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Michelle Gilberds, Travel Agent in Edmonton, AB

Michelle Gilberds

Edmonton, AB Travel Agent

Michelle Gilberds

Edmonton, AB · 24 Years of Experience

Newwest Travel Ltd., a Travel Leaders Network Affiliate Agency
About
My Places

Areas of expertise

Destinations:

Disneyland, New Zealand, Ecuador, Thailand, Walt Disney World

Interests:

Disney Vacations, Family Vacations, Honeymoons, Theme Parks, Groups

Suppliers:

TravelBrands, WestJet Vacations, Avalon Waterways, Globus, Jade Tours

About Me

Spinning in a Tea Cup in Disneyland!
Spinning in a Tea Cup in Disneyland!

It was my parents who first ignited my passion for traveling. When I was a child, they loved taking my siblings and I on road trips to Disneyland, Las Vegas and other fun destinations. After a while, though, my siblings "outgrew" these trips and preferred to stay at home. I, on the other hand, kept on road tripping with my parents.  If there was a journey or an adventure to be taken, I was not going to turn it down.

Today, my love for travel has not only grown stronger; it has also morphed into a passion for helping others to achieve the joy I have always felt on each trip I have ever been on.  My wanderlust has taken me to many destinations over the years, including but not limited to: 

  • Dominican Republic, Mayan Riviera
  • Hawaii
  • England, France, Switzerland, Greece, Italy, Croatia
  • Galapagos Islands
  • New Zealand
  • Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Cambodia, Bali
  • Disneyland (over 40 times), Disney World (3 times)
  • New York

I have also traveled extensively throughout Canada. All of these experiences have helped me to become a better travel consultant because with each adventure I completed came new and valuable lessons that I can now share with you. 

And while I love booking all types of travel, my specialty is helping my clients get the most out of their Disney vacation. I have been to these wonderful parks and resorts more than 40 times, so I know all of the best tricks and tips for saving money and time in lines. I also refresh my Disney agent training to stay informed on any new changes at the parks.

In addition, I am also a graduate of the Travel Program at the Grant MacEwan College. And whenever I have the time, I attend as many industry webinars as I can. I believe that in this rapidly changing world, it is important to keep as up-to-date as possible on what is going on in the travel business. 

So if you're ready to book your next great adventure, I hope you'll contact me. I believe I have the education, experience and passion to turn your vacation dreams into wonderful realities. 

