Kim Vaughan fostered her passion for travel when she visited Southeast Asia with her parents at a young age.  After graduating from college in sports science, Kim returned to Southeast Asia and began her career in tourism for a few years before moving to Africa for the better part of 10 years. When she returned to Australia, Kim garnered her travel and tourism experience to create profitable products for multimillion-dollar companies across diverse portfolios, including cruising and touring. Since joining Viking in 2017, Kim has been working with the travel trade team and key partners in Southern Australia (Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania) to expand and develop knowledge and awareness of the Viking brand.  Kim loves to show visitors her hometown of Melbourne, the cultural hub of Australia, and share her favorite coffee, food and wine spots.