Experience

Totally Spain

• Spain
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder/ Managing Director

  • 1999 - Present

  Overall responsibility for the management and day-to-day running of the company, it's 4 fulltime employees and 150+ contract tour guides, drivers, transport providers and special activity providers. Also public relations, quality control and overall customer experience. Overall responsibility for the management and day-to-day running of the company, it's 4 fulltime employees and 150+ contract tour guides, drivers, transport providers and special activity providers. Also public relations, quality control and overall customer experience.



Casa Castillo

• United States
• Food & Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Owner/ Property Manager

  • Jan 2010 - Present

  Owner and manager of this charming Self Catering Villa in Cantabria, Spain. Beautifully maintained property that is highly rated by past guests and ideal for couples and families. Copy and past this link for more details. https://www.vrbo.com/en-gb/p8061861? Owner and manager of this charming Self Catering Villa in Cantabria, Spain. Beautifully maintained property that is highly rated by past guests and ideal for couples and families. Copy and past this link for more details. https://www.vrbo.com/en-gb/p8061861?



TNT Vacations

• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Group Sales Manager

  • Mar 1998 - Jun 1999

  A change to a much larger Boston based tour company and an opportunity to experience and work with an entirely different and exciting travel product i.e. the Caribbean, Mexico and Bermuda. I was involved initially in sales with Club TNT Vacations and later moved into the Group Sales department. My time at TNT Vacations helped me to experience and learn about a whole other sector of the travel industry - charter vacation packages - as well as discovering and learning about new destinations. I dealt both with direct clients as well as with travel agents. This experience too was vital in preparing me for my relocation to Spain and establishing of my own travel company. Show less



Brian Moore International Tours

• United States
• Travel Arrangements

• Vice-President

  • Mar 1996 - Sep 1997

  I relocated to the United States with the Abbey Travel Group who were in the process of taking over BMIT. Here I developed and implemented a successful Sales and Marketing strategy for the company at a time when the business had been struggling and needed to reinvent itself. I managed and directed a team of Sales Reps located locally in Massachusetts and throughout the United States. Product development and brochure production as well as designing all other marketing materials including the creation of the company's first website were also part of my roll. I managed the distribution of marketing materials to travel agency partners across the USA. Relationship management with our travel agency partners. I worked with tourism bodies Failte Ireland and the Northern Ireland Tourist office and helped to secure grants. I was key in overseeing the company's successful relocation from Medway to Roxbury. Living in New England was a magical experience and what I learned there about the travel industry in the USA was invaluable later when setting up my own travel company in Spain. Show less


Drive Ireland
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• Managing Director

  • 1993 - Mar 1996


Drive Ireland Tours

• Ireland
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager

  • 1991 - 1993

  Drive Ireland, owned by Abbey Travel Dublin, was one of the largest specialist Ireland Travel companies in the UK offering both packages and custom travel arrangements for individuals and groups travelling to Ireland. Drive Ireland sold it's holidays directly to the public and through an extensive network of travel agents in the UK. The company developed and was also responsible for the travel brands Ryanair Holidays, Murphy´s Irish Tours and collaborated with running numerous custom trips for Barclaycard members. After just 2 years working at Drive Ireland I was promoted to Managing Director. As well as managing the Drive Ireland team I was directly responsible for all sales and marketing as well as all contracting and supplier relationships, brochure production and distribution management. I was particularly successful in negotiating the distribution of our product through multiple, large travel agency chains. Show less



Insight International Tours

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• India & Nepal Specialist

  • 1989 - 1991

  Insight International Tours is one of the largest and most respected wholesale tour companies in the world offering mainly group tour travel to multiple destinations around the world. The company was later bought by Trafalgar Tours. This was the company with which I started in the travel business. It is where I got my passion for the industry. I initially was employed on a temporary contract which was made permanent after a short while. Additionally I was proud to have Insight International Tours sponsor me for residency in Australia. Show less