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The Little Travel Boutique by Ann-Catherine Jones IYKYK

AC is just back from Melbourne after and exhilarating week on the ground with her clients. She coordinated all the trave...
14/01/2025

AC is just back from Melbourne after and exhilarating week on the ground with her clients. She coordinated all the travel for the Melbourne 2025 ASICS Tennis Summit where delegates were treated to the the exclusive launch of the Gel Resolution X trainer at Kooyong, and some wonderful wellness and networking events, including meeting some ASICS sponsored legends.

Truly a remarkable and fantatsic week for The LTB!

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Wow. In this manic end of year phase that we are all in, what an absolute delight and surprise to receive an Honourable ...
07/12/2024

Wow. In this manic end of year phase that we are all in, what an absolute delight and surprise to receive an Honourable Mention in the 2024 Luxury Travel Gold List Awards.

I am not only ‘humbled and grateful’ (IYKYK) 😉😉😉, but I am completely and utterly chuffed.

They say that the company you keep makes you strive, and my alignment with The Goldman Travel Group, and elevates everything that I do and gives me a community to thrive in.

Also a huge congratulations to Ginine Schulberg and the FBI Travel teams for winning their categories. Such lovely and worthy winners deserving all acclaim they achieve.

Do check out the list. So many favourite hoteliers, cruise lines, agencies and suppliers have been awarded for their brilliance and they are all worthy of making your own travel wish lists.

Have a joyous end to 2024.

💫 AC


20/11/2024

I was interviewed by Justin Paul of Virtuoso Life Magazine about my recent trip to the gorgeous InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef and the article is attached here for your reading pleasure.

Hayman is back! She is the perfect island for a weekend getaway, or to linger a little longer and truly escape. You can chat to me, or your favorite Virtuoso Travel advisor about the different accommodation options, booking yoga in the seaside pavilion and accessing the beautiful reef whilst you are there.

Thank you Zoe Dean and Team V for the opportunity to experience the best of the best at Hayman. This little architecture and hotel lover was completely in her element!

💚💙🩵 AC 🏝️🐠🐟🐬

SmartFlyer

Virtuoso, The Magazine Australia/New Zealand Australia new zealand the magazine Issue 84

23/09/2024

Hi LTB fans,
Just letting everyone know that I don't have capacity for any more referrals at the moment. Thank you for thinking of me and I am truly grateful for people referring friends and randoms through.
If I can't execute the arrangements with the TLC needed for every booking, I'd prefer not to take the valuable enquiry and compromise my service levels.
Thanks for your understanding!
AC
PS : Of course I love my current clients and am happy to help anytime!! xx

What an honour to be on the shortlist for the   for 2024 in the Travel Advisor category with Luxury Travel Magazine!The ...
01/08/2024

What an honour to be on the shortlist for the for 2024 in the Travel Advisor category with Luxury Travel Magazine!

The LTB opened in 2023 as a WOMO business with no website and no marketing, and 12 months later, still has no website and no marketing plan!

The LTB philosophy centres around the concept that to truly curate the perfect arrangements for my travellers, the focus is always to have the very best relationship and contact list in the industry to make things happen and gain insider access. It’s personal. It’s simple. It’s the very definition of boutique.

The LTB partnership with and is central to this dynamic and I love being aligned with two powerhouse partners to elevate my business.

With the cheeky tagline IYKYK, The LTB is literally myself (.from.ace) + my travellers + my supplier partners. A very simple equation.

I am truly grateful for this recognition from one of my favourite travel magazines and colleagues.

You can actually vote in these awards, not only for myself, but for some wonderful hotels, tour operators, cruises and experiences as well. I would appreciate you doing so.

The link to cast your vote is here and in my bio.

https://www.luxurytravelmag.com.au/the-gold-list/voting

Thank you for your support! 🥳

🩵🩷AC

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Luxury Travel Magazine
SmartFlyer
Virtuoso Travel

❄️   It’s a tad chilly here in Sydney at the moment. Probably why all my travellers are currently  either extending thei...
16/07/2024

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It’s a tad chilly here in Sydney at the moment. Probably why all my travellers are currently either extending their stays in warmer climes, or starting to organise their bucket list expedition cruising for 2025.

Iceland, Norway, Greenland and Antarctica are calling to be ticked off those bucket lists.

I guess if it’s this cold you may as well be hanging out with the penguins! 🐧 🧊

Bula! As the temperature drops we are All dreaming a little about Fiji this week, and we have Brent Hill the CEO of Tour...
13/06/2024

Bula! As the temperature drops we are All dreaming a little about Fiji this week, and we have Brent Hill the CEO of Tourism Fiji who will share with us his fabulous journey to take on one of the best tourism roles in the industry.

We ask Brent all the questions, like why ARE Fijians the happiest people on the planet? Are Australians good neighbours and respectful travellers? and how can we avoid destroying Fiji with over tourism and the general nastiness that we have taken with us to other destinations?

It’s a great chat and I hope that you all enjoy it as much as Richard Taylor and I did.

Vinaka!

AC 🇫🇯 🥥 🏝️



Thanks to our amazing series partners..
Numinous Luxury Travel Representation
Hong Kong Tourism Board

A new year and a new LTB Business Card design from my friend Henry Rivers...Do you love it?? I LOVE IT!
03/06/2024

A new year and a new LTB Business Card design from my friend Henry Rivers...

