Midweek interview with Virtuoso’s Anna Davies

Midweek interview with Virtuoso’s Anna Davies

TW interrupted Virtuoso’s APAC business development manager, Anna Davies’ lunch break for this interview. Luckily our questions were juicy and delicious.

The challenge for the industry is…

Keeping up with the ever-changing digital landscape.

The things I like about my job…

Passionate people.

And the frustrations are …

It’s travel – so frustrations are limited.

If I didn’t work in travel I would be…

Skiing.

Favourite airline?

Emirates.

My proudest moment was…

Working at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics alongside  some of the heroes of the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic team

The naughtiest thing I ever did was…

Really? Am I allowed to share that?

I try to relax by…

Yoga and swimming.

The last time I feared for my life was…

In Canada, I was hiking up a mountain in my ski boots and I slipped carrying my skis. I hung off the edge of a cliff in a tree for some time.

If I can, I always try to avoid…

Cooked carrots and the seat in the middle row.

I really wish I had…

A time machine.

The best advice I’ve ever received was…

Progress, not necessarily perfection, is a great way to operate.

I don’t understand why people…

Don’t smile more often.

It takes more muscles to frown.

My greatest weakness is…

Dark Chocolate.

And my greatest strength is…

I am a creative realist.

If I won a $1 million lottery (aside from travelling), I would…

Relocate to Italy.

If I was prime minister I would…

Take the opportunity to visit Jacinda Ardern in NZ and see how she’s doing as a mum and a prime minister.

If I could be someone else for one day I would be a…

Tony Robbins.

I’ve always wanted to travel to…

Norway.

My favourite holiday was…

Mexico/New York. It was magical.

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