TravelManagers - Danielle Goncalves

21/04/2025

Bom Dia! I am currently in Brazil spending Easter with family.

It's a big long trip and it got me thinking of the essentials for travelling. These are currently my top 5.

1. A water bottle always able to fill in airports and it saves so much money.

2. A scarf, takes up no room is good for a blanket on a flight, visiting churches or just a jacket when you don't have one

3. Compression packing cubes. These are a game changer I can have all of the kids clothes organised, and they take up less space. I feel so organised.

4. Travel towels, ours are from decathlon but I always take these and they are useful for an unforeseen swim. Spillls and are just so handy and small

5.finaly these clear hard packs from Kmart for my creams and toiletries that I normally worry about bursting open and going through my clothes. they are great for hand luggage or check in I lLOvE them and I can see what I have packed.

What have I missed that is your travel essential?

20/03/2025

Out at the airport today checking out the new Cat Pacific Aria Suite. It's been tough. Fabulous aircraft. Cathay Pacific now flying back to Rome...

Wish I was staying on board

17/02/2025

I was asked to write a little review of my kind of recent trip to Bali... Makes me want to go back.

Seven personal travel managers visited Bali with Hoot Holidays on their annual ‘Hoot Legends’ famil recently. For DANIELLE GONCALVES, it was her first visit to the destination. So what did she think?

25/01/2025

I finally took the kids on the Carnival Splesor Cruise. What a great easy way to break up the school holidays on a train to circular Quay. Nanny Sue and Poppy Doug came for the ride it was a fab way to spend time with them without allbeing on top of each other.
So easy we went on the twister ALOT!

12/12/2024

A little snap of my thoughts on Bali..

Featured photo: PTMs Belinda Hackett, Joanne Haines, Vicki Wood, Tanya Campbell, Karen Christie, Stephanie Jones, Deahann Avery, and Danielle Goncalves celebrating their ‘Hoot Legends’ status at El Kabron Beach Club. TravelManagers’ Danielle Goncalves can confirm that five days is more than en...

11/11/2024

Cruising season is here.

Alot if the international ships come and spend a season from October to April in Australian waters. Which means I get to check them out!

Last week I inspected the Celebrity Edge. A beautiful resort ship lovely areas and suites and they are family friendly not family focused so a great multi generation holiday idea where everyone gets a holiday...

23/10/2024

Best advice of the day

29/09/2024

After nearly 27 years in travel. I finally visited Bali. Thank you Hoot holidays and Stephanie Jones for such an amazing experience.

I was part of the Hoot legends top achiever's trip to Bali this week and my expectations were exceeded.The people are so lovely and not sure how I can go back to not having a foot massage everyday.

Bali ticks so many boxes culture, shopping food, beaches , relaxation, adventureand more.

I can't wait to go back and send you all there.

15/09/2024

What an amazing Travelmanagers conference in Cairns. 3 days and nights with some of the most inspirational people I know. Friends, leaders and everything in between.

Learning to work smarter not harder to deliver holidays that change your life.

As you can see by the photos I get a lots of fun out of the work I do.

Christine Anu, snorkeled on Green island, and the incredible Cathy Freeman.

12/08/2024

My very talented uncle, Peter Hickey is showing is 50 years of amazing art In a couple of weeks in Woollahra. Come along and have a look.

23/07/2024

Club Med Maldives has just dropped a huge offer.
Kani all inclusive Club Med which is perfect for families has kids under 11 years old stay free!!!

Teens stay for half price...

Currently Valid even in the September/October School holidays and all 2024/2025 departures.

**Subject to availability

30/06/2024

I love going to the airport!

Even if I am not going anywhere just for and aircraft inspection. I got to go on board the A380 with Singapore Airlines. It was fantastic...

If I could afford first class. Just a cool $18,000 to Europe return