Meet Collette’s Executive Team: Part VI
Bill Dziura is the Executive Vice President of Information Technology for Collette Vacations. Bill has been with Collette for 18 years, starting as the company’s Controller in 1992, and during that time has had the opportunity to do a fair share of travel.
Bill Dziura in Africa
Here are some of his “favorites”.
All-Time Favorite Destination:
I have too many destinations that I love to choose just one. Many destinations offer such unique experiences that it is impossible to pick just one. For example, you have the great nature experiences such as the majestic views of the Canadian Rockies in Banff, to the breathtaking views from the cliffs at Mykonos, Greece, to the great adventures of doing a Kenya safari and seeing amazing wildlife up close and personal. Then you have the great history and cultural destinations like Paris, France and Prague in the Czech Republic, Beijing, China or Hong Kong. This is a tough one to answer.
Favorite food experience while traveling?
I was in Paris, France, when I first joined Collette back in 1992. I went to dinner with a vendor and good friend of Collette to a very small and quaint restaurant on a back street of Paris. We were very jet lagged and tired from a couple of long days but we had the most spectacular meal at this restaurant and were personally visited by the chef to ask us how we would like our meal prepared. I will never forget the experience.
Best adventure?
My best adventure was a challenge issued by Dan Sullivan [Collette President and CEO] when we were in Amsterdam at a manager’s meeting. We were handed a map with the destination of Bruges, Belgium. He split us into teams and said “meet me there as soon as you can”. We got to experience what it is like to find your way around a country without a bus driver and Tour Manager to guide you. Basically, it was an “amazing race” to find our way and see who truly was an experienced travel professional.
Best View?
The best view that comes to mine from a more recent trip is the beautiful island of Maui. I was up high on a ridge overlooking the volcanic mountain, the high surf and surfers riding the waves up and down the beach, and whales breaching in the distance off the shore. It was absolutely amazing.
What’s on your bucket list?
Places I still want to visit are Egypt, Vietnam, and Machu Picchu, Peru.
Why do I love my job?
I have always loved a job that is challenging. My position is one that has new challenges every day. There are an endless list of new projects and new technologies to explore every day. I also work for a Company that brings peoples’ dreams to life and is full of people who are energetic and fun. And in addition to that I get to visit and enjoy many places on this earth that I would probably never have been able to see on my own. What’s better than that?
Meet more members of the executive team.
posted by Melissa McKee
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