Mihaela Gale in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Travel and transport

Mihaela Gale

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 449 544 987

Address: Level 4, 53 Queen St 3000 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: www.travelcounsellors.com.au/mihaela.gale

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24.01.2022 It's been a couple of months since my last post. I have been busy, working on cancellations and refund requests. It is a long process, that will continue to take some time, but I'm happy to say that persistence pays off. I hope you and your loved ones are safe! x Mihaela

22.01.2022 Hello everyone, I hope you’re all safe and staying healthy. A bit of a long post, but it’s needed. This pandemic has hit everyone very hard and most of all the travel industry. My livelihood, my passion and many other livelihoods and passions.... I had a customer call me on the weekend, just to see how I am doing. Before ending the conversation, she said that she will be the first to book a holiday with me, once all of this is over. Comments like these, keep me going. Juggling cancellations and chasing refunds, on top of motherhood in isolation, is damn hard. I want to swear, but I’m sure you all have an imagination! There’s no light at the end of the international travel tunnel as yet, but hopefully interstate trips are not too far away and I can assist some of you, with them. Below is a post shared today by a lovely lady, that I was lucky enough to meet today, after an old work colleague connected us socially. Being able to connect with her, within our 5km radius allowance, was a breath of fresh air. The mental sanity, was in desperate need of a recharge. Stay safe and I look forward to planning/booking many beautiful trips for you, in the whenever future! Love, Mihaela

21.01.2022 Dreaming of the holiday I’m going to plan for myself, when this is over. #myplan #mybudget #saturdayfunny (thanks for sharing Tonia)

18.01.2022 The best piece of writing about our industry that I’ve read in months. Too all my colleagues who are doing it tough out there, I see you and I feel you. Don’t let crappy, uneducated media stories make you question your worth. Thank you to all my clients who have been so amazing and so understanding through this entire situation and who have made a really challenging time for me just a little bit easier

15.01.2022 I love my job, but a little glimpse into my life of late, and an idea of why I'm finding things pretty tough! (Add a newborn baby to this...) I AM A TRAVEL AGENT. "Why are you at work", people keep asking? "Surely you’ve nothing to do?" "No one is travelling?"... WHY? Well how long have you got? I am a Travel Agent, that’s why! We are dealing with: YOUR FLIGHT YOUR HOTEL YOUR CAR HIRE YOUR ATTRACTION TICKETS YOUR CAR PARKING The list goes on............................ I am dealing with: DATE CHANGES FUTURE CREDIT NOTES REFUNDS CANCELLATION AFTER CANCELLATION In the main, it would be amazing if clients were to rebook, rather than cancel. Why? If not, this could be the future: 1) Hotels will close worldwide. 2) Thousands of cleaners and caterers will lose their jobs. 3) Communities who already rely on tourism, will suffer greatest. 3) Airport staff will lose their jobs. 4) Tour operators will cease trading. 5) Both scheduled and low cost airlines will cease trading. 6) Future holidays will be a thing of the past. 7) Business meetings and events abroad will suffer. 8)The few airlines that do survive will charge the earth, as no competition on routes. That's why I'm still working! So if you know a travel agent, PLEASE SMILE AT US PLEASE BE NICE TO US! WE ARE TRYING TO HELP YOU AND HELP SAVE THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY! And for those of us, like me, who are self employed, the more we are cancelling holidays, the more money we are not only losing, but we are having to pay back what we have already worked hard to earn! Working on commissions, I only get paid if you travel! So this is tough!! But this is my business and I’m working hard to keep it going, put my clients first and I will be here to help when the storm has passed! xx Stay Safe, Stay Well and please Stay At Home!! **Please share this on your social media pages and travel group pages. Help to save our industry, save livelihoods, save me** See more

12.01.2022 Messages of support and encouragement from some Australian Travel Counsellor Agents & Head Office support team, during these difficult times. Stay home and stay safe everyone!! ps. First person to find me and my message, gets a little isolation gift from me in the mail. AUS residents only - sorry!... Go!! xx Mihaela

10.01.2022 I’m with you, every step of the way this past 2 weeks have seen some extra steps in my usual process with many of my clients travel plans disrupted, some desperately trying to come home mid-holiday, other holidays postponed and business travel on hiatus . As you can imagine, I have a longer than usual response rate as I work through each unique scenario in date order to help my customers as quickly as I can, whilst keeping on top of the rapid updates domestically, as well a...s around the globe. Thank you for being patient, keep your texts and emails coming, my phone lines are often tied these days, holding for various airlines and suppliers! As an independent Travel Counsellor, I am here for you and I am your one point of contact, behind the scenes I have a team of 20+ in Melbourne and over 400 in the UK who have been working around the clock to support all Travel Counsellors with passenger disruptions and reporting the events as they unfold, in times of crisis, it means the world to be supported. When all of this is over and we begin to look at travel with excitement again, I will be here to support you in every way. xx Mihaela

09.01.2022 I am delighted to see that Travel Counsellors has been voted the BEST travel firm for looking after customers during the COVID-19 pandemic by readers of MoneySavingExpert.com! Our top spot is thanks to the care and support we show to our customers in providing the best travel and booking experiences possible. I'd like to thank you for all of your support over recent weeks and we look forward to the time when we can explore the world again, keeping your safety and well-being at the heart of everything we do: https://lnkd.in/d3SBp3m #momentsthatmatter #customerservice #becausewecare #supportlocal

05.01.2022 *Delayed post* Yesterday was my 4 year Anniversary of running my own business with Travel Counsellors! It has been a fantastic 4 years and even with the stress of the last month & (months to come!!) Looking forward to many more years to come. ... Thank you to everyone who made my dreams reality and who have supported me over these last 4 years! I couldn’t have done it without you Stay safe and well everyone!! Mihaela

02.01.2022 As the owner of a small business Travel Agency, myself and my head office support staff in Melbourne and the UK, are working very long hours to ensure all of our customers are well informed and looked after to the best of our abilities. I’m not going to lie. It’s not pretty and the travel industry world wide, is literally on its knees. 133,000 travel industry jobs in Australia alone have been lost in the last 5 days, families are facing long term redundancy and our beautiful ...clients losing thousands of hard earned money We are aggressively chasing as many refunds for our clients and charging no extra fees to ensure maximum returns. It’s starting to take its toll. It is a distressing time for myself and my family at present and I hope all other travel agents and travellers out there are looking after their mental health. Now more than ever, we need your support! If you are looking at starting again and travelling in 2021 or are looking at travelling in this wonderful country of ours then please get in touch with me. By all means research your travels online, but please don't point and click and give your money to a soulless multinational online business who doesn’t care about you or your trip and can’t protect you like we currently are trying to. I thank all my clients, family and friends for your ongoing support and thoughts throughout this difficult time. To those of you with loving messages that I haven’t replied to, I hope you understand my clients and my family are my upmost importance right now, but it hasn’t gone unnoticed and I still need those messages of support! Stay healthy everyone and wash your hands! PLEASE - Wash your hands!!! #letskickCOVID19butt

01.01.2022 Happy Saturday!! Stay safe.