GETTING TO KNOW… DEB COLLINS

Deb is Spencer Travel’s leisure consultant for our corporate clients.

What she loves about her job:

“My clients and the Spencer team. We feed off each other, and help one another when necessary,” says Deb.

“I love working for Spencer Travel. Penny Spencer is such a generous boss. The educational and training opportunities I have had, plus the many travel experiences, have made me the consultant I am today.”    

Her favourite travel destinations:

“I have many favourites, but there are a few travel memories that really stand out. Firstly, my most recent trip to the Maldives, where we experienced the floating breakfast at the Waldorf Astoria – it was out of this world. Another trip that brings back great memories is travelling through Africa with my Dad, an unbelievable experience.”

“And lastly, India with my husband. We had the pleasure of visiting and staying at the beautiful Taj palaces. The displays of colour everywhere you go and the people. Amazing!” Read More…

The Must Have Apps for Business Travellers

Whether you’re going for a business travel or for just a few days or for several weeks, time management and efficiency can often mean the difference between rousing success and debilitating stress.

Technology plays a big part in this; specifically, smartphone apps, many of which have come after many years of trial and error in their attempts to expedite travel necessities and avoid any mishaps.

Not sure which ones you should be downloading? Theupsider.com.au has rounded up a few of the best. 

These are the essential apps every savvy business traveller should have – aside from the obvious Drop box, Google Maps, Google Translate, WhatsApp and the many ride-sharing services, of course.

Drops

Let’s face it, brushing up on a new language beyond a few phrases often demands more time than you may have. That’s where an audio-visual learning app like Drops comes in.

Particularly if you’re on a last-minute trip, Drops is a valuable program for those who need help building, strengthening and maintaining their vocabulary in any of 32 different languages, which include Japanese, Korean, French, German and Portuguese.

Through a rote learning approach and a clean, attractive interface, the app successfully gamifies the time-consuming task of building a sufficient vocabulary in another language, doing so in engaging and meaningful ways that don’t feel tedious or demanding.

This is mostly done through gestures, whether it’s swiping a word towards the correct illustration or re-constructing broken words by syllable. And it frames that with time constraints as well, allowing you just five minutes per day on the unpaid version, and while that may not seem like much, the app does pack a lot in that short span.  Read More…

Peak Events Australia 2020

When planning and booking your travel for 2020, please consider the following events and block-out dates.  Give your Spencer Travel Consultant a call if you have any questions or if you do need to travel around one or more of the dates below. We’ll work with you to ensure your travel plans run smoothly and at the best rates available. 

       Start Date            Finish Date

Sydney	Chinese New Year	25/01/2020	1/02/2020
	State of Origin	21/06/2020	21/06/2020
	City to Surf	8/08/2022	8/08/2020
	NRL Grand Final	3/10/2020	3/10/2020
	New Year’s Eve	31/12/2020	31/12/2020
Western Sydney	Easter Show	3/04/2020	14/04/2020
	State of Origin	1/07/2020	1/07/2020
	Hillsong Conference	7/07/2020	10/07/2020
	NRL Grand Final	3/10/2020	3/10/2020
Canberra	Federal Budget Night	12/05/2020	12/05/2020
	KANGA cup	7/07/2020	8/07/2020
Melbourne	Australian Open Tennis	20/01/2020	2/02/2020
	Grand Prix	12/03/2020	13/03/2020
	AFL Grand Final	25/09/2020	26/09/2020
	Derby Day	31/10/2020	31/10/2020
	New Year’s Eve	31/12/2020	31/12/2020
Adelaide	Superloop	21/02/2020	22/02/2020
	WOMAD	7/03/2020	7/03/2020
	State of Origin	3/06/2020	3/06/2020
	T20 World Cup / Indigenous Education Convention	3/11/2020	12/11/2020
	New Year’s Eve	31/12/2020	31/12/2020
Perth	AOG Conference	10/03/2020	12/03/2020
Hobart	Taste of Tasmania	1/01/2020	3/01/2020
	Chinese New Year	25/01/2020	1/02/2020
	Sydney to Hobart	26/12/2020	31/12/2020
Brisbane	NRL Magic Round	7/05/2020	9/05/2020
	State of Origin	8/07/2020	8/07/2020
	River Fire	26/09/2020	26/09/2020
	Bledisloe Cup	17/10/2020	17/10/2020
	New Year’s Eve	31/12/2020	31/12/2020