Hello everyone. And welcome to humans in the hot seat, a spinoff series of Humans of Travel. This is the first episode in our TravelAge West Trendsetter series; over the coming weeks, we will be interviewing the finalists of the TravelAge West Trendsetter Awards, which were created to acknowledge the work of exceptional travel advisors. This year, TravelAge West honored travel advisors in five Trendsetter categories, and named a winner and runner-up in each category.

Today, we are speaking with Jordana Izzo who was named the winner of the TravelAge West Upward Bound, Rock Star Advisor Under 40 Trendsetter award. 

 Despite her young age, Jordana was recently named Director of Accessible Travel at Travelmation, where she also created the first Accessible Travel Certification for the agency. Jordana also coaches her own team of agents, while still managing a million-dollar book of business. In this episode of Humans in the Hot Seat, Jordana explains her personal connection to accessible travel, and gives tips to advisors looking to broaden their book of business to include accessible travel.

This episode was sponsored by the Globus Family of Brands.

Jordana’s Trendsetter award was sponsored by Inclusive Collection, Part of World of Hyatt.

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Jordana Izzo, travel advisor and director of accessible travel at Travelmation

Jordana Izzo’s article in TravelAge West: Community Voices: How I Plan Travel for My Autistic Son

Jordana’s Instagram: @jordanaizzotravel

Email Jordana: jordanaizzo@travelmation.net

ABOUT YOUR HOST 

Emma Weissmann is the Managing Editor of TravelAge West, a print magazine and website for travel advisors based in the Western U.S. She is also the co-host of Trade Secrets, a podcast created with sister publication Travel Weekly. 

TravelAge West also produces national trade publications Explorer and Family Getaways, as well as events including the Future Leaders in Travel Retreat, Global Travel Marketplace West, the WAVE Awards gala and the Napa Valley Leadership Forum. 

ABOUT THE SHOW 

TravelAge West’s podcast, “Humans of Travel,” features conversations with exceptional people who have compelling stories to tell. Listeners will hear from the travel industry’s notable authorities, high-profile executives, travel advisors and rising stars as they share the highs and lows that make them human.