

It may be cold outside but our advisory team and judging panel are here to get your eyes all a’glow…
Join us in London on the 26th November 2024
The team behind TravYule
Whilst it would be great if we could get everyone to stay another day, we want to make TravYule part of your Christmas wrapping every year, so we brought together a team to ensure this is an event to truly kick off the festive season!
The team have many years of travel industry experience and have been working for months to bring you an event that will definitely have a few Winter’s Tales to tell.

Our wise men & women:

Amy Skelding
Managing Director, FINN Partners

Fran Lambert
Head of PR, Switzerland Tourism

Kate McWilliams
Managing Director, LOTUS

Leah Whitfield
Communications Manager, G Adventures

Manty Atherton
Director, Flamingo Public Relations

David Venables
Senior PR Manager, TTM

Jamie-Lee Abtar
Marketing Manager, Not In The Guidebooks

Katie Blake
Consultant, Katie Blake Consulting

Lisa Minot
Head of Travel, The Sun

Sarah Clayton-Turner
Director, Travel Trade Marketing Solutions
Our confirmed judges so far:

Alice Ackermann
PR & Communications Manager, Intrepid Travel

Byron Shirto
Founder & CEO, Inspire Global

Carmen Roberts
Presenter, BBC Travel Show

Claire Steiner
Co-Founder, ITT Future You

Ian Benjafield
Head of Comms, Ambassador Cruise Line

Karen Edwards
Sustainability Editor at Wanderlust

Kate Kenward
CEO, Visit USA Association

Kav Dadfar
Founding Editor, JRNY Travel Magazine

Lindsay Garvey-Jones
National Retail Manager UK, Holiday Extras

Maria Pieri
Editorial Director, APL Media

Marine Teste
Head of PR & Clusters Project Manager – Atout France

Nick Hughes
Sales, Strategy & Partnerships Director – Scenic Cruises

Panos Papadopoulos
Senior Vice President, FINN Partners

Pegi Amarteifio
VP – Global PR, Small Luxury Hotels of the World

Rob Debenham
Event Manager, Destinations Travel Show

Sarah Lee
Co-Founder, Captivate Digital Media

Shaon Talukder
CEO and Founder, Geotourist

Tolene van der Merwe
Director – UK & Ireland, Malta Tourism Authority

Uwern Jong
Founder & Experientialist®-in-Chief, OutThere

Yolanda Copes-Stepney
Founder, Speak&Do Promotions
