravelAdvocates is the right fit for the webinar atttendees.

‘We are helping our personal travel managers navigate their way through the pandemic,’ says Travel Advocates’ general manager Mike Southcombe. ‘But we have been saddened to see the number of wonderful travel professionals who have become displaced through Covid-19. If anyone is looking for a new home for themselves and their clients in 2021 we would like to help them on the journey to recovery.

Trave Advoc ates is also happy to arrange private sessions.

Click here to register for the webinar.

Mike Southcombe from Travel Advocates is hitting the road to talk to people considering becoming a Personal Travel Manager. His journeys will take him to main centres and towns in regions across New Zealand.