TDs Inspired Women in Travel Asia (IWTA)

Growing up in India, part of a family where a rich culture and traditions were proudly shared and celebrated and where education played a big part in her upbringing, Dr Avita found the perfect recipe for her future career. 

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From her training days at Flight Training Adelaide to volunteering at Hong Kong Youth Aviation Academy (HKYAA) as an instructor, she dons many hats

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Growing up as the child of immigrants Emily learnt to become a productive bridge earlier on, something she really enjoyed doing. Helping one side see the perspectives of the other side. This interest has become what has fueled her successful career.  

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Meet Michaela Connor, Regional People & Culture Leaders for Discova, living in Phuket.

BACKGROUND:

She grew up in Sweden and always dreamt of traveling the world. After graduating she left Sweden and hasn’t looked back since.

Her travels took her to New Zealand in 2016 where she started working for the industry that was aligned with her passion; the Travel industry. Little did she know that her career in New Zealand would last 12 years for the same company, in various roles. She found her purpose in a support role where she could best help people grow, challenge themselves and learn.

In 2018 her and her husband made the decision to move to Laos with their two young daughters. Listen to the interview to find out what got them to this decision and challenges along the way!

Today, she is one of the Regional People & Culture Leaders for Discova, a global DMC, and lives in Phuket.

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Shoba fell into the world of tourism almost by accident.  She was a science major, who didn’t want to be a doctor or a teacher, and who then studied journalism as a post-graduate.  Uninspired by the work she was able to find, Shoba was invited by a travel company to write itineraries for them, and so her travel career began!  

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Caroline began her hospitality career in London and the USA, having graduated from hotel school in Switzerland. Focused on learning everything she could, and taking every opportunity to progress, she was blessed with some amazing mentors and managers, helping her to build her confidence alongside her career.

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Meet Captain Zephina Khanam Mohd Jasbir Khan,  Captain Zephina is a commercial pilot in Malaysia who only found her passion and drive after a teacher told her to ‘be realistic’ when she expressed her desire to become a doctor.

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Monika Anggreni is a Captain with Air Asia Indonesia, with 13,000 flying hours under her belt since 2005.  She joined Air Asia Indonesia in 2005 as a pilot after several false starts, and is now one of only 30 female pilots in the company.  She is also a published author, Ironbird Monika – the story of how she became an airline pilot.   

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Cynthia came into hospitality later in life, finding her first job in hospitality after 17 years of raising her daughter, moving up from working in a school cafeteria in Bangkok to managing a new hotel chain in Tokyo in the space of ten years.  

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