We love an alliterative name, all the best superheroes and villains have them. We’re not sure where TRAVLR’s head of global travel product sits on that spectrum, though.

We’re not sure how to UnCruise… and when we asked the company’s vice president of operations, she thought we were joking.

TravelManagers’ cruise operations executive can’t wait to get her daughters on their first-ever cruise this year, prompting us to call our mums and urge them to reconsider their career choices.

This week we had a poolside chat with Meliá Phuket Mai Khao’s general manager, and by that, we mean we emailed her some questions and fell asleep at our local leisure centre.

This week, we were SO delighted to interview Rail Online’s CEO, and not just because of his adorable dog. Ok, we admit it, it was 100 per cent because of the dog.

This week, Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ executive VP for Asia Pacific encouraged us to seize new opportunities, so we’re taking that as a sign we should have our fifth coffee for the day, guilt-free.

Princess Cruises’ senior director of sales, marketing and services took us to the courts for a game of doubles. He began to regret his decision after our sixth coffee break.

Before you ask, no, Order Up!’s chief commercial officer is not Ian Thorpe’s brother, despite the surname and vague resemblance (if you squint a bit).

This week we caught up with NCL’s senior manager of sales who’s keen to get her youngest overseas for the first time this year with trips to Fiji and Hawaii already booked. Can we come too?

This week, Experience Co’s general manager for commercial operations showed us her best kitchen dance moves, while regaling us with stories of the stary, stary skies of Nowra.

This week we caught up with the business development manager from Cruise Traveller, Alex Stragalinos who’s done with binging Netflix shows and is itching for a good holiday!

This week the business partnership manager from TravelManagers, Julia McLean, told us she loves starting each day with a walk on the beach, even if it’s raining, which is great for her considering the weather.