Experience

We All Need A Holiday

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Supporting and showing off hotels, resorts, and holiday homes around the world with rewarding stay giveaways. Supporting and showing off hotels, resorts, and holiday homes around the world with rewarding stay giveaways.



Honeymoon style

• Partnerships - Global

  • May 2019 - Jan 2021

  Supporting Honeymoon.Style in sourcing and on boarding hotels and resorts around the world. Focusing on smaller brands and boutique properties already focusing on direct bookings. Honeymoon.Style provides couples with access to romantic accommodations connecting them direct with the hotel to secure the lowest price and the all important benefits and extras. Supporting Honeymoon.Style in sourcing and on boarding hotels and resorts around the world. Focusing on smaller brands and boutique properties already focusing on direct bookings. Honeymoon.Style provides couples with access to romantic accommodations connecting them direct with the hotel to secure the lowest price and the all important benefits and extras.



BookedHappy

• United Kingdom
• Education Management

• Founder

  • Sep 2016 - Mar 2020

  Seeing the huge amounts of commission leaving hotels and how many direct booking / relationship opportunities were being missed, BookedHappy previously Take-a-Stay was founded to help hotels gain back control from OTAs (online travel agents) BookedHappy is still at proof of concept stage. Hotel websites can be more than just room booking portals. Empowering hotels to become platforms for their city. Increase brand website conversions, revenue, loyalty, reduce cancellations. Seeing the huge amounts of commission leaving hotels and how many direct booking / relationship opportunities were being missed, BookedHappy previously Take-a-Stay was founded to help hotels gain back control from OTAs (online travel agents) BookedHappy is still at proof of concept stage. Hotel websites can be more than just room booking portals. Empowering hotels to become platforms for their city. Increase brand website conversions, revenue, loyalty, reduce cancellations.



Private

• United States
• Real Estate

• Hotel / travel tech startup in stealth mode

  • Oct 2019 - Dec 2019

  Consulted and advised an early stage travel tech startup for 3 months. A niche hotel booking model preparing for Beta launch. Supported and guided the team with an overall understanding of the industry including introductions to hoteliers to gain invaluable insights into the current hospitality, travel and tourism landscape. Consulted and advised an early stage travel tech startup for 3 months. A niche hotel booking model preparing for Beta launch. Supported and guided the team with an overall understanding of the industry including introductions to hoteliers to gain invaluable insights into the current hospitality, travel and tourism landscape.



Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas

• Thailand
• Hospitality
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Executive

  • Mar 2016 - Sep 2016

  Returned to Zighy Bay for a short time. Based in the Dubai office, I took part in a 3 month social media program, the Oman Tourism Roadshow in Muscat and a sales trip to India. Visits to the resort were often to conduct fam trips. Worked with the Director of Sales & Marketing on creative partnerships to enhance the guests booking and stay. Returned to Zighy Bay for a short time. Based in the Dubai office, I took part in a 3 month social media program, the Oman Tourism Roadshow in Muscat and a sales trip to India. Visits to the resort were often to conduct fam trips. Worked with the Director of Sales & Marketing on creative partnerships to enhance the guests booking and stay.



Capital Club Dubai

• United Arab Emirates
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Membership Manager

  • Nov 2011 - Jun 2013

  A heavily focused KPI driven sales, business development and relationship role at the exclusive by invitation only business Club in Dubai. Increasing the number of members through referrals & business development. Target driven, relationship building, member retention and attrition. A heavily focused KPI driven sales, business development and relationship role at the exclusive by invitation only business Club in Dubai. Increasing the number of members through referrals & business development. Target driven, relationship building, member retention and attrition.

• Sales Executive

  • Oct 2009 - Oct 2011

  A diverse role primarily based at the resort, which incorporated proactive and reactive sales in the corporate and leisure markets, as well as PR and Marketing. A diverse role primarily based at the resort, which incorporated proactive and reactive sales in the corporate and leisure markets, as well as PR and Marketing.


Gaba Corporation
• Japan
• Education Administration Programs
• 300 - 400 Employee
• English Second Language Teacher

  • 2001 - 2003

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®)
• India
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Intern

  • Aug 1997 - Aug 1998