After leaving school, Amanda joined the family travel agent business, where she first encountered Kirker Holidays. She worked in the travel industry in New Zealand for 6 years, travelling throughout Asia and the USA, before initially joining Kirker in 2000. 

Amanda then took an extended break from Kirker, working at The Leading Hotels of the World and for Six Senses Hotels, before re-joining Kirker in April 2022, since which time she has travelled to Italy several times, including a journey on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express.