In this interview with Lauren Jansma of OneFineStay.com, Allen Suss and Lauren talk about the benefits of home stay accommodation.
Join Allen Suss live in Budapest, Hungary with Kempinski Hotel's Alexandra Schmidt as they discuss the great treasures this beautiful part of the world has to offer travellers.
An African safari is a MUST for your travel bucket list.
In this interview with Allen Suss, Rolf Huber of African Wildlife Safaris talks about this unique travelling experience.
In today's podcast episode, Allen Suss and Nicki Schleibs of Rail Plus continue their discussion about the advantages of travelling rail within Europe.
In today's podcast episode, Allen Suss speaks with Nicki Schleibs of Rail Plus about the advantages of travelling rail within Europe.
In this podcast interview with Stephanie Beard, we find out more about travelling with G Adventures...
What's different about G Adventures?
G Adventures specialises in small-group adventure travel. What is really special about that is that you'll be able to see areas of the world that you just can't get to on a group coach tour.
What is really special about G Adventures is that they are a sustainable travel company. They like to positively affect, through tourism, the areas they travel to.
When you travel with G, they have sustainable travel programs throughout the world that you can give back to, just by travelling to the area.
If you love cruising and want to travel in 6-star luxury, with all accommodation, food, entertainment and beverages (including alcoholic) taken care of for you... then you'll want to listen to this podcast with Annabelle Brown of Regent Seven Seas cruises.
Author and history buff, John Vespasian, shares with us his insights from his recent trip to the historical and beautiful city of Venice in Italy.
Travelling to India? In this exclusive interview, Allen Suss and Kay Hilton discuss Kay's recent trip to India.
Excellent travel tips for anyone travelling to India.
Travelling to Ireland or thinking about it? In this interview, Allen talks to long-time friend and client, Fred Gillen, about his recent trip to Ireland.
In this podcast episode, Allen Suss speaks with Ken de Mallindine of Le Cordon Bleu, a French iconic school and worldwide leader in gastronomy, hospitality and management.
Allen and Ken also discuss some of the importance tourist destinations of Paris.
Ex-Melburnian but now Sydney based, Julie Denovan established her marketing company in 2002 after spending 12 years with Peninsula Hotels, the renowned Hong Kong based hotelier.
She has worked with leading names in the luxury travel segment seeking to grow their business in Australia and New Zealand including Montage Hotel & Resorts, Huka Lodge, and the leading luxury marketing company, Virtuoso.
Julie currently represents three iconic hotels in Europe; The Ritz London, Hotel Esprit Saint Germain Paris, Grand Excelsior Vittoria Sorrento; and SeaDream Yacht Club.
She particularly enjoys working for these family owned establishments which are able to offer a special experience to their guests, rather than the ‘cookie -cutter’ service offered by large multi-nationals.
The hotels and SeaDream each have their own unique personalities and are led by visionary owners. Their staff and crew share this passion and are true professionals who do want the dreams of their guests to come true.
In this podcast interview, Allen talks with Les Cox of Albatross Tours. Albatross Tours specialise in Europe coach tours.
Les has been in the travel industry for a long, long time, and what he doesn't know is not worth knowing.
Patricia Segal has travelled to almost every place in the world you can think of. In this exclusive interview with Allen Suss, Patricia shares highlights of her most memorable travel experiences and the places she loves the most.
As creator of the Trademarked MIKE cartoon sports character, Jim Sweeney has crafted his digital innovation to become the first universal animated brand in sports.
Jim’s property has enjoyed an incredible start in digital media. In addition to penning 850+ blogs, Jim has published 38 MIKE Sports Comic Books.
The 58 year-old Sweeney still participates in sports (slowly!) as a masters athlete and serves as the Head of USA for FIMBA which runs masters basketball tournaments around the world.
Having traveled to more than 60 countries, Jim cites the Balkans as one of his favorite areas of the world to visit.
Sweeney is utilizing his lifetime experiences in sports and business as a catalyst to bring the MIKE cartoon sports character to life and develop MIKE into a sports and cultural icon.
Alex Pellizzoni has been in the minerals processing and related industries for the past thirty years and recently retired (April 2016).
He has held senior positions in Australia, Asia and Europe and since 1985 and since 1998 has been responsible for his Group's strategic raw material procurement, based in Australia but with worldwide responsibility.
