Leading trade marketing partnerships, trade PR and travel industry marketing relationships for TTC Tour Brands (Luxury Gold, Insight Vacations, Trafalgar, Costsaver, Contiki)

Trade Marketing manager at TTC Tour Brands (Contiki, Trafalgar, Insight Vacations, Luxury Gold, CostSaver)

As a Group Account Director I was a team and client lead and managed the resourcing and forecasting. My role included business development, client consultation and planning. I have a specialism and key interest in trade marketing, b2b partnerships, co-operative campaigns, destination training and product development. Key retainer and project clients included Vanuatu Tourism Office, Japan (JNTO), Fukuoka Prefecture Tourist Association (Japan), Park City Chamber, New York State, Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, OTT - Online Travel Training, Kerala Tourism, Singapore Tourism Board. Visit USA Committee Member

Head of Trade marketing at GTI which involved developing the travel trade relationships and partnerships for clients. The sales and marketing director for Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority and Vanuatu Tourism Office at this time. The role involved compiling the strategy and campaign plans. Activity included implementing consumer and travel trade activity, managing stakeholder and industry relationships with travel trade, industry and consumers.

Overseeing a team at GTI looking after Vanuatu Tourism Office, Kenya Tourism Board and PromPeru. The role involved managing my team and developing sales and marketing strategies for destination clients. In this role I was primarily responsible for the trade and consumer marketing in Australia for the Vanuatu Tourism Office and Kenya Tourism Board. The activity included travel agent training, trade relations and campaigns, consumer campaigns, consumer shows, advertising and public relations.

Australian representative for Vanuatu Tourism Office managing all Australian PR, marketing and sales campaigns. I was also PR Manager for PromPeru (Peru Tourist Board) in Australia.

PR Manager for GTI representing travel clients in the Australian and New Zealand Market. Clients included Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority, PromPeru (Peru Tourist Board), Tourism Australia (media famil contractor), Asia-Pacific Meetings & Incentives Expo (AIME), ONYX Hospitality Group, YTL Hotels, Vanuatu Tourism and Tourism Malaysia. Also a PR member of the ASTW (Australian Society of Travel Writers).

PR Account Manager for the following clients: PromPeru (Peru Tourist Board), Kenya Tourist Board, Algarve Promotion Bureau, St. Regis Bora Bora, Longevity Wellness Resort in Portugal, Amieira Marina in Portugal, Cruceros Australis (cruising in Patagonia in South America), Libertador Hotels Resorts & Spas in Peru.Other clients included Portuguese National Tourist Office where I worked in-house at the embassy every morning for two years, De Vere Hotels & Resorts (UK), Cook Islands Tourism Corporation and Tourism Noosa.

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