About

Maverick Travel has been under the current ownership since 2006.  During this time we have earned an exceptional level of credibility, trust and integrity from our long standing loyal client base, suppliers and local communities. Since the pandemic the business is now relocated to 34 Heliopolis Parade in Mitchelton, Brisbane, Australia specialising in Cruising, Group Touring and Independent Travel.

Our focus is always to ensure our clients have the travel experience they deserve.  We believe that in our heart of hearts to have the best trip you need to work with one of our highly qualified and experienced travel consultants.  We take the time to listen. We’re not order takers, we will help formulate the trip with you or for you if you like.  We will make recommendations and suggestions and then go about procuring the trip at the best price for you.   We want you to enjoy the experience of booking your trip, taking the hassle out of it for you and ensuring it’s the right trip for you.  Whether it be travel for necessity (work or compassionate reasons), the trip of a lifetime, or you’re part of one of our groups.  We aim to exceed your expectations.

Our knowledgeable team now consists of myself, Joanne Harding-Smith, as I made the necessary adjustments to pivot and ensure the business remained viable to continue to be here for our clients caught up in their lost travel from 2020.  I continue to still do that as well as in 2021 looking after local travel and bringing clients home who were stranded.  Going forward in 2022 travel for us in Australia is finally opening up and already we are finally now able to book trips overseas, all whilst still negotiating and attending to credits and refunds from 2020.  I have a wealth of worldwide travel experiences and I understand that each client has different needs, expectations and goals.  More importantly, we’re there when it’s not seamless.  I cannot stress that enough.  Travel at the moment relies on negative PCR testing so being able to ring or email me and not experience any support avoidance – or having to sit on the phone to an airline all day – that’s what you’re paying for.  With all the extra requirements booking travel is much more time consuming so what is new for me is now charging extra on top of the airfare for me to offer this service.  An average trip to Europe will be $300 (based on $60 per hour).  Your safety is paramount and I offer full after sales service. In the world of travel, endless flight cancellations, natural disasters, itinerary changes, my role when things go pear-shaped is vital and will save you untold hassles and stress.

Joanne Harding-Smith

Managing Director

 

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