Experience

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  APG UK

  • Greater Glasgow Area

  • Key Account Manager Scotland

    • Nov 2009 - Present
    • Greater Glasgow Area

    Sales and development of APG SERVICES within travel industry network in Scotland -

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  Great Rail Journeys Ltd

  • BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER - NORTH,SCOTLAND & NI

    • May 2015 - Dec 2016

    Working with the sales and distribution team , I will growing the travel trade sales revenue.I will be maintaining increasing sales through travel agents, building strong commercial relationships to ensure GREAT RAIL JOURNEYS maintains its position as a market leader and contribute to the production and delivery of the business development strategy.

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  ALL OF AMERICA / ALL OF ASIA

  • Scotland and Northern Ireland

  • Business Development Manager

    • Jan 2014 - Jul 2014
    • Scotland and Northern Ireland

    Working with travel agents who dynamic package for their clients . All of America / Asia only works with the trade selling everything except an air ticket to everywhere except Europe.

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  Fred. Olsen Cruises

  • Scotland, Northern Ireland and Cumbria

  • area sales executive

    • Aug 2012 - Jul 2013
    • Scotland, Northern Ireland and Cumbria

    This was a "maternity leave" cover - promoting the Fred. Olsen brand to independent and multiple travel agents, attending trade/consumer shows, training and updating agents in the Fred. Olsen products, ship visits and fam trips. Encouraging increase in sales, advising agents on current advertising campaigns and utilising agents advertising spend to best advantage

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  auchrannie resort - arran

  • Isle of Arran - ( worked from Home)

  • business development manager

    • Jun 2011 - Aug 2012
    • Isle of Arran - ( worked from Home)

    A luxury hotel and lodge resort on small island in West Of Scotland - raising awareness of resort to Corporate market and leisure client. Arranging and attending fam trip for tour operating partners. Awareness of competitive properties and campaigns

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  AIRLINE BUSINESS

  • SCOTLAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND

  • area sales manager

    • Nov 1993 - Jul 2009
    • SCOTLAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND

    Working as a GSA for Air Mauritius Tap Air Portugal Air Malta Air China via Airline Business ( now known as APG)developing Scotland as an area with travel agents and tour operators. Attending trade / consumer shows, organising and escorting fam trips, encouraging increased sales from customer- awareness of all sales and marketing opportunities within the area, working with various tourist boards and their individual campaigns