“He was our biggest fan”: Agents, suppliers react to passing of Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart
If there was one person who could truly be called an icon of the travel industry, it was Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart.
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Kathryn Folliott, EditorAbout me in exactly 5 words:
Efficient to a fault
Favourite Travel Memory:
Meeting a reporter from the Toronto Sun on a press trip to Barbados and St. Lucia. Honeymooning with him in Florida five years later.
Favourite Place in the World:
Road trip, passenger seat, map on my lap
Dream Trip:
New Zealand, Russia, Eastern Europe, Nordic cruise, Chile
Why I love to travel:
The anticipation and the freedom
Cindy Sosroutomo, Deputy EditorAbout me in exactly 5 words:
I’d rather be eating pizza
Favourite Travel Memory:
It’s either watching the wildebeest migration from a hot air balloon in Kenya or visiting the tanneries in Fes, Morocco
Favourite Place in the World:
Istanbul
Dream Trip:
Cross-Canada road trip
Why I love to travel:
For the people and the food!
Annie Cicvaric, Director of Business Development and Content StrategyAbout me in exactly 5 words:
Catch me if you can!
Favourite Travel Memory:
Sleeping under the Arabian stars in a tent
Favourite Place in the World:
Too many to list
Dream Trip:
Egypt next – pyramids and camel riding in the desert
Why I love to travel:
Excitement, sense of adventure, and learning to keep an open mind
Devin Kinasz, PublisherAbout me in exactly 5 words:
Where can we go next?
Favourite Travel Memory:
Hiking with three young Vietnamese girls in the Northern Sapa region and them being deliriously funny and happy despite only having things like plastic water bottles and the clothes on their backs as possessions. Even though they had nothing by our standards, they were super generous with their sugar cane!
Favourite Place in the World:
Too hard to answer.
Dream Trip:
I want to go to Brazil for a least a month and explore the coastline.
Why I love to travel:
Because it has expanded my horizons and seriously impacted the way I view life. In a good way.
Zara Martinez, Digital Product SpecialistAbout me in exactly 5 words:
The IT gal to summon!
Favourite Travel Memory:
Niagara Falls trip during the winter time. There’s something about a fairly frozen falls view that’s magical during winter.
Favourite Place in the World:
Venice, Italy
Dream Trip:
A trip to the Maldives would be nice.
Why I love to travel:
I think it’s good to see what’s out there. You might miss something if you don’t stray away from the home base every once in a while.
Jason Gouveia, Digital Production ManagerAbout me in exactly 5 words:
Eventually, everything will be connected
Favourite Travel Memory:
Sitting on a cliff, NYE 1999 Spaghetti Beach, Goa
Favourite Place in the World:
Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City
Dream Trip:
All electric vehicle – Cannonball Run style race – around Africa
Why I love to travel:
Because Rakim told me that “It ain’t where you’re from/it’s where you’re at.”
Kate Ivchenko, Content ManagerAbout me in exactly 5 words:
Energetic, verantwortlich, доброзичлива, creative, drôle
Favourite Travel Memory:
A trip around Europe visiting Prague, Rotenburg, Paris, Munich, Vienna in one week!
Favourite Place in the World:
Kiev – Ukraine
Dream Trip:
London – England! Drinking tea at 5pm with Benedict Cumberbatch and Queen Elizabeth II.
Why I love to travel:
Travelling opens your mind. It helps you explore new things – often creating a greater appreciation for what you already have. What could be better than experiencing how other cultures live: to hear their language, use different currencies and commerce as well as travel to places you have never been before? Booking air tickets gives a true sense of euphoria that is hard to describe except to say there are too many places in the world to be limited to one city to define one’s life.
Marie Mercado, Accounting ClerkAbout me in exactly 5 words:
I love keeping myself busy
Favourite Travel Memory:
When we went for a long drive from Florida to Texas, we stopped by some place for gas and food. We saw restaurants and fast food stands nearby the gas station but all the menu listings seemed to be exotic, (like fried frog legs, grilled alligator tail, frog sandwich, etc.), then we noticed that the place had a big sign that said “Frog City”. We ended up ordering pizza.
Favourite Place in the World:
Philippines
Dream Trip:
To travel around the world
Why I love to travel:
To have sometime to relax, to see beautiful and historical places and to learn other cultures
Glen Harwood, President, ENVOYAbout me in exactly 5 words:
I’m addicted to air conditioning
Favourite Travel Memory:
Getting kicked out of the Skyview Bar at the Burj Al Arab in Dubai for wearing sandals
Favourite Place in the World:
Definitely at home with my family
Dream Trip:
A real life African Lion Safari
Why I love to travel:
The best part of travel is the drive home from the airport
About me in exactly 5 words:
I’m still deciding what to be when I grow up
Favourite Travel Memory:
Driving through the Maritimes on my honeymoon with my new wife, new MGB and new Eagles disc, “Hotel California”
Favourite Place in the World:
Home & Mt. Tremblant Quebec
Dream Trip:
Driving holiday through Argentina
Why I love to travel:
It’s fun
If there was one person who could truly be called an icon of the travel industry, it was Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart.
