Tour operator and destination expert for NRC reizen in Iran, Lebanon, Jordan and China.

Three times I've had the pleasure to speak to students 'tourism and culture' at Radboud University in Nijmegen. Subject: sustainable tourism developments, with cases from the Middle Eastern practice as examples. On several other occasions I've had the pleasure to share knowledge with students of the Fontys University of applied sciences in Tilburg and Utrecht, and students of journalism at Erasmus University in Rotterdam.In April 2020 I did an online lecture on my China experiences for… Show more Three times I've had the pleasure to speak to students 'tourism and culture' at Radboud University in Nijmegen. Subject: sustainable tourism developments, with cases from the Middle Eastern practice as examples. On several other occasions I've had the pleasure to share knowledge with students of the Fontys University of applied sciences in Tilburg and Utrecht, and students of journalism at Erasmus University in Rotterdam.In April 2020 I did an online lecture on my China experiences for 2nd year students 'global tourism' of Breda University. Show less

Teaching several tourism and HRM related subjects in both English and Dutch to students in Amsterdam and Eindhoven.

Through the Institute of tourism, entrepreneurship and service of Tajikistan in the capital city of Dushanbe, I have offered my advice on the development of a new curriculum for the education of tourism and hospitality. Through two visits to Dushanbe, receiving a delegation in The Netherlands and participating in an online conference on tourism development I have tried to re-shape the education of young Tajik professionals in the industry.

Teaching and training students in tourism and hospitality.Focus: sustainable development (tourism contexts and 'go green'), hospitality and business development, HR and (online) marketing.

Short term project to write a 'manual' on guesthouses in Jordan. Leading a team of local and international consultants and advisors.

Apart from advising and supporting the Masar Ibrahim (Abraham Path) on marketing and communications, for instance on international travel shows in London, Amsterdam and Utrecht, I am currently working on organising a staff tour to Spain, to introduce the people of the Masar Ibrahim to the Camino experience: how does the most visited long-distance-walkingtrail in the world work? How do people benefit and why do people come. What lessons can we learn from this example, that we can use in the… Show more Apart from advising and supporting the Masar Ibrahim (Abraham Path) on marketing and communications, for instance on international travel shows in London, Amsterdam and Utrecht, I am currently working on organising a staff tour to Spain, to introduce the people of the Masar Ibrahim to the Camino experience: how does the most visited long-distance-walkingtrail in the world work? How do people benefit and why do people come. What lessons can we learn from this example, that we can use in the context of Palestine and our walking trail across the Middle East? Show less

Writing a feasibility on the opportunities to build an ecological sustainable tourism village in Zay, near the Jordanian city of Salt

•Networking and catalyzing relationships with international tour operators and university study trips •Developing tour marketing strategy for the Abraham Path •Developing tour marketing materials for the Abraham Path •Developing the quality of Abraham Path tour services to international standards

Since september 2010 I've guided Dutch and Belgian clients through Jordan, giving information in both Dutch and French language, for one of the biggest players in the market: TUI.Furthermore, I have guided Dutch groups through Ethiopia, Georgia, Armenia, as well as Tajikistan, Sudan and Lebanon.Despite the insecure situation in the Middle East, I have, together with a partner-organisation in Amsterdam, recently successfully organised a culinary tour to Lebanon.Consultancy services… Show more Since september 2010 I've guided Dutch and Belgian clients through Jordan, giving information in both Dutch and French language, for one of the biggest players in the market: TUI.Furthermore, I have guided Dutch groups through Ethiopia, Georgia, Armenia, as well as Tajikistan, Sudan and Lebanon.Despite the insecure situation in the Middle East, I have, together with a partner-organisation in Amsterdam, recently successfully organised a culinary tour to Lebanon.Consultancy services offered: eco-lodge projects in Jordan and Lebanon and working on sustainable tours in Jordan. Show less

Focus on starting up and coordinating initial cooperation with hotels in Germany.

