Sarah Rhodes | Travel Massive

Sarah Rhodes

Founder, Plastic Free Southeast Asia

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plasticfreesea.co

Member for 4 Years
Joined June 2022

Sydney Travel Massive
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Plastic Free Southeast Asia
Sydney, Bangkok, Siem Reap

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About me

I've worked in tourism and hospitality since 2001 and from 2013 with a focus on sustainable tourism.

In 2014 I moved to Cambodia where I began advocating for reducing single-use plastics in the tourism sector, the response was massively positive and ultimately led me to creating my business, Plastic Free Southeast Asia.

The purpose of PFSEA is to support tour companies, destination bodies and hotels in creating their sustainability plan, engaging their team and putting the plan into place, whilst bringing suppliers and customers on the journey.

I'm an independent and trained Blue Consultant for Oceanic Global's Blue Standard and a verified coach for the Travelife Certification program, supporting tour companies who want to attain the Travelife certification in reaching their goal.

As well as these skills, I've got a Masters Degree in Tourism Management where I first learnt about and developed an interest in sustainable tourism.

Now based in Sydney, Australia I continue working with hotels and corporate businesses and also the Sydney Festival. I volunteer on the Mosman Council Climate Action Committee and for the NSW Tourism Awards as a judge.

Why did you join the community?

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Connections in the tourism space

What is your favorite travel destination?

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I favour Southeast Asia and also love exploring!

Where do you dream of traveling to?

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Bhutan, Peru, Slovenia

What was your first travel job?

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Events planning in a resort hotel

Three words that describe why we should travel?

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Connection, perspective, compassion

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Dust off your velvet jacket - our next event is at the late night cocktail bar of the 25Hours Hotel The Olympia in Paddington. It's unique, it's fun and we've been invited to stay up late. Full details here: https://www.travelmassive.com/events/sydney-... show more

Sydney Travel Massive 3 days ago
Hi everyone, a quick save the date announcement 🌟 Our next community meet up will be on August 20th. More details soon, Sarah

Sydney Travel Massive 11 days ago
You're welcome, I'll send you a message!

Sydney Travel Massive 12 days ago
Welcome to Sydney, happy to have you as part of this community and look forward to meeting you soon!

Sydney Travel Massive 12 days ago
Hey Darryl, welcome back - I made a similar move a couple of years ago, the reverse culture shock is such a weird thing to navigate! If you're in the city, let's grab a coffee, otherwise see you at the next event (details hopefully in the coming weeks!).

Sydney Travel Massive 12 days ago