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Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom

Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom

JG Travel is the leading provider of group travel for the older traveller, offering a wide range of value for money tours from short breaks, resort holidays, heritage tours, events & European escapes. Operating under the brands Just Go Holidays; National Holidays; Omega Breaks; and Albion Journeys

Folkestone

Leadership of Saga Holidays £180m revenue, 300 employees and 90,000 passengers (pre-pandemic). Led the business through significant strategic, operational and crisis management following the Covid-19 Pandemic. Handled the immediate impact and developed a 5-year plan to ensure the business emerged in a strong position.

A national UK charity providing respite holidays for disabled people and carers with a turnover of £10m and 300+ employees. Developed and implemented a strategy and plan to transform the service and financial sustainability

Led Saga’s and the AA's Travel Partnership programme circa £2m EBITDA. Led the re-tendering of 3rd Party deals and tasked to create a tour operating product for AA customers and review the AA Travel portal within theAA.com.

Identify, negotiate, market and manage 3rd Party Travel Pantnerships. Identify and set up new business ventures for the Travel Brand such as Saga Volunteer Travel.

Led the business providing holidays and cruises operating in 65 countries worldwide. Turnover of £250m. 200,000+ customers and 600 employees

Responsible for Saga's head office sales, administration and worldwide operations.

Responsibility for Saga Holidays marketing, including direct campaigns, name acquisition and database management with a budget of £13m.