Carl has over 30 years experience in various roles in the travel and airline industries, in Europe, the Middle East and Australia. He began his career in travel with Thomas Cook in London, before finally ending up in Perth with his family.

He has travelled extensively throughout Europe, North America and Canada, Africa, South America, the Middle East, the Pacific and Australia.

Carl also has experience with group travel arrangements for leisure, sporting and corporate client requirements.

He will talk endlessly about his home city of London to anyone who will listen.

• Carl never leaves home without ...
  - His mobile and palm held (how else will he remember his wife’s birthday).
• Carl’s #1 travel highlight is ...
  - To see the sun rise and set over St Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai.
• The best travel advice Carl has ever been given is...
  - Travel as often as you can, and then you realize what a lucky country Australia is.
• If someone gave Carl an air ticket to anywhere in the world, he’d be off to ...
  - San Carlos de Bariloche in the Argentinean Lakes (its New Zealand, Scandinavia and the Italian Lakes all rolled into one).

Amy is our group booking specialist. She has conducted escorted tours for UCU members to New Zealand’s North and South Islands, and loves to organise small group journeys and holidays, most recently a Bali wedding for 30 people!

She’s gone shopping and sightseeing in Malaysia, Bali and Fiji, and experienced the wonders of Southern Africa and Europe.

Amy is looking forward to her next adventure of walking down the isle dressed in white and honeymooning on a tropical island paradise like Mauritius.

• Amy never leaves home without ...
  - Her good luck charm teddy bear.
• Amy's #1 travel highlight is ...
  - Travelling on the highest cog railway in the world on Jungfrau Mountain in Switzerland, which rises 4,158m and finally seeing snow!
• The best travel advice Amy has ever been given is ...
  - To travel with a change of clothes in case your luggage gets lost (not to mention making sure you have travel insurance!)
• If someone gave Amy an air ticket to anywhere in the world, she'd be off to ...
  - Machu Picchu in Peru.

Wendy is our newest staff member and is our Bali holiday star. She has loads of tips for those looking to experience excitement, adventure, relaxation, dining, shopping or pampering. Wendy is about to embark on her 13th visit and has seen a lot of changes since her first visit in 1980.

Wendy also has lots of great ideas for domestic holidays around Australia and is a whiz on Tasmania. Where she was born and bred on the Apple Isle.

Wendy is well informed on skiing holidays in New Zealand, and has a great knowledge of both domestic and international cruises.

• Wendy never leaves home without ...
  - Her camera, passport, credit card, small amount of local currency and a good shopping bag.
• Wendy’s #1 travel highlight is ...
  - Sitting with a cocktail in hand watching the sunset on Kuta beach.
• The best travel advice Wendy has ever been ...
  - Take the time to get to know the locals and their culture.
• If someone gave Wendy an air ticket to anywhere in the world, she’d be off to ...
  - To cruise around Indonesia following the same route as Charles Darwin.