Do you love it?? I LOVE IT!

It’s been a really challenging and amazing 12 months since opening the (virtual) doors of The LTB.Thank you to everyone ...
02/06/2024

It’s been a really challenging and amazing 12 months since opening the (virtual) doors of The LTB.

Thank you to everyone who has supported my little business over this time. I appreciate you so much!

Sometimes life takes you in a direction you didn’t think you wanted to go in, but when all the signs point you down a certain road, you
need to pay attention.

Happy 1st Birthday to The LTB. 🧁

The power of the podcast!Many of you will remember that I popped a post here on LinkedIn regarding the fact that many tr...
10/05/2024

The power of the podcast!

Many of you will remember that I popped a post here on LinkedIn regarding the fact that many travel companies seemingly don’t train their reservations teams in the phonetic alphabet anymore, impacting accuracy and productivity. It went a little wild and crazy on the thread with comments and feedback, but I think the general consensus was that it was an important and basic skill that needed a resurgence on.

A week later, when recording Offloaded with Richard Taylor I actually offloaded about it with him, and we received even more great feedback, stories and perspectives.

Fast forward to Richard sending me the below from Kylie Duncan-Tiver (thanks lovely!) which is very cool feedback indeed. As she says, “one small step for travel”.

Alpha Mike Alpha Zulu India November Golf!

🧡 Edgar (you’ll need to read the original post for that one).

PS : Part 2 of “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Travel Advisors”‘ drops tomorrow with Michael Gazal and Tania Myles from TravelManagers Australia so make sure you listen, subscribe, tell your buddies to listen and catch up of past episodes and let me know what you think in the comments or DMs.


I had a lovely chat to  Bedford from Karryon Luxury last week about all things Olympics and my advice on how to handle t...
30/04/2024

I had a lovely chat to Bedford from Karryon Luxury last week about all things Olympics and my advice on how to handle those last minute, amazing enquiries we all have to jump into our bag of tricks to pull off.

Enjoy!

AC



Virtuoso Travel

How do you deal with last-minute requests from VIP clients around major world events – and deliver it all with a smile.

Our new episode of Offloaded has arrived!In the interview chair we have Michael Gazal and Tania Myles from TravelManager...
27/04/2024

Our new episode of Offloaded has arrived!

In the interview chair we have Michael Gazal and Tania Myles from TravelManagers Australia sharing their insights into what the best of the best do to be so successful. There is so much to listen and learn, we’ve decided to make it a double episode. It’s that good!

I know that Tania Myles (a long time podcat - podcast lover) will be so excited to see her name up in lights on Spotify and wanted to give her a little screenshot here.

In the Sales Call hot seat today is Stuart Wesierski from Via Travel letting us know about their fabulous flashpacking and boutique tours of Australia. I enjoyed chatting with Stu about their inspiring journeys and excellent touring options, and know our listeners will love what Via Travel have on offer.

Finally, you may notice a different voice in the cohosting chair at the outset of the episode. Sonia Jones from Sonia Jones Travel, all round mover and shaker, was lured into the studio with the promise of being able to offload and put someone on notice, which she did (and enjoyed thoroughly)! Thanks for helping us out whilst Richard Taylor was on family duty in the UK Son. We appreciate you!

As always, we love to hear from you with any thoughts comments and feedback.

Thank you, as ever to Numinous Luxury Travel Representation for being our glorious Series 2 sponsor (and don’t forget to enter the competition!!).

You can find us on any podcast hosting platform you prefer, just type in “offloaded” and out little orange tile will pop up for you to dive into all the past episodes as well as this one.

Have a beautiful Sunday!

🧡 AC 🎧

It’s time for another episode of Offloaded!Isabel Limn from Intrepid joins us and covers a lot of ground about the Mille...
08/04/2024

It’s time for another episode of Offloaded!

Isabel Limn from Intrepid joins us and covers a lot of ground about the Millenial workforce and what motivates and drives them in our industry. A great listen for those seeking to employ the next generation in travel, which is probably everyone on LinkedIn that I know!

Issy also passionately advocates for an industry that is more sustainable and thoughtful in our treatment of the planet and shows us what companies who are leading the way in this important area are doing. She has inspired me to investigate ways I can make my little business better on the sustainability front.

You may notice that we have a superstar guest host at the helm with Richard Taylor this week. I’d personally like to thank Nicola Strudwick from Travellers Choice for giving up one of her precious annual leave days to step up to the mic in my absence. I have just returned from nearly a month away in the UK to say farewell to my beloved mother-in-law and Nicola had no hesitation stepping in whilst I was on family duties. I do love how this industry pulls together in support when we go though what I call “Big Life Moments”. Thank you Nicola for being such a star.

Also to Anya Vokhmyakova and Lisa Maroun from Enspired+ for making us look so good and your endless support.

As always, we love to hear from you. Especially when you share your with us on Instagram and go in the running for our fabulous prize!

Thank you for listening and making us the No 1 Travel Industry Podcast in Australia!

Have a beautiful week and let me know what you think!

🧡 AC 🎧


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