Experience

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  Imagine Cruising

  • Head Of Sales

    • Jan 2019 - Present

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  Lifestyle Cruises

  • Director of Operations, Sales and Marketing

    • Mar 2017 - Nov 2018

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  XL Millennium Travel

  • Business Development Manager

    • Feb 2016 - Feb 2017

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  New career challenge

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Business Owner

    • Apr 2015 - Feb 2017
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Property, Building, Interior Design. Architecture

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  Opulent Living

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Head of Cruising

    • May 2015 - Dec 2015
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Luxury Cruise Packages

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  Imagine Cruising

  • Cape Town

  • Director

    • Sep 2012 - Mar 2015
    • Cape Town

    I'm responsible for the customer journeys of Imagine Cruising SA and Imagine Cruising UK's clients. As such, I travel worldwide ensuring that the high expectations and excellent service required by our cruising clientele are met. As a director of the South African business, I pride myself as a motivating force behind our sales team. I am passionate about the cruise industry, exceptionally organised and creative, and an enthusiastic team player.

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  Explore Cruises

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Managing Director

    • Sep 2011 - Dec 2012
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    I established Explore Cruises as a specialist cruise retail agency focusing on organising and selling group cruise tours and associated travel such as flights and hotels. In addition to launching the company, I was responsible for all the social media and marketing, as well as managing the reservations entire team. Explore Cruises was subsequently bought by UK specialist cruise operator, Imagine Cruising.

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  XL Millennium Travel

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Corporate Travel Manager

    • Dec 1999 - Aug 2011
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    As the Corporate Travel Manager at XL Millennium Travel I was responsible for staff management, compiling tenders, managing key corporate travel accounts and negotiating corporate deals. As a result of my passion for cruising, I also initiated and organised group cruise tours for niche markets, which then led to my decision to start my own specialist cruise venture - Explore Cruises.

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  Gentravel

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Team leader

    • Jan 1997 - Nov 1999
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Gentravel was a predominantly corporate retail travel agency and as team leader it was my responsibility to lead a team of corporate travel agents in facilitating the travel arrangements of corporate clients, including flights, accommodation, transfers etc. I was also responsible for contracting airline, hotel and car corporate deals.

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  Triumph Travel Ltd

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Senior Travel Consultant

    • Jul 1991 - Dec 1996
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    My responsibilities at Triumph Travel included booking international and domestic flights, car rental and accommodation, as well as liaising with clients to fulfill all their travel requirements.

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  Victoria Travel

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Leisure Travel Consultant

    • Jan 1989 - Jun 1991
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    As a leisure travel consultant it was my responsibility to liaise with leisure holiday customers and find, arrange and book the right holiday for all their requirements.