Brace yourself because what you’re about to see is the absolute top of the women in the travel industry!

The Women In Travel Power List longlist has the ladies who are the juggernauts, the who’s who, the true trailblazers of travel and when we say they are leading the world of travel, we mean it!

This list has come together from hours and hours of expert examination of our industry to understand who’s at the top. But we want to hear from you (a bit more).

If you’d like to nominate someone that you feel absolutely deserves to be on this list then click here to put that person’s name down.

We’ll then throw the combined list to our judging panel to select the top picks, thus arriving at the final 20 which will be announced on the Women In Travel Awards night (5 December, in case you needed a reminder).

So, enough of the waffle, here’s what you came to the article to see: the Women In Travel Power List longlist (in alphabetical order).

1. Alice Ager – MD, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises
2. Alice Moore – Director, Elysse Collective
3. Alicia Triggs – Executive GM Sales & Partnerships, Journey Beyond
4. Allison Haworth West – GM, Captain Cook Cruises Fiji
5. Anna McMurtrie – MD, Wentworth Travel
6. Anne Wild – MD, Anne Wild & Associates
7. Barbara Whitten – MD, Anywhere Travel
8. Cara Morton – Group CEO, Covermore
9. Carole Smethurst – MD, Bicton Travel
10. Caroline Hitchen – GM, Cruise HQ
11. Cassi Tormey – Owner, Cornerstone L&D
12. Cinzia Burnes – Executive Director, Helloworld
13. Christina Werkstetter – SVP Aviation Partnerships, Sydney Airport
14. Danielle Galloway – MD Luxury & Independent Brands, Flight Centre Travel Group
15. Deb Corbett – GM, Ponant 
16. Debra Fox – MD, A&K
17. Fiona Dalton – GM, Virtuoso Travel
18. Gai Tyrrell – MD, Globus family of brands
19. Halina Kubica – MD, Greece and Mediterranean Travel Centre
20. Hayley Jane Morris – Founder, Sisterhood Womens Travel
21. Jacqui Walshe – Executive Chairman, Walshe Group
22. Jayne Hrdlicka – CEO, Virgin Australia
23. Jean Summers-Reeves – Director, Globenet Travel/Clean Cruising
24. Jill Abel – CEO, Australian Cruise Association
25. Julie King – Founder & CEO, Julie King & Associates and Bonailie
26. Julie Primmer – Co-Founder/Director, Ascend Travel Group
27. Justine Waddington – Founder & Director, Encounter Travel
28. Kara Glamore – VP Australia, Carnival Cruise Line
29. Karen Deveson – Group GM Cruise, Helloworld
30. Karen McGilvray – MD NSW & ACT, Corporate Travel Management
31. Karen Merricks – Co-Founder, MTA travel
32. Kathryn O’Brien – GM Australia, Air New Zealand
33. Kaylene Shuttlewood – MD, Amadeus
34. Leanne Harwood – SVP & MD JAPAC & President, Accommodation Australia
35. Lorie Argus – CEO, Melbourne Airport 
36. Lisa Burquest – Chief People Officer, Virgin Australia
37. Lisa Teiotu – MD, MSC Cruises
38. Lisa Pagotto – GM & Founder, Crooked Compass
39. Lisa Pile – VP & GM, Regents Seven Seas Cruises
40. Lou Tandy – Co-Owner, APT
41. Louise Dann – GM, Helloworld Travel Hunter Travel Group
42. Louise Laing – GM Marketing, Intrepid
43. Lynda Wallace – Co-Founder/Director, Ascend Travel Group
44. Lynne Clarke – Chairman, MSC
45. Marion Bunnik – Founder, Bunnik Tours
46. Marion Charlton – COO, Gold Coast Airport 
47. Michelle Black – MD, Viking Cruises 
48. Nicole Boyer – GM Supplier Partnerships, CT Partners
49. Nicole Strudwick – GM Sales, Travellers Choice
50. Penny Spencer – MD, Spencer Travel
51. Phillipa Harrison – MD, Tourism Australia
52. Philippa Walker – Marketing Director APAC, Silversea
53. Sarah Clark – CEO, Tourism Tasmania
54. Sarina Bratton – Chairman APAC & Special Advisor to Executive, Ponant
55. Shelley Poten – MD, Albatross Tours, Managing Director
56. Stacey McBride – Manager, Accommodation Australia
57. Stephanie Tully – CEO, Jetstar Group
58. Sue Badyari – CEO, World Expeditions
59. Susan Coghill – CMO, Tourism Australia
60. Susan Haberle – VP Sales & Partnerships, A&K
61. Susie Potter – CEO, The Africa Safari Co.
62. Toni Ambler – MD ANZ, TTC Tour Brands (Luxury Gold, Insight Vacations, Trafalgar Costsaver & Contiki)
63. Vanessa Hudson – CEO, Qantas
64. Vanessa Wallace-Kaplan – MD, V Travel Network
65. Yana Sharvts – Acting Country Manager & Marketing & Communications Manager, South Africa Tourism
66. Yen Kho – Country Manager, Qatar Airways
67. Yvette Thompson – GM Sales & Partnerships, Intrepid

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