The Round The World Team
Each consultant comes to the roundtheworldflights.com with a wealth of round the world experience - both as travel consultants and mainly as travel enthusiasts.
The average experience of our team working in the travel industry is now over 10 years per consultant and most consultants have travelled to over 40 countries - some are in the 80s. Between us all we have visited over 90% of the recognised countries and states on this planet.
By working closely with each other, with consultants sharing their experiences of travelling in some of the far flung corners of the world as well as new airline routes and travel trade secrets, our Round the World team have an unprecedented knowledge of round the world travel. Put simply, you are booking with an experienced Round the world expert, not some 16 year school leaver.
"We understood RTW's before the internet came along and we think we understand the routes, options, prices and deals better than anyone else (including our competitors). That's why over 50,000 RTW passengers online or offline have trusted us for 11 years now!" Stuart Lodge, Director.
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The Team
Stuart, Director
Travel industry experience: Hmmm...6 months STA, 5 years Bridge The World, Co-founder Global Village and roundtheworldflights.com with Chris and Simon back in 1997.
Countries Visited: Round the world several times, 80+ countries now - the real joy is going back though...
Where are you from originally? Scotland
Age 38
Favourite Countries Australia, Thailand, Cambodia
Best beach: Whitehaven in the Whitsundays. Bottle Beach in Koh Phangan
Favorite Journey: You really can't beat the Trans Siberian
Your Perfect holiday break: Where I'm going this summer - 3 nights in Bangkok, 3 nights in Luang Prabang, and a week on Samui - bliss.
Perfect 4 day Weekend: Fly into Vienna and out of Prague - and the train in between - what a superb combo....
If you were off on an RTW next week , which one?
London - Mumbai (Bombay) surface Kathmandu - Bangkok surface Saigon - Singapore - Sydney surface Melbourne - Christchurch surface Auckland - Tonga -Western Samoa (Apia) - Los Angeles surface Miami - London from £1099
Email: Stuart@gvillage.co.uk
Direct Line 0871 663 9850
Geoff, Senior Consultant
Travelled to: Russia, Round the world, Europe, USA, Canada, Guatemala, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Australia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Morocco, India, Dubai, Egypt, Colombia, Venezuela, Equador, Peru and Argentina.
Travel industry experience: 4 years Travel 2 before and 8 years Global Village
Where are you from originally? Kent
Age 30
Favourite Travel Experience: Trekking in the Indian Himalayas, Night diving the Meno Wall, Gili Islands, Indonesia and watching the sunrise over the Sun Gate Machu Picchu, Peru
Favourite Countries: India, Colombia, Australia
Best beach: Cabo San Juan de Guia, Parque Tayrona, Colombia
Your Perfect holiday break A Two pound beach hut on an isolated beach with excellent seafood!
If you were off on an RTW next week , which one?
London - Havana surface Vancouver - Auckland - Sydney - Penang surface Kuala Lumpur - Singapore - Kathmandu surface Delhi - UK from £1049
Email: geoff@gvillage.co.uk
Direct Line 0871 663 9848
Simon, Manager
Travelled to: Russia, Round the world, Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific, Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore, USA
Travel industry experience: 13 years in long-haul specialist agencies.
Where are you from originally? London
Age 42
Favourite Travel Experience: Sunrise trek to Mt Bromo, Java, Indonesia
Favourite Countries: Australia
Best beach: Cable Beach, Broome
Your Perfect holiday break: 4 days walking in the Peak District!
If you were off on an RTW next week, which routing and why? London - Cape Town - overland - Victoria Falls - Perth - Sydney - Auckland - Beijing - London - To do an overland trip through Namibia and to visit friends around the world.
Email: simon@gvillage.co.uk
Direct Line 0871 663 9845
Sanjay, Senior Consultant
Travelled to: Big Trans Siberian Express, Round the world, Europe, North + South America, Asia, Australasia and South Pacific, Africa
Travel industry experience:STA travel for 5 years at several branches in London then 7 years so far with Global Village.
Where are you from originally? Indian roots but London born.
Age 36
Favourite Travel Experience: Overlanding on a truck between Quito to Rio De Janeiro
Favourite Countries: India, Peru, Thailand, Argentina
Best beach: White beach,Borocay
Your Perfect holiday break Cuisine ,culture and texture are all important when I travel. A week relaxing on a good beach at the end would complete my ideal breakaway..
If you were off on an RTW next week , which one?
London - Delhi - Bangkok - Perth - Sydney - Auckland - Fiji or Hawaii - Los Angeles surface San Francisco - UK from £1299
Email: sanjay@gvillage.co.uk
Direct Line 0871 663 9847
Charlie, Senior Consultant
Travel industry experience: 3 years Dial a flight, 2 years Global Village
Where are you from originally? UK
Age 32yrs
Favourite Country South Africa
Best beach: Camps Bay, Cape Town
Your Perfect holiday break: A week in an upmarket safari lodge such as Shamwari - Bliss!
