December 2009 Archives

Steve O'Loughlin has been appointed as head of sales for W&O Travel (the rebranded Western and Oriental Travel). Sarah Mason also joins as head of marketing. Both join from Club Med, where O'Loughlin was head of sales and Mason was head of marketing.

The Guild of Travel Management Companies has announced Portman Travel chief executive Mike Hare (above) is to replace Maurice Veronique as chairman. Andrew Waller, UK executive vice-president, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, becomes deputy chairman and Adam White, managing director of Bath Travel's business travel division, becomes treasurer.

Rocky Mountaineer, operator of Western Canada's rail journeys, has appointed of Philip Ordever as Europe sales director. The newly created position was developed to further expand Rocky Mountaineer's international reach, while maintaining business from the UK, one of the companies top producing markets. Ordever was most recently vice president, sales and marketing - Europe, Middle East and Africa for Crystal Cruises, but he has previously also worked for Silversea and First Choice.

Chambers Travel Management has announced that Malcolm Russell has joined the company as sales manager. Russell has more than 12 years of sales business development and will join the 13-strong sales and business management team in the company's City of London head office.