Our Team

	JODIE QUICK Jodie at Spaceport America, New Mexico Director Jodie has been in the travel industry since she bought Meridian Travel with her sister Kirsty back in 2005. Her favourite trip is the one she does to Bali each year with her family and friends, they’ve got it fine-tuned and the shopping down to such a fine art. Not surprisingly Jodie’s favourite things to do outside of the office are shopping, family time and enjoying a latte with friends. Jodie’s dream destination is South America for it’s natural beauty, though it’s a trip that she’ll enjoy when her two children are old enough to be left at home on their own!
	KIRSTY ECCLES Kirsty at Cloudcroft, New Mexico Director Kirsty has been in the travel industry since 1998 and to date her most memorable experience has been attending the unveiling of Virgin Galactic’s Whitenight II & Spaceship II design’s in NYC, and meeting Sir Richard Branson. Apart from it being her favorite city in the world, people present at the launch were treated like Royalty and had the chance to experience a simulated spaceship flight in a centrifuge! Not surprisingly, Kirsty would love to sit next to Sir Richard Branson on a plane journey if she could. Kirsty loves to travel with her family, husband Paul and daughter Olivia, and at the top of her bucket list is the Greek Islands, somewhere relaxing and beautiful. Some of her other travel highlights include experiencing New Year’s Eve in Times Square, riding elephant back in India.
	JEDDA DOIDGE Jedda in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Senior Travel Consultant Jedda has been in the travel industry for 6 years and she loves to travel! There are so many places that are on her list of places to visit but at the top are Japan and Vietnam to experience such different cultures and amazing sights, America for the shopping and nightlife and Tahiti for the stunning beaches. She loves to organize European adventures for her clients because Europe is so diverse no two holidays are ever the same. She has travelled to many parts of Europe, South East Asia and the South Pacific along with Australia. Highlights include travelling through the canals of Venice by Gondola, flying over the incredible bungle bungles in Kununurra and seeing beautiful orang-utans in their natural environment in Sabah.
	ASHLEIGH WILLIAMS Ashleigh in New Delhi, India Travel Consultant Ashleigh has been with Meridian Travel since March 2010. She has recently fulfilled her dream of travelling to New York, the city that never sleeps. Ashleigh doesn’t have any particular favourite destination as everywhere she has travelled to has offered her something unique & wonderful. Ashleigh has travelled extensively around Australia, to India, central Europe, Fiji and most recently the USA & Canada. She has a strong background in customer service and is happy to do all she can to ensure your holiday is a memorable one.
	JUNE SALTER June on the edge of the Simpson Desert, Australia Senior Travel Consultant A journalist by trade, June became involved in the travel industry when her husband opened Meridian Travel over 30 years ago. June’s extensive travel experience and knowledge of destinations proves an invaluable resource for clients when planning their touring as well as contributing to the ultimate enjoyment of each special trip. June would love to travel to Namibia to see the wildlife and to do the Original Shongalolo Train Journey from Windhoek to Cape Town. June has travelled extensively and always wants her clients to experience the best of what June has experienced in the locations they are travelling to .
	SHANDA SEBBAGE Shanda at Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy Groups and Marketing Co-ordinator Shanda has been in the travel industry for 11 years and she is so passionate about sending people away on fabulous adventures. She is an avid traveller and loves to go away on journeys with her family, husband Karl and children Mikael and Alisha, Her favourite form of travel is by car as she loves the flexibility and independence that car travel gives. Her favourite trips have been Europe and the USA and Canada with her family for a White Christmas! Specialising in Group Travel, in the past Shanda has organsied itineraries for Bowling Groups, Walking Groups, Probus Groups, Large Family Holidays and Conferences. She has travelled to many countries in Europe, to New Zealand, Fiji and the West Coast of the USA and Canada, also extensively domestically.
	Aoife Burke Aoife at the Mauritius Safari Bird Park, Mauritius Aoife joins the Meridian team from Dublin, Ireland where she worked in retail travel for two years and then as a specialist tour operator for Italian tailor-made packages, ski, Europe and Italian cruising for 4 years. She moved to Australia about 14 months ago. She loves organizing and talking to people about Europe as it’s closest to her heart and where she has travelled extensively, clients can really benefit from the little extra facts and tips that she has learnt from personal experience when travelling like nice bars, good hotels places to go and visit whilst abroad.
	STEFFI KONTOS Steffi at the Hyatt Regency, Sanctuary Cove, Australia Senior Travel Consultant/Groups Department After graduating with a diploma in travel and tourism in 1989, Steffi started her career in retail travel, she then moved into other areas including fares and ticketing consolidation, and GSA airline work with Taca Airlines and Olympic Airways. She’s now back in the retail environment and loving it. Steffi always gets super excited when she is involved in helping a client get to Europe as it is one of her favourite destinations, for it’s rich history and the fact that there is so much to see and it always leaves you wanting more! Her favourite trip was when she went to Paris and London with her sister when they were younger, it was a special trip and one that they still talk about to this day. But, working in the travel industry has given Steffi many opportunities to travel the world and visit places such as the Greek Island of Santorini. The views from the steep cliffs around the caldera and the amazing sunsets are some of her favourite memories.