Wendy Paradis Takes The Helm At ACTA

Chris Ryall, www.travelmarketrport.com
When Wendy Paradis steps into the role of president of the Association of Canadian Travel Agents this month, succeeding David McCaig, it will be the culmination of a love of travel that started when she was 16.

Since her first trip to London with a high-school friend gave her a serious dose of the travel bug, Paradis has spent 30 years in the travel, tourism, and association sectors, working with Eaton's Travel, Marlin Travel, The Thomas Cook Group, CAA Travel, and the Ontario Tourism Education Corporation. She started as a travel agent and then progressed through travel-agency manager, national manager of corporate travel, regional director of travel sales and operations, and vice president of OTEC, polishing her skills as a strategic planner, team leader, and relationship builder. FULL STORY