	{"id":5611,"date":"2017-12-29T19:47:57","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T08:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=5611"},"modified":"2017-12-29T19:47:57","modified_gmt":"2017-12-29T08:47:57","slug":"leading-way-travel-bookings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/living\/leading-way-travel-bookings\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading the way in travel bookings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Leading Journeys<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bronwyn Zappelli, the owner of Leading Journeys, has been a travel consultant for 17 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After consulting in offices locally and elsewhere in the south west, Bronwyn decided to step out and start her own travel consultancy business.<\/p>\n<p>Having fresh, new ideas about the ways of consulting and wanting to step out from an office environment, Leading Journeys was born.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is very exciting. I am extremely proud of what I have achieved so far in my career and I look forward to growing Leading Journeys,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Bronwyn sets a very high standard for herself when it comes to preparing your travel needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is nothing I enjoy more than talking about travel and planning travel experiences with my clients. Sometimes they can be seen as just another booking in many busy office environments, but that\u2019s not how I operate or see my business headed. It\u2019s important to build on the trust and I think that only manifests into repeat clientele.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Working from home, Bronwyn has been meeting with clients, after hours, on weekends in local cafes, as well as in their own homes to discuss their personalised travel plans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe live in a busy time and it\u2019s not easy for everyone to make it into an office during work hours to plan a trip. 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