About Us – Vi & Paul Hughes
Directors of Holiday Destinations Around the World
Vi Hughes
Vi is a former teacher who is passionate about travel. For many years she was a senior consultant in corporate travel working with Australia’s top corporate travel companies, Flight Centre and Hogg Robinson Group (HRG).
Vi has travelled extensively through most continents and to date has sailed on 18 cruises worldwide. Prior to her involvement in the travel industry Vi ran her own casting business in the film and television industry, which became the number one agency in Queensland, supplying talent globally. With this also came the opportunity to travel, meet and work with clients in other countries.
Originally from England, Vi came to Australia with her parents as a child and, as part of her travels, is spending quality time discovering and telling others about the beauties of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales as well as the countries of Northern Europe.
It was from this passion for travel that Holiday Destinations Around the World was created.
The desire to share this passion with other travelers and to help inform and guide people on their journey is what drives us today. It is only now - with our new-found freedom of retirement from everyday business - that we can follow this dream.
After all, “Home is Where Your Suitcase Is!”
Directors of Holiday Destinations Around the World
Vi Hughes
Vi is a former teacher who is passionate about travel. For many years she was a senior consultant in corporate travel working with Australia’s top corporate travel companies, Flight Centre and Hogg Robinson Group (HRG).
Vi has travelled extensively through most continents and to date has sailed on 18 cruises worldwide. Prior to her involvement in the travel industry Vi ran her own casting business in the film and television industry, which became the number one agency in Queensland, supplying talent globally. With this also came the opportunity to travel, meet and work with clients in other countries.
Originally from England, Vi came to Australia with her parents as a child and, as part of her travels, is spending quality time discovering and telling others about the beauties of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales as well as the countries of Northern Europe.
It was from this passion for travel that Holiday Destinations Around the World was created.
The desire to share this passion with other travelers and to help inform and guide people on their journey is what drives us today. It is only now - with our new-found freedom of retirement from everyday business - that we can follow this dream.
After all, “Home is Where Your Suitcase Is!”
Paul Hughes
Paul is a qualified A1 Grade journalist and media guru who has been passionate about promoting tourism all of his adult years.
During his time as both travel and features editors of several daily newspapers he also was a foundation secretary or president of several regional tourism bodies before becoming the senior marketing manager for the Victorian Government for 15 years.
In this role Paul was a chief adviser to the Ministers of Tourism and State Development and helped develop and implement strategies that saw 13 regional tourism authorities established across the state that still operate today, as well as a number of major world-recognised tourist attractions.
Later he was the senior marketing manager for seven years for Australia’s leading tourist destination, the City of Gold Coast, with his experience also seeing him consult to several tourism boards in Australia and overseas.
During his career Paul has also helped grow markets for the Australian seafood and wine industries, as well as having a number of state and national roles helping businesses find new international markets before retiring in 2017 to focus on traveling and growing Holiday Destinations Around The World.
It is with this background and passion for helping others to explore the world that we welcome partners who share our vision.
Paul is a qualified A1 Grade journalist and media guru who has been passionate about promoting tourism all of his adult years.
During his time as both travel and features editors of several daily newspapers he also was a foundation secretary or president of several regional tourism bodies before becoming the senior marketing manager for the Victorian Government for 15 years.
In this role Paul was a chief adviser to the Ministers of Tourism and State Development and helped develop and implement strategies that saw 13 regional tourism authorities established across the state that still operate today, as well as a number of major world-recognised tourist attractions.
Later he was the senior marketing manager for seven years for Australia’s leading tourist destination, the City of Gold Coast, with his experience also seeing him consult to several tourism boards in Australia and overseas.
During his career Paul has also helped grow markets for the Australian seafood and wine industries, as well as having a number of state and national roles helping businesses find new international markets before retiring in 2017 to focus on traveling and growing Holiday Destinations Around The World.
It is with this background and passion for helping others to explore the world that we welcome partners who share our vision.
Disclosure
Holiday Destinations Around the World is a free website we started developing in 2008 to share our travel experiences and help other travelers discover new holiday opportunities and places to explore and enjoy.
We have a network of freelance travel writers from around the world who contribute original articles, and welcome contact from anyone who would like to share their stories or photographs.
We would like you to be aware that while most of our travels have been at our own expense, many of the banners and links on the site are to our travel partners where we may have received a discount on some of our travel costs, or are affiliate partners, where we may receive a small commission that does not impact on your costs.
When we work with travel providers, government tourism boards, tour operators, accommodation brands and other partners we may receive a discount or occasionally a commission. This is no different from newspaper or online travel writers, freelance bloggers, television travel shows or travel agents.
However it is important to note that we do not write favourable stories about destinations or activities that did not give the travel experience that is promoted, and do our best to warn our followers of any pitfalls.
Our objective is to help other share the pleasures, experiences and memories we have by exploring different destinations around the world; we do so with great honesty, integrity and transparency and welcome any feedback from the thousands of travelers who use our site every day.
Our greatest advice to travelers is to be aware that everything you read or are told about any destination, tour or activity is from someone else’s perspective. Only you will be able to determine if this particular journey is for you.
Holiday Destinations Around the World is a free website we started developing in 2008 to share our travel experiences and help other travelers discover new holiday opportunities and places to explore and enjoy.
We have a network of freelance travel writers from around the world who contribute original articles, and welcome contact from anyone who would like to share their stories or photographs.
We would like you to be aware that while most of our travels have been at our own expense, many of the banners and links on the site are to our travel partners where we may have received a discount on some of our travel costs, or are affiliate partners, where we may receive a small commission that does not impact on your costs.
When we work with travel providers, government tourism boards, tour operators, accommodation brands and other partners we may receive a discount or occasionally a commission. This is no different from newspaper or online travel writers, freelance bloggers, television travel shows or travel agents.
However it is important to note that we do not write favourable stories about destinations or activities that did not give the travel experience that is promoted, and do our best to warn our followers of any pitfalls.
Our objective is to help other share the pleasures, experiences and memories we have by exploring different destinations around the world; we do so with great honesty, integrity and transparency and welcome any feedback from the thousands of travelers who use our site every day.
Our greatest advice to travelers is to be aware that everything you read or are told about any destination, tour or activity is from someone else’s perspective. Only you will be able to determine if this particular journey is for you.
