Penny Martin has announced that she will be leaving her role as VP Agent Experience at The
Travel Agent Next Door next August.
Martin has been with the company since its inception, working alongside Flemming Friisdahl as they
built the company from scratch 10 years ago.
“I am so fortunate that I have had the privilege of working with so many wonderful people throughout
my career. It has been filled with unforgettable experiences, and I am immensely grateful for all of you
who have been a part of it,” said Martin. “I will be retiring from my role at The Travel Agent Next Door
but hope to stay involved in the travel industry. Travel is in my blood!”
She added that being part of The Travel Agent Next Door since the beginning was the ultimate
achievement of her career in travel. “To see us grow from zero to over 1,200 agents was very exciting
and rewarding.”
TTAND founder Flemming Friisdahl was full of praise for Martin and her role in helping grow The Travel
Agent Next Door. “Penny has been by my side from well before we even opened our doors and I could
not have built this company without her and she has been a key member of our team and instrumental
in our growth,” said Friisdahl. “Timely and complete support for our agents is one of the key pillars at
The Travel Agent Next Door and Penny has overseen this area from the beginning, ensuring our agents
had everything they needed to sell travel and be successful.”
He added: “Many people often would joke that Penny was my work wife and Rhonda was my home
wife. I’m not sure who was the lucky one but without both these ladies The Travel Agent Next Door
would simply not be the company it is. I am VERY happy for Penny as she moves into this new phase in
her life and I will miss my daily interaction with her. However, knowing Penny (as I do) I am sure we will
get to see lots of her, as she will still be around TTAND from time to time, making sure I am doing a good
job!”
Martin will continue in her role until August 2024 and intends to stay involved in the travel industry in
some capacity after that date.
ABOUT: The Travel Agent Next Door was created to fully support the retail travel industry by giving
their agents MORETM. The company specializes in the home -based travel agent, supporting medium to
small size agencies, and agencies that would like to start their own home- based business. Its program
offers member agents and agencies MORETM benefits and MORETM opportunities --unmatched by any
other group in Canada. The company has a head office in downtown Toronto and a branch office in Vancouver, with BCCP, ACTA, TICO, CLIA and IATA designations. To contact The Travel Agent Next Door,
visit ***.thetravelagentnextdoor.ca or call 416 367 TAND (8263)
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