If you were off on an RTW next week , which one?
London Heathrow - Cape Town - Perth - Ayers Rock - Sydney - New Zealand - Hong Kong - Bangkok - UK from £1369
Email: charlie@gvillage.co.uk
Direct Line 0871 663 9846
Jarvis, Senior Consultant
Travelled to: Russia, Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe, South America
Travel industry experience: 5 years at Dial A flight, 2 years at Global Village.
Top three places: Sydney, Thailand, Cape Town
Where are you from originally: UK
Age: 25
Favourite hotel: The One and Only Tousserouk, Mauritius
Best beach: See above and Sri Lanka
Email: jarvis@gvillage.co.uk
Direct Line 0871 663 9840
Chris, Director
Travel industry experience: 8 years STA, Co-founder Global Village and roundtheworldflights.com with Stuart and Simon back in 1997.
Where are you from originally? London
Age 35
Favourite Countries Peru, Australia, Laos
Best beach: South Beach Miami
Your Perfect holiday break: Exploring Asias backwaters
Perfect 4 day Weekend: Where I'm off to next month - New York
If you were off on an RTW next week , which one?
London - Singapore - Siem Reap (Angkor Wat) surface Bangkok - Brisbane surface Sydney - Christchurch - Wellington - Auckland - Tonga -Western Samoa (Apia) - L.A surface Las Vegas - London from £1099
Email: chris@gvillage.co.uk
Direct Line 0871 663 9852
James, Senior Consultant
Travelled to: South Africa, Mozambique, Swaziland, Morocco, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Thailand, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, China, Mongolia. Iceland and loads of Europe.
Travel industry experience: 2 years Travelbag, 2.5 years Global Village. Extensive work and travel abroad.
Where are you from originally: UK
Age: 28
Favourite Travel Experience: Tough one but its got to be the Trans-Sib, closely followed by its richer cousin, the Orient Express.
Favourite Countries: South Africa, Brazil, Sweden
Best beach: Tofu Beach, Mozambique. Surf, seafood and lots of golden sand.
Perfect Holiday: Great city followed by a chilled out beach. Throw in some good food and nightlife too!
If you were off on an RTW next week, which routing and why?
London -Jo'burg - Perth - Ayers Rock - Adelaide - surface - Sydney - Christchurch - surface - Auckland - Santiago - Buenos Aries - surface - Rio - London So many great places on one ticket from £1174! This is the route I took on my year off. Would love to go back and do it again!
Email: james@gvillage.co.uk
Direct Line 0871 663 9843
Malcolm, Senior Consultant
Travelled to: Australia (lived there for several years) South Africa, Morocco, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Thailand, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, China, Mongolia. Iceland and loads of Europe.
Travel industry experience: BTW, STA, Travelmood, 2 years Global Village. Extensive work and travel abroad.
Where are you from originally: Scotland
Age: 32
Favourite Travel Experience: Seeing the Orangutans in Sabah
Favourite Countries: Thailand, Australia
Perfect Holiday: Great city followed by a chilled out beach. Throw in some good food and nightlife too!
If you were off on an RTW next week, which routing and why?
London -Jo'burg - Perth - Ayers Rock - Adelaide - surface - Sydney - Christchurch - surface - Auckland - Santiago - Buenos Aries - surface - Rio - London So many great places on one ticket from £1174! This is the route I took on my year off. Would love to go back and do it again!
Email: malcolm@gvillage.co.uk
Direct Line 0871 663 9842
Claire, Senior Consultant.
Travelled to: Australia, New Zealand, USA, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Czech Republic, Italy, Austria, Turkey, Slovenia, Croatia.
Travel Industry Experience: 11/2 yrs Austravel, 2 years Global Village, 6 yrs Sales and Marketing/reservation RnR Rafting Cairns.
Where are you originally from: Brisbane
Age: 27
Favourite Countries: New Zealand, Thailand, Portugal
Best Beach: Lennox Head, Northern New South Wales
Perfect Holiday Break: Anywhere with Sun, Sand, Ocean and nice cold beer!
Perfect location would be Koh Samet in Thailand sitting in a deck chair overlooking the ocean and soaking up some well needed sunshine!!!
If you were off on an RTW next week, which routing and why?
London - Nairobi - surface Cape Town - Sydney surface Cairns - Queenstown surface Auckland - Santiago - Buenos Aires surface Rio - London. Africa and South America are 2 countries I long to go (maybe on the journey home)and then of course a quick break in paradise in OZ and NZ!!(There's no place like home!)
Email: claire@gvillage.co.uk