My Places

When it comes to travel planning, real-world experience makes a huge difference. Check out the map below to see all the places I have personally visited or booked for my clients. I know these destinations well and can give you reliable guidance.
New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
Been There
Cambodia, East and Southeast Asia
Been There
Disneyland, California, USA
Booked It 100 Times
Been There 40 Times
Malaysia, East and Southeast Asia
Been There
Thailand, East and Southeast Asia
Been There 2 Times
Walt Disney World, Florida, USA
Been There 3 Times
Australia, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Adelaide, Australia, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Alice Springs, Australia, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Ayers Rock, Australia, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Brisbane, Australia, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Byron Bay, Australia, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Cairns, Australia, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Canberra, Australia, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Coffs Harbour, Australia, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Coober Pedy, Australia, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Darwin, Australia, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Fraser Island, Australia, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Gold Coast, Australia, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Lord Howe Island, Australia, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Melbourne, Australia, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Perth, Australia, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Phillip Island, Australia, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Sunshine Coast, Australia, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Surfers Paradise, Australia, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Sydney, Australia, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Uluru National Park, Australia, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Whitsunday Island, Australia, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
Been There
Arrowtown, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
Been There
Auckland, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
Been There
Bay of Islands, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
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Blenheim, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
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Cape Reinga, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
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Christchurch, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
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Cook Strait, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
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Dunedin, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
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Fjordland National Park, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
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Fox Glacier, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
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Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
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Haast Pass, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
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Hokitika, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
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Huka Falls, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
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Kaikoura, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
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Lake Taupo, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
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Lake Tekapo, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
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Milford Sound, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
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Mount Cook, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
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Mt. Cook National Park, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
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Napier, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
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Paihia, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
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Picton, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
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Queenstown, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
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Rotorua, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
Been There
Taupo, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
Been There
Te Anau, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
Been There
Wanaka, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Been There
Wellington, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand
Booked It 100 Times
Been There
Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
Been There 3 Times
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada
Been There 10 Times
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Been There
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Been There 10 Times
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Been There 5 Times
Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Been There 2 Times
Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
Been There 10 Times
Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
Been There
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Been There 10 Times
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Been There 10 Times
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Been There 10 Times
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Been There 50 Times
Brockville, Ontario, Canada
Been There 50 Times
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Been There 5 Times
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Been There 10 Times
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Been There
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Been There 10 Times
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Been There 10 Times
Hull, Quebec, Canada
Been There
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Been There
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Been There
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Been There
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Been There
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Been There
Aruba, Caribbean
Booked It 2 Times
Nassau, Bahamas, Caribbean
Booked It 5 Times
Paradise Island, Bahamas, Caribbean
Booked It 5 Times
Veradero, Cuba, Caribbean
Booked It 30 Times
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Caribbean
Booked It 30 Times
Montego Bay, Jamaica, Caribbean
Booked It 10 Times
Negril, Jamaica, Caribbean
Booked It 10 Times
Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Caribbean
Booked It 10 Times
Runaway Bay, Jamaica, Caribbean
Booked It 10 Times
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, Caribbean
Booked It 3 Times
Angkor Thom, Cambodia, East and Southeast Asia
Been There
Angkor Wat, Cambodia, East and Southeast Asia
Been There
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, East and Southeast Asia
Been There
Siem Reap, Cambodia, East and Southeast Asia
Been There
Sihanoukville, Cambodia, East and Southeast Asia
Been There
Kota Kinabalu (Borneo), Malaysia, East and Southeast Asia
Been There
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, East and Southeast Asia
Been There
Langkawi, Malaysia, East and Southeast Asia
Been There
Bangkok, Thailand, East and Southeast Asia
Been There
Koh Phi Phi, Thailand, East and Southeast Asia
Been There 2 Times
Koh Samui, Thailand, East and Southeast Asia
Been There
Phuket, Thailand, East and Southeast Asia
Been There 2 Times
Dubrovnik, Croatia, Europe
Been There
London, England, Europe
Booked It 100 Times
Been There
Paris, France, Europe
Booked It 100 Times
Been There
Corfu, Greece, Europe
Been There
Mykonos, Greece, Europe
Booked It 100 Times
Been There
Santorini, Greece, Europe
Booked It 100 Times
Been There
Venice, Italy, Europe
Booked It 100 Times
Been There
Basel, Switzerland, Europe
Been There
Lucerne, Switzerland, Europe
Been There
St. Moritz, Switzerland, Europe
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Zermatt, Switzerland, Europe
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Ensenada, Baja California Norte, Mexico
Been There
Tijuana, Baja California Norte, Mexico
Been There
Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Booked It 30 Times
Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Booked It 30 Times
Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico
Booked It 5 Times
Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico
Booked It 5 Times
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
Booked It 100 Times
Tulum, Mexico, Mexico
Booked It 50 Times
Been There
Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico
Booked It 100 Times
Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Booked It 100 Times
Playa Del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Booked It 100 Times
Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Booked It 100 Times
Been There
Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico
Booked It 50 Times
Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
Booked It 50 Times
Been There
Baltra, Ecuador, South America
Been There
Bartolome Island, Ecuador, South America
Been There
Espanola Island, Ecuador, South America
Been There
Fernandina Island, Ecuador, South America
Been There
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America
Been There
Isabella Island, Ecuador, South America
Been There
North Seymour, Ecuador, South America
Been There
Punta Cormorant, Ecuador, South America
Been There
Punta Espinosa, Ecuador, South America
Been There
Quito, Ecuador, South America
Been There
San Cristobal Island, Ecuador, South America
Been There
Santa Cruz Island, Ecuador, South America
Been There
Dawson City, Alaska, USA
Been There
Juneau, Alaska, USA
Been There
Anaheim, California, USA
Booked It 100 Times
Been There 40 Times
Beverly Hills, California, USA
Booked It
Been There 5 Times
Buena Park, California, USA
Booked It 10 Times
Been There
Catalina Island, California, USA
Been There
La Jolla, California, USA
Booked It
Been There 5 Times
Los Angeles, California, USA
Booked It 10 Times
Been There 5 Times
Modesto, California, USA
Been There
Orange County, California, USA
Booked It 100 Times
Been There 40 Times
Redwood National Park, California, USA
Been There
San Diego, California, USA
Booked It 20 Times
Been There 5 Times
San Francisco, California, USA
Booked It
Been There
Santa Monica, California, USA
Been There
West Hollywood, California, USA
Booked It 2 Times
Been There 5 Times
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, USA
Been There
Key Largo, Florida, USA
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Key West, Florida, USA
Been There
Kissimmee, Florida, USA
Been There 3 Times
Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA
Been There 3 Times
Miami, Florida, USA
Been There
Orlando, Florida, USA
Been There 3 Times
Tampa, Florida, USA
Been There
Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Been There
Hana, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Been There
Honokowai, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Been There
Kaanapali, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Been There
Kahana, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Been There
Kahului, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Been There
Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Been There
Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Been There
Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Been There
Makena, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Been There
Maui Island, Hawaii, USA
Been There
Napili Beach, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Been There
Wailea, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Been There
Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
Booked It
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Booked It 10 Times
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Been There 10 Times
Laughlin, Nevada, USA
Been There 5 Times
Mesquite, Nevada, USA
Been There 5 Times
Reno, Nevada, USA
Been There 5 Times
New York City, New York, USA
Been There
Astoria, Oregon, USA
Been There
Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA
Been There
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Booked It 10 Times
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Booked It 30 Times
Seattle, Washington, USA
Been There
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