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ADVISOR SPOTLIGHT
A Predestined Career
BY ERIN GIFFORD
For this military brat, a career in travel was predestined. PJ Gray's father spent 20 years
in the U.S. Navy, so every few years, her family packed up and moved to a new naval
station. At East Carolina University, this AAA Travel Advisor majored in Hospitality
Management. She knew right away, however, that she didn't want to work in a hotel. She
wanted to book hotel rooms for travelers.
WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO BECOME A TRAVEL ADVISOR?
Growing up in the military, I was able to travel quite a bit with my family. My parents
were big travelers, too. Every free weekend they would travel wherever they could, from
Berlin to Bangkok, and to so many destinations in between.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED WITH AAA?
I've been with AAA Travel for 10 years, ever since I graduated from college. I knew what
I wanted to do and was eager to jump right in.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOUR JOB?
I love feeling the excitement my clients have about traveling to a new destination.
It could be a honeymoon couple, planning their perfect post-nuptial getaway; a new
traveler preparing to leave the country for the very first time; or a seasoned traveler
revisiting a destination and seeing it in a new light. Travel is a gift. It brings so much joy.
I love making travel possible for my clients.
WHAT TYPES OF TRIPS DO YOU BOOK THE MOST?
I book a lot of European river cruises, as well as Caribbean getaways for couples. With
river cruises, my clients love to be able to unpack once, then see three or four countries
as part of a more intimate sailing experience.
I love to book my clients on Rhine River cruises that sail across Switzerland, France,
Germany and the Netherlands. There are so many beautiful medieval castles. It's an
experience you can't have in the United States.
In the Caribbean, I book all types of getaways, but I love to book trips for my clients
to more understated islands, like Anguilla. I also love Turks and Caicos, as well as the
Exumas, the Out Islands of the Bahamas. The water, it's crystal-clear. For many of
my clients, this is the Caribbean experience they have in mind.
WHAT'S YOUR MOST MEMORABLE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE?
I was fortunate to take three river cruises with my mother before she passed in late2020.
We sailed down the Rhine River seeing castle after castle, windmills for days
and more tulips than you can imagine. In the South of France we explored the French
Riviera where wine flowed like water. Our last trip was along the Danube River. Those
river cruises will forever be my most treasured memories.
PJ Gray
AAA TRAVEL
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AAA Traveler - Fall 2021 (ACG)

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Departures
Because Someday
Places We Love
Caribbean
Your Story
Scenic Drive
Trip Notes
Agent Spotlight
New From Viking
Recipes to Sip
Hawaii
Best of the British Isles
Idyllic Islands
Slovakia
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