Meet Our Team

I have been involved in educational travel for over 40 years. Prior to my involvement with NGT I was the Managing Director of one of the UK’s other leading educational travel companies for 25 years. I was also a founder member of the School Travel Forum. As Non-Executive Chairman of Next Generation Travel, I am responsible for working with the board to set the strategy and the direction for the business. The reasons I became involved in Next Generation Travel when we set up in 2010 were twofold. Firstly, I believed that as a result of the consolidation in the educational travel market there was an opportunity for a highly experienced and specialist team to deliver exceptional tours that could be tailored towards a specific subject or area of learning. Secondly, I wanted to work with a team which share common values and have a genuine passion for educational tours. It is therefore very rewarding to see that our approach, our values and our passion have led to the success which is evident from this website and I look forward to supporting the team as we work towards achieving our vision.

I am delighted to work with a team of educational travel professionals with unrivalled experience. For the last 30 years I have worked in senior roles for some of the major travel companies, including MyTravel and Holidaybreak Plc, overseeing more than 15 different types of holidays - including school travel. My wealth of travel experience combines with a passion for delivering cultural opportunities that inspire young people to see more of the world. It is a privilege to work in this market and deliver valuable experiences that will be remembered for a lifetime. As a founder of Next Generation Travel I take our responsibility as the tour operator very seriously, ensuring that tour leaders can trust our promise to deliver tours which always meet their expectations.

I have worked in the travel industry for over 29 years, with the vast majority of this time having been in the traditional tour operating market working in senior roles for brands such as TUI & Airmiles and in MD roles for Hayes & Jarvis, Travel 2 Travel 4 and Saga Holidays. I also spent several years as CEO of an online travel business which gave me invaluable experience in the digital space. I have a passion for travel and particularly for the impact travel can have on us at various stages of our life. What excites me in my role as MD at Next Gen is that I can see the massive impact our products have on the pupils and students that travel with us. Learning outside of the classroom is key to the academic development of so many children and Next Gen’s passion to ensure our tour and event content links back to the curriculum is one of the main reasons why I wanted to join the business.

I have worked in the travel industry for over 30 years, 27 of those in educational travel within market leading companies. I have held a senior management position within the educational travel market for over 18 years, heading up successful sales and operations teams offering the full spectrum of learning outside the classroom needs. My experience in the industry has strengthened my belief that teachers need reliable and knowledgeable support that they can trust when planning educational tours – from an operator with an impeccable safety record. The driving force behind everything I do is my desire to create passionate, knowledgeable and dynamic teams within NGT to provide customers with an exceptional service by tour operators who care about every detail of their tour. I am committed to building engaged personal relationships with our customers, staff and suppliers whilst delivering tours to the very highest of safety and service standards. Our aim is to achieve the WOW factor – when customers travel with a NGT brand, we will build life-long working partnerships so that the choice remains simple – they stay with us as no one else compares!

I joined NGT as Finance & Commercial Director in March 2023, having held senior Finance roles at numerous mainstream travel businesses including Thomas Cook, Gold Medal Travel, Travel 2 and most recently dnata Travel, over the last 15 years. My role is to provide strategic Financial and Commercial leadership, ensuring quality and timely management information is provided to the business to allow risk mitigation and identify business opportunities, to deliver our business objectives. Since joining NGT I can see the huge passion that is within the business to ensure that each and every tour enhances the learning experiences of young people and provide a positive impact on their academic journey. This something I am delighted to be a part of, as we continue to build the business and expand the NGT story.

I have 33 years experience in educational travel as a senior manager and director, with a background in developing and delivering innovative products in the performing and creative arts. As Non Executive Director of Next Generation Travel I am passionate about our commitment to deliver the very best in educational, cultural and enriching visits. We achieve this by offering bespoke products, delivered by our hand- picked team whose detailed knowledge means they can offer the advice and service you need to ensure your students experience an exceptional school visit every time. Our expertise, shared passion for educational travel and reliability are what makes Next Generation Travel special.

I have been working in travel for over 25 years. Over that time I’ve lived and worked overseas, delivering face to face with customers, before returning to the UK to be Head of Department, Director and Managing Director of several educational travel brands. My experience in educational travel extends across the full range that Schools undertake these experience for, whether that motivation is Curricular, Ski, Sport, Adventure or Residential Activity. My passion for inspiring young people and putting their wellbeing first, was recognised by my peers and competitors when I was first elected to the School Travel Forum’s Executive Committee. I was subsequently asked to serve Members as Chair of the Executive Committee. As a professional and parent, I really do understand the excitement and lifelong impact that our experiences provide young people. Our Teachers too have to balance many competing priorities and I am proud of our ability at NGT to understand these pressures and collaborate with Teachers to deliver services that have won awards year after year.