Dedicated Team of Travel Professionals

Our dedicated team of Travel Professionals staff are amongst the most experienced and well travelled Consultants you will find. Their depth of knowledge is second to none and they will be happy to impart this knowledge to you in planning your trip.

We pride ourselves on providing our clients with a personalised, tailor-made and creative travel service in a professional & confidential 'boutique' environment. Our aim is always to exceed your service expectations.

STAFF PROFILES ~ Each staff member can help you with any area you wish to travel to, however, they all have their own particular areas of expertise. This team of highly qualified Consultants have the combined experience to provide you with the answer to whatever your travel requirements are ... be they Luxury or otherwise.

MEL HAYCOCK Principal 25 Years Travel Experience

Speciality areas: Luxury Hotels, Spas, Touring & Cruising. Conferences & Seminars, Special Interest Groups and Study tours. Leisure travel to Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Greece, Croatia, Morocco, Oman, UAE, Iran, Egypt, Israel, USA, Western Canada, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, China and Burma ... plus the gourmet delights of Tuscany, Provence, Margaret River and Tasmania ~ Mel also loves luxury cruising! ... his favourites are; Orion, SeaDream & Silversea cruises.

mel@travelconcepts.com.au

LYNN LAW Senior Consultant 40 Years Travel Experience

Speciality areas: Everywhere! - Lynn has lived in New York, Vancouver and Jordan and specialises in tailor-made arrangements to suit individual needs. Her knowledge of USA, Canada, South Pacific, North Africa & the Middle East, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, coupled with 'Round World' airfares as well as Special Interest Tours (especially Ladies Shopping Tours) make Lynn a great 'all rounder'

lynn@travelconcepts.com.au

JENNIFER LYNAS Senior Consultant 34 Years Travel Experience

Speciality areas: Everywhere! - Jennifer has lived in both Switzerland & Turkey but also specialises in; Italy, France, Eastern & Central Europe, Russia, Africa, Indonesia, South America and, more recently India ... Jennifer is also one of our resident Vietnamese and Indochina specialist.

jennifer@travelconcepts.com.au

CARMEN FORD Senior Consultant 20 years travel experience

"ICCA Accredited Cruise Consultant" qualification with the International Cruise Council.

Speciality areas: Personalised itineraries through Europe, especially her favourites of Italy, France & Spain and, more recently, Slovenia, Croatia and Japan. She also loves the luxury cruise lines like Crystal, Regent & Orion cruise lines. Carmen knows all the great little B&B's and off the beaten path things that make your holiday one of those memorable experience.
carmen@travelconcepts.com.au

DONNA KRANAS Senior Consultant 25 Years Travel Experience

Leisure travel to New Zealand, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Sabah, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Sumatra, Bali, Thailand, Hong Kong, Nepal, China, Japan, Maldives, South Africa, Argentina, Peru, USA, Canada, Britain, Ireland, Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, France, Switzerland, Austria, Portugal … and Western Australia.

donna@travelconcepts.com.au

GILDA McMANUS Senior Consultant (part time) 25 Years Travel Experience

Speciality areas: Corporate travel specialist to Asia, USA & Europe. Gilda also holds "ICCA Accredited Cruise Consultant" qualification with the International Cruise Council and loves cruising the South Pacific. She is also our resident expert on “family” itineraries to New Zealand and the USA & Canada.

gilda@travelconcepts.com.au

ISABELLE van BENTUM Senior Consultant (part time) 23 Years Travel Experience

Speciality areas: Leisure travel to New Zealand. Singapore, Hong Kong, Taipei, China, Eastern USA, Caribbean, Brazil & Venezuela. Isabelle is Dutch by birth and has lived in The Netherlands for 38 years and Spain for 1 year and is familiar with all parts of Continent Europe and Greece. She loves Adventure travel..

isabelle@travelconcepts.com.au

JUDITH WENCK "Founder" 19 years travel experience

Speciality areas: Leisure travel to all areas, in particular Self drive & Independent travel itineraries to Scandinavia, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Greece, Turkey, Eastern & Central Europe and, more recently, the beautiful islands of Western Samoa ... particularly loves Fly Fishing in Tasmania & New Zealand! ... By appointment only.

judith@travelconcepts.com.au

STELLA HAYCOCK Accounts Manager 23 years experience

Speciality areas: Keeping the financial wheels turning!

stella@travelconcepts.com.au

The Cruise Centre (a subsidiary of Travel Concepts)

Cruising is now the fastest growing sector of the travel industry ~ worldwide!

Because of this we set up a specialised Cruise division, 4 years ago, with dedicated Cruise experts to service this important part of the travel industry. The Cruise Centre is now the largest Cruise agency in Brisbane.
"The Cruise Centre" is also the most qualified (with the International Cruise Council of Australasia) travel office in Brisbane with more ICCA accredited cruise consultants than any other agency.

The Cruise Centre is located currently within the Travel Concepts premises at Milton.

ELIZABETH CLARKE The Cruise Manager 24 years travel experience

"ICCA Master Cruise Consultant" qualification with the International Cruise Council.

Speciality areas: Holds her "Masters" in Cruise Consulting through the ICCA. Expert on Alaska, Canada, USA, South America, Antarctica, Asia, South Pacific, Europe (Mediterranean & River cruising), Africa and the Middle East ... Elizabeth has an incredible knowledge of which ships are cruising where, and "what's on offer".

elizabeth@thecruisecentre.com.au

ANDREA DONALD Senior Consultant 23years travel experience

"ICCA Master Cruise Consultant" qualification with the International Cruise Council.

Speciality areas: Personalised itineraries through Europe, especially her favourites of Italy, France & Spain and, more recently, Slovenia, Croatia and Japan. She also loves the luxury cruise lines like Crysta, Regent & Orion cruise lines. Carmen knows all the great little B&B's and off the beaten path things that make your holiday one of those memorable experience.
andrea@thecruisecentre.com.au

AILEEN ROATES Senior Consultant 16 years travel experience

"ICCA Master Cruise Consultant" qualification with the International Cruise Council.

Speciality areas: Personalised itineraries through Europe, especially her favourites of Italy, France & Spain and, more recently, Slovenia, Croatia and Japan. She also loves the luxury cruise lines like Crysta, Regent & Orion cruise lines. Carmen knows all the great little B&B's and off the beaten path things that make your holiday one of those memorable experience.
aileen@thecruisecentre.com.au