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Check-In Episode 28: Counting Wins with ASTA’s Travel Advisor of the Year

September 28, 2022

Melinda Fortunato, who recently took home the Travel Advisor of the Year Award at ASTA’s latest Global Convention in San Francisco, has had a lot of wins throughout her career. Being able to recognize those wins has served her well throughout her decade-long travel industry. 

In this episode, Melinda joins TMR Editor Dan McCarthy to talk about her career in travel, including how her background growing up in a military family led to her place as a travel advisor today.  

ASTA Honors Luminaries at 2022 Global Convention: https://www.travelmarketreport.com/News/articles/ASTA-Honors-Luminaries-at-2022-Global-Convention 

  
  
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