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 25th November 2025
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 Partner, FINN Partners
Claire Steiner
Co-Founder, ITT Future You
Laura Marfell-Williams
Director, LMW PR
Lisa Minot
Head of Travel, The Sun
Benita Finanzio
Co-Founder, TONIC Magazine
Kate McWilliams
Managing Director, LOTUS
Leah Whitfield
Global Communications Lead, G Adventures
Uwern Jong
Founder & Experientialist®-in-Chief, OutThere
Our confirmed judges so far:
Alessandra LoTufo Alonso
Founder and MD, Women In Travel CIC
Anna Watt
Senior PR Director, MMGY Hills Balfour
Atlyn Forde
CEO & Founder, Communicate Inclusively
Byron Shirto
Founder and CEO, Inspire Global
Carmen Roberts
Freelance Travel Journalist & Broadcaster
David Venables
Managing Director, Brass Tacks Media
Dessi Orsmond
Travel Account Director, Mail Metro Media
Fran Lambert
Head of PR, Switzerland Tourism
Ian Benjafield
Head of Comms, Ambassador Cruise Line
James Brooke
Managing Director, Rooster PR
Karen Edwards
Freelance Travel Journalist
Kate Kenward
CEO, Visit USA Association (UK)
Kav Dadfar
Founding Editor, JRNY Travel Magazine
Kirsty Dillury
Co-owner, Travel & Tourism Marketing Ltd
Manty Atherton
Director, Flamingo Public Relations
Panos Papadopoulos
Senior Vice President, FINN Partners
Rashmi Narayan
Freelance Travel Journalist
Rob Debenham
Manging Director, Debenham Links
Sarah Lee
Co-Founder, Captivate Travel Media
Tolene van der Merwe
Director – UK & Ireland, Visit Malta