Paige in Australia

Paige Bishop

Relationship Manager

It should come as no surprise that, after working as cabin crew for British Airways, I was somewhat destined to work in travel. Even then, from the air, you see a lot of places very quickly; but never quite enough of them to really get under their skin. I’ve always been driven by a sense of curiosity, knowing there’s just so much wonder out there to discover. So, I decided to make a change.

This is what led me to work as a travel advisor – and, later, as an Australia specialist – in another part of the travel world; before coming to Black Tomato, where I now enjoy the privilege of working as a Relationship Manager. For me, this is all about getting to learn more about our travellers; understanding who they are as people and playing a role in helping them to get the most out of their travels – and the world. Meeting face to face is my favourite part of this process.

"To describe it as “unreal” doesn’t quite do it justice"

A closer look at Australia

Recently, I returned to Australia – not for the first time, and certainly not the last. Here, I stayed at Longitude 131 – a quite magnificent hotel that lies in sight of Uluru. In my time there, I had the opportunity to tune in to the cultural and historical significance of this place; watching its ochre silhouette shift from red to orange with the setting of the sun, and dining beneath a spread of stars that thronged above me.

That’s the moment when your sight steps back and your ears come to the fore; hearing the great, heavy thrum of the Outback. Words feel insufficient: to describe it as “unreal” doesn’t quite do it justice. Instead, I have the imprint of how it looked, how it felt, how it sounded, still reverberating inside my head.

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