For VSO, Volunteer Services Overseas in Tajikistan, I worked with this educational institution in the countries capital city. I am employed as an 'agent of change' and my task was to open the windows and introduce new ways of looking at tourism. This was done through teaching, but also by organizing 'master classes' for both teachers and students, inviting 3rd party lecturers and establishing relations with other, relevant organisations in and outside of the country.Apart from my work… Show more For VSO, Volunteer Services Overseas in Tajikistan, I worked with this educational institution in the countries capital city. I am employed as an 'agent of change' and my task was to open the windows and introduce new ways of looking at tourism. This was done through teaching, but also by organizing 'master classes' for both teachers and students, inviting 3rd party lecturers and establishing relations with other, relevant organisations in and outside of the country.Apart from my work in the Institute, I have been active as a consultant on tourism development in Tajikistan for both VSO and external parties during my one-year stay in the country. Show less

For this very internationally oriented company I solved many of the problems they had with suppliers as well as with their supply-lines, causing delay’s in their production. This involved control-room-meetings and a lot of contact with supplier’s around the world.

The Aqaba House opened in December, 2009 and was an 'open house', with rooms to stay in, ecological unique features in Jordan, gorgeous views over the cities of Aqaba, Eilat and even Egyptian Taba and the Gulf, and an art-gallery. Lots of activities took place, so the house became a new and happening focal point in the Aqaba-scene!As the first manager I designed the concept, managed the personnel, organized all the events, did the marketing (the concept, being unique in the region… Show more The Aqaba House opened in December, 2009 and was an 'open house', with rooms to stay in, ecological unique features in Jordan, gorgeous views over the cities of Aqaba, Eilat and even Egyptian Taba and the Gulf, and an art-gallery. Lots of activities took place, so the house became a new and happening focal point in the Aqaba-scene!As the first manager I designed the concept, managed the personnel, organized all the events, did the marketing (the concept, being unique in the region, generated lot's of free publicity) and ran the bed & breakfast and art-gallery. Show less

This high-end touroperator organises cultural tours, guided by professionals with an academic background. I've designed and guided tours in Jordan and Iran and I've guided tours in Libya and Armenia for this company.

For Sawadee, I've done several tours in India. Two times I had the chance to work for them in the north of India, meaning north of Delhi, including the Himalaya's and Ladakh, and once I guided a sun-eclipse tour through Rajastan, incl. Varanasi.

For this daily radioshow (on Dutch national radio) I gave live reports about daily life in the countries I visited and lived in for my work in tourism. Reports came from Morocco, Libya, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Iran and India.

For Rosetta, a travelagency specialized in the Middle East, I've worked in Morocco, Egypt, Iran and Ethiopia.

After a brief connection in Morocco, I've had the pleasure to organize two trips for this dutch NGO, that takes business men from the south of The Netherlands abroad to get to know other cultures and see if there are opportunities to do business in the visited destinations.Both their trips to Egypt and Jordan have been organized and managed by me, of course in close coöperation with the board of Scope Brabant.

Managing and guiding tours for small groups of people (between 10 and 20 pax) through Morocco, Libya, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Sri Lanka and India.

For the series Te gast in I wrote stories for the volumes about Morocco and Egypt, and I coördinated Te gast in Libanon, about Lebanon. For this volume I engaged with authors, managed the content and got a small grant from the ministery of foreign affairs of the Kingdom of The Netherlands.

I've guided tours through Turkey, Syria, Jordan and Egypt for this company.

For Koning Aap, I had the pleasure to be one of the first Tour Managers to guide a group of western tourists through Libya, in 2001, after the Lockerbie trial. Quite an adventure, as there was hardly any infrastructure.

From 1999 I managed tours for this low-budget, off the beaten track agency, mostly in Egypt, Morocco and Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.

I started working here as a telemarketeer, contacting clients and making appointements, but after graduation from university the company asked me to stay on and become their marketing manager New Media. I supervised a team of telemarkteers, created free publicity for the company and supported the sales-team with my activities.

De Portugese Wijnkopers imported wine and other spirits, mostly from Portugal. I built, from scratch and with huge success, their customer-database, mostly through business to business telemarketing.

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