by Donald Wood
Last updated: 8:00 AM ET, Tue March 17, 2026
WHY IT RATES: Travel
advisors should be aware of Global Travel Collection’s growth within the travel
industry after its recent leadership shakeup.—Donald Wood, Managing Editor.
Global Travel Collection (GTC), Internova Travel Group’s
high-touch luxury travel agency serving a global community of top-performing
travel advisors, announced the appointment and promotion of three respected
industry leaders to its Advisor Success team. Bronwyn McKindley, Pam Palay and
Adam Ottmar will report to Simon Brooks, Senior Vice President, Advisor
Success, as GTC continues expanding its support for luxury, corporate and
entertainment travel advisors.
With $2.4 billion in sales and more than 800,000 trips
planned annually, GTC represents a global community of top-performing
independent advisors. The company is enhancing its leadership structure and
strategic partnerships to provide advisors with the resources and expertise
needed to grow in today’s complex travel landscape.
“These appointments send a clear message to our advisors: we
are investing in you,” said Angie Licea, President of Global Travel Collection.
“Across luxury leisure, corporate and entertainment, we are strengthening our
leadership team to deliver the support and opportunities our advisors need to
succeed.”
Elevating the Luxury Advisor Experience
Bronwyn McKindley joins Global Travel Collection as Vice
President, Advisor Success – Leisure. In this role, she will focus on advancing
advisor success across GTC’s luxury leisure portfolio, strengthening strategic
partner relationships, enhancing service delivery, and supporting consistent,
high-quality experiences for advisors serving luxury leisure, corporate and
entertainment clients.
McKindley brings nearly 30 years of executive leadership
experience across luxury river cruising, tour operations, airline consolidators,
and wholesale travel organizations. Most recently, she served as Vice
President, Reservations and Trade Support at AmaWaterways and is widely
recognized for her collaborative leadership style, data-driven approach, and
ability to scale teams and systems in support of advisor performance.
Strengthening Corporate Advisor Strategy and Growth
Pam Palay has been promoted to Vice President, Advisor Success,
and Business Travel for Global Travel Collection, following her tenure as
Advisor Success Director. In her expanded role, she will lead the corporate
travel strategy for GTC’s independent contractors, driving advisor growth, engagement,
and retention across the corporate segment.
Palay will oversee regional leadership teams supporting
corporate advisors, develop strategic growth plans, enhance account management
and consulting structures, and strengthen advisor engagement through community
development, events, and training. With a strong background in advisor support,
business development, and operational leadership, she is recognized for
building collaborative partnerships and scalable frameworks that elevate
performance and deliver measurable business results.
Expanding GTC’s Leadership in Entertainment Travel
Adam Ottmar has been promoted to Vice President of
Entertainment for Global Travel Collection, following his tenure as Director of
Events for Internova’s ALTOUR division. In this role, he will focus on
strengthening GTC’s Entertainment division, introducing elevated tools and
resources and positioning GTC as the preferred global partner to the
entertainment industry.
Ottmar brings more than 25 years of experience across the
entertainment and luxury travel sectors, with deep expertise in managing
complex, high-profile entertainment travel. His background includes work as
both a high-volume entertainment travel operator and a producer and director of
award shows, films, and major film festivals, as well as managing prominent
entertainment accounts at D&D Travel Group in Los Angeles.
The Premier Home for Elite Advisors
“These leaders share one mission: empowering advisors to do
their best work at the highest level,” Licea added. “As our advisors grow, so
does our commitment to delivering the most sophisticated platform, partnerships
and leadership in travel.”
Experienced advisors interested in learning more about
joining Global Travel Collection and accessing its industry-leading resources
can visit joinus.globaltravelcollection.com.
SOURCE: Global Travel
Collection press release.
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