TRAVELWATCH - Key Persons
Caroline Beeching was previously Director of leading inbound travel specialist Wedgewood Travel. She subsequently handled Sales Representation and Events at luxury travel company Western & Oriental (W & O ), before handling VIP groups during the London Olympics for JAC Travel, the largest specialist inbound corporate and leisure Tour Operator in the UK. She has now launched her own Destination UK inbound travel company specialising in incentives, meetings, hospitality, sports event management and tailor-made itineraries, offering bespoke programmes for corporate and leisure groups of all sizes.
Courtney Peyton joined the company to provide expertise in sustainability management gained as Director of Thirdwave, a pioneering consultancy to the property and construction industry.
Job Titles:
- Professor of Responsible Tourism Management
Dr Harold Goodwin is Professor of Responsible Tourism Management and Director of the International Centre for Responsible Tourism at Leeds Metropolitan University.
Dr James Blanchard successfully established Rudall Blanchard Associates (RBA) as a leading Environmental Management Consultancy in the UK and USA, providing advice and support to the energy sector.
Prof. Martin Brackenbury was previously President of the International Federation of Tour Operators and Vice Chairman of the World Tourism Organization (WTO) Business Council.
Roger Heape has over 30 years of private sector experience in tour operating and airline leisure roles.
Simon Beeching MA (Oxon) FInstTT FRGS Simon set up Travelwatch after 18 years as Managing Director of three blue-chip travel companies (including at Thomson Travel) and Business studies at INSEAD in France. He is currently also non-executive Director of luxury tour operator Steppes Travel; a Director of Syntec Telecom (providing call centre management software 'in the cloud'); Chairman of international travel trade e-learning specialist Equator Learning; a Director of the Institute of Travel & Tourism (ITT) and Visiting Industry Professor at Regents Business School, London.