OUR Travel Advisors Justine Drake Justine left her hometown of Sydney, Australia, 11 years ago with her husband and two kids and after living in Singapore and Hong Kong the family moved to Shanghai 5 years ago. Following on from 2 years volunteering as President of the Australian Shanghai Association she then completed a contract at AustCham Shanghai, before recently joining the Freedom Road Travel Team. Justine’s passions are cooking, skiing, sailing and travelling off the beaten path.
Colleen Xu After graduating from a rigorous training program, Colleen was certified as a General Manager for International Travel by the China National Tourism Administration in 2000. With 28 years in the travel industry, it has led her from organising events with the Mayor of Los Angeles, United Nations World Travel Organisation Delegation, to the Vice President of Nestle Coffee. Full of passion and devotion, Colleen treats every guest's trip as her own to ensure a memorable lifetime experience.
Thierry Bornier The premiere landscape photographer in China, has had a breakout in his fame over the last 4 years being published in The Telegraph, Wired, and other world famous publications, including having been nominated as Landscape Photographer of the Year in China 2015. Frequently among the highest rated photographers on National Geographic’s ‘Photo of the Day’ page, always on the road, unique in style, Thierry’s eye defines the perspective and elegance of photography.
Teresa Sun Teresa has been working for travel companies over 6 years as a profession. She was an operator in Gullivers Travel Association which runs an international and domestic hotel business. After GTA, she worked as a Travel Consultant in the product department of AQUA Travel, with her main job being to research and organise special interest itineraries in China. Her major is Tourism Management from Hengyang Normal University. Teresa is China Tour Guide certified and is an expert in hotel business negotiations and domestic travelling. Aside from travelling extensively throughout China, Teresa has visited Tibet and Inner Mongolia.
Janny Chyn Janny Chyn is the founder of Shanghai Pathways, a platform that engages people to learn and understand the city through unique cultural activities “off the beaten track.” She is a writer for The Courier magazine and has been a guest speaker for schools and organizations. Janny also provides training and consultation service for corporate clients such as P&G, Ipsos and Google. Her current work has been featured in media outlets including Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, CNN go, Shanghai Morning Post, and Daily Secret.
Yangzi He Yangzi oversees special interest travel operations at Freedom Road Travel. He has a knack for making the optimal travel arrangements for clients with unique requirements, however unusual those may be. Yangzi has a passion for sampling the latest products on world’s leading airlines, and serves as our resident expert in airline and hotel loyalty programs. His previous career as a research scientist in biochemistry took him to the UK, Denmark, and the US for more than a decade combined. At Freedom Road Travel, he leverages his unique skill set to create once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
Laura Gui Laura is a travel professional with over 10 years’ experience in inbound China tourism, including private trips, themed group tours, corporate travel and new product development. She leads our product development team in quality control and creating signature travel products with a unique combination of luxury, adventure, classic sightseeing and off the beaten path local knowledge. As a native of China, Laura has travelled extensively across this amazing country and takes pride in showing the best and most unique parts of China to the world.
Michael Zhou Michael has worked as a professional English guide for more than a decade in Yunnan and throughout China. His passion is to show his clients the melting pot of Yunnan’s vibrant minorities’ culture and landscape beauty that he sees every day. He enjoys a green, sustainable living lifestyle using alternative methods of transportation and energy. Michael ensures a top-level of quality and responsibility when travelling with his clients.
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