OUR STAFF

Tailored Holidays – Balwyn Office

Laura Noccioli

Team Leader Balwyn
laura@travelrite.com.au

Laura has been a travel consultant for 10 years and has travelled to over 50 countries. She has also managed tours around the Mediterranean, Baltic & New Zealand, and has great experience with cruising, rail and cycle journeys around the world. Her greatest strength would be her knowledge of Italy and her niche speciality would be organising destination weddings and honeymoons. Lucky enough to have been to North & South America, Europe, Africa & Asia she has also cruised with Celebrity, Royal Caribbean, Cunard, Carnival, P&O, Princess & Tauck. Ballooning over Cappadocia in Turkey, Glacier hikes in New Zealand, dancing in the streets of Rio De Janeiro, sail boating through the Canary Islands and eating her way through Italy are just some of her highlights! Laura is an enthusiastic travel business leader and consultant who takes pride in her job and can assist you with your travel needs!

Mick Webster

Senior Travel Consultant
mick@travelrite.com.au

Mick is a new addition to Travelrite with 6 years’ travel experience in the industry and comes with a friendly and approachable personality. Living like a local is the best way to describe how Mick travels. Having been to a total of 20 counties touching every continent except Antarctica, he comes with a wealth of knowledge and tips ‘n’ tricks. Los Angeles is Micks favourite city closely followed by Mexico City and Marrakech. Mick enjoys snowboarding, water-skiing and wakeboarding in his spare time, which has seen him visit Japan, Canada and New Zealand to follow the snow, as well as heading to the AFL to watch his beloved Carlton Blues. Mick loves to get to know his customers well and enjoys nothing more than having a laugh whilst planning your holiday.

Cruise Offers

Shannon Benson

Cruise Offers Team Leader
shannon@cruiseoffers.com.au

Shannon has worked in the industry for 12 years and has visited some amazing places. One of her all-time favourite memories is being a guest in a family run Ryokan, a beautiful insight to the way of life in rural Japan. Being able to observe and learn from other cultures is what ignites Shannon’s passion for travel, and she firmly believes that there is no better way than a cruise to experience a variety of cultures in one journey without the hassle of hauling your suitcase around!

Groups - Travelrite Tours & Value Holidays

Alana Tanos

Group Team Leader
alana@travelrite.com.au

Alana has been in the travel industry for 13 years as a Group Consultant and now the Team Leader of the Groups Department. Alana’s role sees her taking care of the staff and customers in the Groups Department ensuring the best outcomes are delivered. Some of Alana’s favourite destinations include New York and the USA, Havana, Italy - of course for the ice cream, Malaysia, Dubai and Japan. Alana has also been lucky enough to Tour Manage some group departures with Travelrite International recently visiting the Baltic and St Petersburg with 180 of Travelrite’s happy clients and her tour managing colleagues. Alana looks forward to speaking with you about our great group tours.

Janine Methven

Senior Travel/Groups Consultant
janine@travelrite.com.au

Janine has worked in the Travel Industry for 18 years & has a strong passion for travel and creating/planning amazing holidays for her clients. She has travelled to many different countries over the years, some of which include touring throughout Europe, visiting USA, Canada, South Africa, Mauritius, South Pacific Islands, Vietnam, Japan, New Zealand and many more. Some of her favourite travel experiences would include, walking with Giraffes whilst on Safari in South Africa, experiencing the amazing food & wine whilst in Tuscany, travelling on the Rocky Mountaineer in Canada, Cruising from Mauritius to Cape Town on the world famous QE2, experiencing courtside seats at an NBA Game at Madison Square Gardens, cooking with the locals in Hanoi Vietnam and witnessing the most amazing lagoon island paradise “Aitutaki” in the Cook Islands. In her spare time, Janine loves to spend time with her family and friends, experience new cuisines, enjoy everything Melbourne has to offer, go to the theatre or a concert, dancing and ALL things sports (in particular watching the Melbourne Vixens play netball and the AFL – Go Blues!). Janine is dedicated to planning the best possible holidays for her clients & would love to assist you with your next amazing adventure at our Heathmont Office.