{"id":875012,"date":"2023-09-21T14:13:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T13:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/?p=875012"},"modified":"2025-03-04T11:47:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T10:47:42","slug":"family-footsteps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/family-footsteps\/","title":{"rendered":"These Trafalgar staff followed their family footsteps into the travel business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Did you follow in your family footsteps, joining the family-run business or the same industry as the generations before you? We wanted to find out how some of beloved Trafalgar staff ended up working in the travel business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Was it because their family instilled a great love of travel from a young age? Did they have a cousin or family member whose footsteps they wanted to follow? Or are they the courageous one who is inspiring generations above and below to be brave and see the world?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s hear from Jacqueline, Jemma, Athena and Stacy about how travel is now the family business, and how they\u2019re inspiring the next generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jacqueline-is-keeping-travel-in-the-family\">Jacqueline is keeping travel in the family<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy family is the reason why I work in travel,\u201d says Jacqueline, a Contact Center Agent with Trafalgar.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy love for travel and experiencing new cultures started at an early age, from yearly Yosemite camping trips to a weekend in Ensenada, Mexico, during summer break to road tripping across the country in our camper.<br><br>\u201cThe sense of adventure was addictive and continued into my teen years where I got to enjoy a school ski trip to Telluride, Colorado, and then flew off to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for our senior trip.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI even somehow convinced my mom to let me go with my younger brother on his graduation gift to Oahu, Hawaii, to &#8220;supervise&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"481\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2023\/09\/fam.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-875014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fam.jpg 481w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fam-248x330.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fast forward to adulthood and Jacqueline joined the Trafalgar family (The Travel Corporation) back in 2013. She kept busy working in the documents department, before joining our sister brand Contiki as a contact center agent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She says the highlight of that those few years was joining a 14-day Contiki tour through Europe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis was life changing to say the least. I had never traveled by myself nor even considered the idea until working for TTC,\u201d she told us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDuring those 14 days I made new friends, that I still stay in touch with on social media, I re-discovered my love of travel, and I even learned a lot about myself as a solo traveler.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are far more capable than we may think!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jacqueline is back with TTC again, and says that it&#8217;s her goal to give the gift of travel to her three young children \u201cso they too may look forward to new experiences and the adventure of exploring new countries while appreciating the beauty other cultures bring to this world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith all that said, let&#8217;s start a brand for young families with kids under five years old!! Who doesn&#8217;t love a coach full of wild and rambunctious kids? Haha!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>GET INSPIRED BY: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/tours\/grand-european\"><strong><em>Grand European<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cwu5SwLM_CG\/?img_index=1\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jemma-s-mum-suggested-she-change-careers\">Jemma\u2019s mum suggested she change careers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy family and I have always been super keen on travelling, especially exploring the coast of New South Wales in Australia during the school holidays when we were younger,\u201d says Jemma, our Contact Centre Trainer and L&amp;D Support for Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI jumped on my first Contiki a few years ago, quickly followed by a Haggis tour, and then a Shamrocker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was so o b s e s s e d with coach touring by the time I got back home. So obsessed that my mum told me to apply for a job in reservations so that I could continue talking about it because it was something that excited me so much.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m SO grateful that she gave me that push to change my career. I jumped on the TTC careers page, applied, got an interview and landed my first role in Trafalgar reservations.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2023\/09\/croatia-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-875015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/croatia-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/croatia-330x186.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/croatia.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since starting with Trafalgar, Jemma says she\u2019s seen more of her family follow her footsteps and embrace their love of travel too. Last year her aunty and uncle took their first Trafalgar tour to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/en-eu\/destinations\/europe\/croatia\">Croatia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/en-eu\/destinations\/europe\/slovenia\">Slovenia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey can&#8217;t wait to do another,\u201d Jemma says. \u201cThey told us they&#8217;re planning their next trip to Canada to visit their new Trafalgar besties from the coach!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>GET INSPIRED BY: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/tours\/best-of-croatia-and-slovenia\"><strong><em>Best of Croatia &amp; Slovenia<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-family-memories-are-made-on-the-road-for-athena\">Family memories are made on the road for Athena<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy family always made traveling together a priority,\u201d says Athena, our Custom Groups Manager, based in the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy most vivid memories growing up are trips that we all took together. It helped me to be confident and curious about the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy family supported me to study abroad when I was 20 years old, even though they had not been abroad.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat trip fueled me to always be curious, open-minded, and growth-oriented. I have had a deep deep love of travel ever since and am incredibly grateful for the influence my family had on this!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c[Travel] has lead to a fulfilling and adventure-full life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>RELATED BLOG:<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/multi-generational-travel\/\"><strong><em>Learn from each other, learn together: the key to multi-generational travel<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cw5jTUttsW-\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-stacy-passed-her-love-for-travel-to-her-kids\">Stacy passed her love for travel to her kids<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn 2017 I took my family on Trafalgar&#8217;s family trip, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/tours\/european-wonderland\">European Wonderland<\/a>,\u201d says Stacy, a Product Build Coordinator at Trafalgar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt the time, my kids were 13 and 12. My husband and I still think this is one of our top vacations together ever and can&#8217;t wait to keep traveling with them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur kids were adventurous, tried new foods, and met new people.&nbsp; It was really a fantastic experience to watch them take it all in.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen we got back and they went back to school, my 12-year-old daughter had to write a poem. This is what she wrote:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cThe travel bug has bitten my family bad&#8230;.I&#8217;m happy to keep feeding that adventure. Here&#8217;s to many more years of adventures together!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2023\/09\/I-am-by-CT-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-875013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/I-am-by-CT-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/I-am-by-CT-330x330.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/I-am-by-CT.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>TAKE THE FAMILY TRIP: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/tours\/european-wonderland\"><strong><em>European Wonderland<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What\u2019s your travel story? Did you follow in the family footsteps? 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