Meet more Group travel Organisers
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InterviewPatsy Steadman: a focus on wellbeing
Patsy Steadman of Force Club Avon and Somerset Police was a finalist in the 2024 GTO of the Year Award®. Here she tells us why she loves what she does, and why members’ health and wellbeing is the priority.
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InterviewGTO of the Year 2024: a lifeline for her members
Joyce Cook talks to us about winning the 2024 GTO of the Year Award®, the reaction from her group and her biggest success story.
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FeaturesSandra McDonald: quirky places to visit and short break ideas
GTO Sandra McDonald shares what’s coming up for her group and some of the more quirky places she’s visited.
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InterviewMike Potts: single supplements and popular group trips
Mike, who runs a group in Hereford, about what he has learned being a group travel organiser and what he’s got coming up.
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InterviewMargaret Thorpe: sell-out holidays and fantastic feedback
Group organiser Margaret Thorpe about arranging visits for her U3A group after spending her career in travel.
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InterviewAllison Udy: bucket-list Lapland trip, coach drivers and more
GTO Allison Udy on the uniqueness of her group and how a coach driver can make or break a trip.
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InterviewAndrea Golder: ensuring members get value for money
Andrea Golder on 45 years of taking groups around the world, how she comes up with new ideas, what her ‘musts’ are, and where’s still left on the bucket list.
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InterviewDerek Hoskins: ensuring value for money for my members
GTO Derek Hoskins, Solihull U3A, tells us how he ensures best value for money for his members and what makes all the hard work worthwhile.
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InterviewNicola Haynes: Following in my dad’s footsteps for Theatre Trips Essex
We spoke to the GTO for Theatre Trips Essex to find out how she got involved with the group and where her love of the theatre comes from.
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InterviewMary Gotts: ticking off her groups’ travel bucket lists
We speak to GTO Mary Gotts who has just about recovered from the shock of winning the 2023 Group Travel Organiser of the Year® Award.
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InterviewFrank Pearson: taking police and choir members all over the world
Frank Pearson organises trips for the Greater Manchester Police Male Voice Choir as well as the International Police Association.
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InterviewKeith Jordan: A lovable character in the group
We spoke to GTO Keith Jordan, who formed the Lincoln Retirees Group in 2020 to offer people a way of getting back out there following the pandemic.
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InterviewCarol Swiecicka: 20 years of organising trips for Devon group
GTO Carol Swiecicka received a BEM for and more recently was invited to the Coronation – we talk about her role of 20 plus years.
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InterviewMike Beaveridge: travelling with former police officer colleagues
We caught up with Mike Beaveridge, organiser for the Southend branch of the National Association of Retired Police Officers, about what’s coming up and some of the challenges he faces.
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InterviewJacky Oakley: organising river cruises and more for her Surrey-based group
Jacky Oakley, organiser for Camberley & District u3a in Surrey tells us about the group’s river cruise experience of Budapest and the challenges she faces as a GTO.
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InterviewRay Spiller: how he and wife Jan set up Broomfield Coach Trips
Ray Spiller speaks to GLT about why he and wife Jan decided to form Broomfield Coach Trips in a bid to bring the local community together.
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InterviewGwen Wright: 25 years of bringing people together
Group travel organiser Gwen Wright tells us how she first got into it and why she loves creating experiences through The Arts Society (Cranleigh) group.
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InterviewRobert Coleman: unusual London visits and a love of history
We spoke to Robert Coleman, creator of The London Cultureseekers Group, to find out how it all began and his quirky tips for groups in London.
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InterviewLouise Thomas: escaping normality and the magic of theatre
We spoke to GTO Louise Thomas about finding time to organise theatre trips and outings for two different groups.
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InterviewDave Hartle: ‘grandad holiday’ on GTO of the Year win
We asked Dave Hartle, known to his loved ones as ‘grandad holiday’, about what it meant to win the Group Travel Organiser of the Year Award® and why he loves the role.