Midweek Catch-up with Spencer Travel’s Penny Spencer

Midweek Catch-up with Spencer Travel’s Penny Spencer

This week, we delve deep into the mind of Spencer Travel’s managing director and uncover her love for Disneyland, Dolly Parton, and psychological thrillers.

What’s your main goal for this year?

To rebuild and rejuvenate the business.

What’s your favourite thing about working in the travel industry?

The people and the excitement – always something new to learn and experience.

How do you like to spend your free time?

Reading and travelling – also love baking.

Have you managed to do any travelling since restrictions began to ease (domestic or international)?

Yes just back from two weeks at Palm Cove – one of my happy places.

What’s your favourite travel company, besides the one you work for?

Virgin Galactic – it is the future and we have been partners with them for over 10 years travelling on the journey to space for commercial passengers.

Penny Spencer, enjoying a trip to her happy place (Palm Cove)

If you could invite three famous guests (dead or alive) to a dinner party, who would you choose?

Marilyn Monroe, Richard Branson and Dolly Parton.

What’s something positive you’ve witnessed or experienced since the global pandemic hit?

Teamwork and camaraderie within the travel industry.

What’s your advice for others in the travel industry on coping with the global pandemic?

We are almost there – if you have made it this far there shouldn’t be many more bumps in the road I hope….

What book and/or TV show can you not get enough of lately?

TV – Ted Lasso – such a real programme that makes you feel good.

Book – The new John Grisham The Judges List – love a psychological thriller.

Do you have any travel goals for 2022?

To travel… I’m already booked to a few domestic destinations and am in the process of booking Disneyworld for December 2022.

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