Designer Travel’s co-founders Amanda Matthews and Karen Pocock received the Contribution to Luxury Travel award at the TTG Luxury Travel Awards in 2022 for their consistent high performance in the industry and launched the comprehensive training programme soon after.
The Designer Travel Training Academy aims to find entrepreneurial individuals who are passionate about becoming full-time travel advisors, but do not have any formal education in the sector. Trainees then undergo an intensive 12-month course, participating in modules on everything from business development to social media marketing in order to graduate as Professional Travel Experts.
