United Kingdom
United States
Asia Pacific
Erin Brockovich lays herself bare to Global agents
Environmentalist activist and consumer advocate Erin Brockovich was the keynote speaker at this year’s Global Travel Group Conference.
She captivated the audience with her inspirational advice, peppered with fascinating and often amusing anecdotes.
Erin announced early on that she is passionate about travel and uses a travel agent, who she described as ‘invaluable’.
Her speech then turned to how the film about her fight to win a major medical lawsuit came about and her struggles with dyslexia, brought on by a childhood head injury.
Top quotes from Erin included:
"I’m fun. I’m not this stiff bitch who comes in and sues the pants of you."
"I’m still overwhelmed by the way my life has turned out. It’s hard to wrap our minds around our lives."
"I had a moment to rise up and a moment to say ‘fuck it’."
"I love disruption."
"My mother, a journalist, used to ask me where is my sticktoitiveness."
"My dyslexia meant I was put in a box and labelled a disrupter. That became my gift."
"We need to stop and think about the choices we’re making."
"You need to embrace yourself, strength, flaws, and all."
"Don’t define yourself by how someone else chooses to see you."
"We’re living in disruptive times."
"Remember to stop and breath. We forget to do that. Find the beauty in what’s around you."
Related News Stories:
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
Kittipong Prapattong’s Plan for Thailand’s Tourism Growth: Taxes, Visas, and Campaigns
James Jin: Didatravel’s Journey from China to Global Reach and the Impact of AI on Travel
Darien Schaefer on Pensacola’s Evolution: From Small Town to Global Destination
Florida Tourism’s Next Frontier: Dana Young on Expanding Beyond the Classics
Patrick Harrison on Tampa Bay Tourism’s Resilience and Marketing Strategy
Bubba O’Keefe on Clarksdale’s Vibrant Music Scene
Commemorating Elvis and Embracing Tupelo’s Culture with Jennie Bradford Curlee
Craig Ray and the Expansion of the Blues Trail
Presenting Mississippi’s Cultural Trails with Katie Coats
Robert Terrell: A Journey Through BB King’s Influence
Rochelle Hicks: Celebrating Mississippi’s Musical Legacy
Exploring Jacksonville with Katie Mitura: The Flip Side of Florida
Dozens fall ill in P&O Cruises ship outbreak
Turkish Airlines flight in emergency landing after pilot dies
Boy falls to death on cruise ship
Unexpected wave rocks cruise ship
Storm Lilian travel chaos as bank holiday flights cancelled