Alex has travelled extensively over the years and is typically away from home around 50% of the year.
Destinations range from Asia, including China and India, South America, United States, Africa and Europe.
Alex's company is headquartered in Valencia Spain where he would visit at least five times per year, every year.
His preferred (and almost exclusive) airline for long distance travel is Singapore Airlines which, quite apart from the safety and service aspects, it is the airline which provides him with the most flexible schedule (four flights per day to/from Melbourne) and with a very wide variety of connections from Singapore to the rest of the world.
Alex plans to continue to travel, mainly for leisure and enjoyment and intends to visit more 'unusual' destinations in Middle East, Eastern Europe and in Central Asia.
Peter and Pam share their unique experiences, insights and must-know tips from their recent travel to Antwerp, Belgium and Scotland.
The Basque Country is a small country with a strong identity.
Basque is the oldest language in Europe and its gastronomy is considered to be one of the best cuisines.
Privileged geographic location, in the green north of Spain, with everything in a nutshell; coastline, mountains, and wine area (Basque Rioja).
It has three capitals; Bilbao, a stimulating city, with the Guggenheim museum, San Sebastian, one of the most beautiful cities in the world, which has become European Capital of Culture in 2016, and Vitoria-Gasteiz, a beautiful city awarded the European Green Capital 2012.
Basque Country is a place of heritage, nature, spectacular landscapes, small medieval villages, cultural life, wonderful food and wine…
A paradise for the senses!!!
Cruise liners are the first point of call when travellers consider taking to the seas. Though, sometimes a different, more exclusive sea travel experience is calling. Today I'm talking with Julie Rogers from Ponant who specialise in luxurious yacht expeditions that deliver on a more intimate, and human level.
If you'd like to contact Allen about anything you found of interest in this episode send your emails to: allen.suss@travelmanagers.com.au
Matthew Edwards has over 20 years of experience working within the travel industry. Beyond his work within travel, Matthew is also an avid traveller himself. This passion brought him to Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia on what eventually became some of his favourite journeys around the globe! Ask Matthew his favourite part about world travel, and he will list his favourites: meeting wonderful people, eating delicious food and exploring fascinating history. As part of the Buffalo Tours team, he relishes the opportunity to share his love of discovery with other travellers!
If you'd like to contact Allen about anything that you found interest in the episode send your emails to: allen.suss@travelmanagers.com.au
This episodes guest is Aaron Russ founder and expedition leader of Wild Earth Travel.
Join Aaron for a special presentation where he will be showcasing the exciting opportunities for exploring the Amazon, Antarctica, and Alaska. Be inspired to explore these iconic destinations from the decks of Wild Earth Travels purpose built ships.
If you'd like to get in contact with Allen about anything you found interesting in this episode, send your emails to: Allen.Suss@travelmanagers.
My guest for this episode is Greg Wilson of Cruiseco Cruising. Greg has loved cruising ever since his first cruise at 5 years old, ships and the destinations they take you.
After working at a bank for 5 years, Greg went for a job at Princess Cruises and worked on board for a number of years as Junior Assistant Purser which was fantastic; getting someone to paid to do something he loved.
In the years that followed Greg has worked on ships through a wonderful range of destinations, including Alaska, Panama, Caribbean & Europe.
When he finished with Princess, Greg became a travel agent for a while before joining Cruiseco almost ten years ago.
He is now the Sales Executive and looks after Cruiseco members all over the country.
If you want to get in contact with me regarding anything from this episode you can reach me at: allen.suss@travelmanagers.com.au
Today's special guest is Helen Eves from Seabourn Cruises. Helen is the NSW Business Development Manager for Holland America Line and Seabourn.
She has worked in the travel industry all her life, starting as a travel consultant over 30 years ago at Grace Bros Travel. Since then, Helen has worked in rental car, airlines, and various wholesale travel companies - all in Sales related roles, only joining the cruise industry about 6 years ago and admits that this was the best step she has ever taken.
If you want to get in contact with me regarding anything from this episode you can reach me at: allen.suss@travelmanagers.com.au
Matt Harris of EagleRider Motorcycles USA. Eagle Rider Motorcycles offer guided motorcycle tours across the USA with inclusive accommodation and food. They also offer tours in other countries including South America, Dubai, Singapore, and Australia.