Global Travel Collection Accelerates Advisor Growth with Strategic Leadership Appointments

Luxury, Corporate and Entertainment Advisors Gain Unmatched Support as GTC Invests in the Future

 

NEW YORK (March 17, 2026) – Global Travel Collection (GTC), Internova Travel Group’s high-touch luxury travel agency serving a global community of top-performing travel advisors, today 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.

 

About Global Travel Collection

Global Travel Collection  (GTC), part of Internova Travel Group, is the most influential collection of international luxury travel advisors. More than 1,500 GTC advisors are industry leaders in providing premium travel services to leisure travelers, corporate executives and the entertainment industry. GTC’s combined global reach and leverage translate into value, recognition and preferential treatment for its world traveler clients.