Travel Agent Talk Q&A

We’ve asked 12 travel agents to give us quick, short responses to the following 15 random and fun questions. See a response in each 2017 issue of THOR Advantage!

TRAVEL AGENT PROFILE:

• Name: Sherley Harvey
• Title: Corporate Agent
• Travel Agency Name: Club Voyages Baie-Comeau
• Travel Agency Location: Baie-Comeau, QC, Canada
• Number of Years in the Travel Industry: 7
• Specialty: Corporate

In the past year, how many vacations have you taken outside of the country?

I took two vacations in 2016. The first vacation I went to Germany, The Netherlands, Czech Republic and Poland. The second vacation was in Mexico.

Which celebrity chef would you most like to fix you a meal?

Jamie Oliver

If you could go to any city in the world to experience the history, people and culture, where would you go?

I would go to Marrakesh in Morocco.

What is the best travel perk you’ve received from a loyalty program?

The best travel perks I have received are free flights.

Have you ever visited a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

I have visited the following UNESCO World Heritage sites:

• Palace and Park of Versailles

• Rives de la Seine à Paris

• Acropolis of Athens

• Ville médiévale de Rhodes

• Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza

• Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht

• Historic Center of Kraków

• Royal salt mines of Wieliczka and Bochnia

• Auschwitz-Birkenau

• Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites

• City of Bath

• Tower of London

• Maritime Greenwich

• Historic Center of Prague

• Historic Areas of Istanbul

While on vacation, what is the most ‘extreme’ thing that you have done?

Taking the cable car to climb the l’Aiguille du Midi in the French Alps.

Which individual would you most want to meet in person: Richard Branson, Elon Musk, Oprah Winfrey or Bill Gates?

I would most want to meet Oprah Winfrey in person.

What’s the first thing you do when you get home from a trip?

I begin to wash clothes.

Which is your favorite travel app on your mobile phone?

[I use them], but I don’t have any favorites.

What hotel lobby feature has been your favorite so far?

I enjoy the lobbies at all-inclusive hotels. I like the atmospheres, they are typically cozy and, often, there are musicians.

What’s the one food you could never bring yourself to eat?

I could never bring myself to eat insects.

If you could travel back in time, what year would you travel to?

At the time of the Renaissance or in the 1960’s, when taking a flight to somewhere was a luxury.

Would you rather win an Olympic medal, an Academy Award or the Nobel Peace Prize?

I would not choose any of them.

What one packing tip would you share with clients?

Carry little lozenges and towels that you can dampen.

If you could shop for free at one store, which one would you choose?

I would choose Desigual.