Nicole Beasley is One of Australia's Most Experienced Luxury Travel Specialists. Excellent experience in Group, Business Travel and Luxury Holidays.
Nicole commenced her travel career in Noosa in 1984 as a trainee, within 18 months was elevated to Manager of the 4 person American Express representative office. In 1988, at age 21, the big city in the full swing of Expo year beckoned and Nicole relocated to Brisbane and commenced Suncity Travel and trained partner Carmen Ford.
In 1989, Nicole took a 6 month break during the Pilot’s strike to travel to Europe (her 2nd trip, the first was for 10 weeks in 1985 with Insight Tours) and in this time spent 4 weeks hopping the Greek Islands, traveled extensively by rail in Italy and with 3 adventurous girlfriends covered 10,000kms in a leased Peugot to cover France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, Germany – the journey ended with 2 weeks with a family in Paris, time in London and a return via New York (amazing!!) and Lake Tahoe…
In 1991 expanded Suncity Travel into newly fitted retail premises on the Plaza level at Riverside Centre, where it successfully trades to this day…Nicole personally also traveled extensively through these years with at least 3 or 4 OS trips each year…speciality for detailed European planning and large incentive groups evolved. Founding female member of the Brisbane branch of Young Entrepreneurs’ Organization (YEO) and also a “nursery” for trainee Travel Consultants from the Russo Institute teaching true service in Travel.
In 1997 sale of Suncity Travel, followed by another month in Europe featuring a Radisson Seven Seas cruise of the Iberian peninsula and a return to favourite France. Marriage and babies followed as did a short hiatus in the travel career but part-time work continued as administrator of YEO Brisbane branch which included Conference Organizer for their Asia-Pacific regional Conference at Hyatt Sanctuary Cove in early ‘99. Continue to deal with long-term clients via Harvey World Travel Noosa.
In 2001 start a full time role with Africa Exclusive Tours planning individual and group tours to Africa & training staff. Husband works for 8 months in Shanghai, China from June and in 2002 move to Singapore for an amazing 18 month stint and work with ANZA…
In 2003 re-locate back to Noosa for 18 months and return to work at Harvey World Travel. After a lovely time in the sun settle back to Brisbane early 2005 and commence working with my personal long-term clients through the Harvey World Travel office at Kenmore.
In April 2005 approached by Australia Zoo to set-up “Australia Zoo Travel” – working closely in partnership with Steve and Terri Irwin, launch the business in August of that year but due to the distance of commute and husband’s career travel commitments finish at Australia Zoo in December. July 2007 to January 2014 a Mobile Travel Manager with with i-travel Sydney
1 February 2014 very happily announce my merge with Greg McCarthy's Platinum Travel and launch of his 5th Platinum office on Coronation Drive, Milton
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- Travel, Leisure, Vacation
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- Travel, Leisure