Lifestyle Travel Ballarat is a team of dedicated, passionate and experienced travellers. Leonie Spencer founded Lifestyle Travel to create a more personalized travel experience for her clients. The team is proud of our genuine and personal approach to creating holidays that make memories. It truly is travel your way.
WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO:
To ignite hope, celebrate life and spread joy so that every person feels valued and loved.
HOW WE DO IT:
We understand that travel is as individual as every human being. We like to get to know you as a person, all the things you love, your interests and what’s important for you to create lifelong travel memories. We consider the whole picture to find the best way possible and believe everything matters!
We believe that travel opens our minds and hearts as we discover and connect with different people, places and cultures. We contribute in a positive way which helps others and this in turn brings personal joy and fulfilment.
To us, travel is much more than a single trip, it’s a collection of personal experiences that make up your life’s journey and we’re here to share and celebrate with you each journey at a time.
WHAT WE DO:
Through our expert knowledge, advice, planning and support, we combine the essential travel elements with our unique and creative ideas to ensure your journey is both personal, and delights you in every way possible.
We are a family of adventurous, generous, fun-loving travellers and together - we value every opportunity to connect and contribute to communities, both locally and all over the world.
We connect all the dots and sprinkle our little bit of magic to make your travel dreams come to life and truly believe, we are ‘Your Way To The World’!
Meet Your Travel Experts
Leonie Spencer, Director & Founder
“After my family, travel is my life and the only career I have ever known or wanted! Every day I get to see how travel connects people from all walks of life and cultures. When we share experiences and cultures, we make the world more beautiful.
How many years have you been in travel? 40 years. What’s your travel specialty? Africa, Ireland and South America.
Favourite travel destination? East Africa and Sri Lanka.
3 words to describe you? Friendly, Fun-Loving and Optimistic. What can’t you travel without? Hair Straightener.
Sandi Jackson, Client Services
“My love for travel is to experience different cultures, seeing new things, trying different cuisines, travelling with my daughter and creating lifetime memories for the both of us.”
How many years have you been in travel? 12 years. What’s your travel specialty? Supporting the Team and Clients.
Favourite travel destination? Vietnam.
3 words to describe you? Loyal, Easy-Going and Social. What can’t you travel without? My Daughter.
Carly Cunningham, TEAM MANAGER & Travel Specialist
“I love to travel because every day is different. I love the experiencing the culture, walking around a corner to find another little hidden treasure, the food and most of all interacting with the people and trying to find out their stories.”
How many years have you been in travel? 15 years. What’s your travel specialty? Soft Adventure Small Group Touring.
Favourite travel destination? Florence and Tuscany.
3 words to describe you? Chatty, Friendly and Loyal. What can’t you travel without? Lip Balm.
Renae rowe, Travel Specialist
“I am passionate about helping my clients have the best and most personalised travel experience possible. I love learning their individual interests and needs, and helping to design their perfect tailor-made holiday.”
How many years have you been in travel? 24 years. What’s your travel specialty? Adventure Travel, Hiking, Trekking, Skiing, Diving, Nepal, South East Asia, South Pacific, New Zealand, Americas & Canada.
Favourite travel destination? Nepal
3 words to describe you? Passionate, Dedicated, Integrity. What can’t you travel without? My Sense of Adventure.
Simon Spencer, personalised group travel & MARKETING
“I love travel because it is fun, relaxing and very unpredictable. You are able to visit places that you have heard of, and places you will never forget. I absolutely love being able to experience some of the world’s best sporting and cultural events.”
How many years have you been in travel? 6 years. What’s your travel specialty? Group Travel, Sports and Events.
Favourite travel destination? The USA!
3 words to describe you? Funny, Intelligent and Modest. What can’t you travel without? The Award Winning Lifestyle Travel ‘My Trips’ App!
Jodie Buttler, personalised group travel & Administration
“I love travelling to relax, especially with my family. I have always loved having my children with me when I travel, which makes those trips an even more memorable part of our family story.”
How many years have you been in travel? 31 years. What’s your travel specialty? Keeping everyone’s numbers in line.
Favourite travel destination? Italy.
3 words to describe you? Cheerful, Relaxed and Adventurous. What can’t you travel without? A good book.
MAREE Mcclelland, personalised group tours & cruises
We welcome Maree McClelland to our team. After working in the travel industry for almost 50 years, Maree retains her passion for travel but has happily retired from the working day trips to the office! However, we have lured her back and she will be working remotely on special projects in “semiretirement”.
Maree travelled extensively in the United States as a high school AFS exchange student (quite a contrast to life at home on the farm at Donald!). She decided an exciting world was waiting to be explored and hence the journey began. During the following decades Maree hosted countless group tours to all corners of the world.
“The beauty, history and culture of the places visited has always been captivating. However, the greatest pleasure has come from seeing the joy experienced by my tour members”, Maree claims.
We are delighted that Maree has agreed to continue hosting tours that will be featured in our Lifestyle Personalised Group Tour Collection. She looks forward to welcoming loyal guests from past adventures and extends an invitation to others who wish to share her travel passion on leisurely land based and cruise tours to destinations both near and far!