Michelle Gordon

Director of Special Events - Sales, VA Office

I’m passionate about enriching students’ lives by opening their eyes to the world and guiding them to discover its diverse destinations and cultures.

When I Joined ETA & What I Love About Working Here

I joined Educational Travel Adventures in 2007, and it has truly been the perfect place for me to combine my passion for student travel with creativity and personal connection. What I love most about working at ETA is the opportunity to design individualized experiences for each school, using a hands-on approach to ensure every trip is meaningful and unique. Being able to collaborate closely with educators and create customized programs that bring destinations to life for students is incredibly rewarding

Professional Background

I have spent over 24 years in the student travel industry, including the past 18½ years with Educational Travel Adventures, helping students explore the world both domestically and internationally. I’m passionate about creating meaningful travel experiences that allow students to learn, grow, and see the world beyond the classroom. When I’m not planning trips, I love traveling myself, spending quality time with my family, and keeping up with my three English Springer Spaniels. I still have a long travel bucket list of my own — and I’d love to help you and your group check destinations off yours. What’s on your bucket list, and how can I help bring your next travel experience to life?

Fun Facts About Michelle

Interesting Facts
I am a proud parent of four adult sons, and now happily have daughters-in-law rounding out the family. I’m also a grandmother to seven grandchildren, with one great-granddaughter and another great-grandchild on the way.

Favorite Place Traveled:
Internationally, London, Ireland & Germany. Domestically, NYC & California.

Favorite subject to study in school:
History. I feel it is imperative that we see our history that way we can see where we are going in the future. We can learn from our country’s past in order to expand on our country’s strengths and weaknesses. Then we can make changes from what worked or did not work from our history.

Most Recent Passport Stamp:
Germany.

Most unexpected moment while traveling:
Can’t think of one that I can put in writing lol!

Window seat or aisle seat?
Aisle for sure!!!

Dream destination (not yet visited):
Hawaii domestically and the Mediterranean countries internationally. Would love to see Australia.

Go-to travel snack:
Delta cookies lol or peanuts for energy. Must also have my Starbucks coffee as well! 🙂

One thing I hope students gain from traveling:
The desire to continuing to seeing the world and expanding their knowledge. There is so much to see and learn!

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