Lisa Darchambaud

Providing sales & marketing representation in the UK within the luxury travel industry. I have worked for many years with boutique hotels in the Indian Ocean, Europe and Middle East. My client portfolio includes longstanding partners Mautourco (leading DMC in Mauritius), Uga (boutique hotel portfolio in Sri Lanka), and pioneering eco luxury resort in the Maldives, Gili Lankanfushi. I am also currently working on a consultancy basis with mainland Spain based Castilla Termal Hotels and Travel Safety Experts Sanderson Phillips. Past clients include PER AQUUM (Huvafen Fushi and Niyama in Maldives and Desert Palm in Dubai) and Cala San Vincenc in Mallorca. My business is built on very strong relationships with luxury niche as well as volume focussed tour operators and independent travel agents in the UK and Ireland. I provide very hands on support for my accounts - working as an extension of their own in house teams to forge lasting partnerships and increase sales and profile. Work has also included pre-opening sales and marketing campaigns, working in tandem with hotel PR agencies to maximise opportunities and drive sales . www.ldsalesandmarketing.co.uk (currently off line while migrating to new platform. Will be back by mid April 22)

This is where I started my career in the travel industry! The love of hotels, attention to detail and working within a dynamic and fast paced environment. I was extremely lucky to have a very supportive boss. I joined as a PA and gradually worked my way through hotel reservations and into various sales roles. Kerzner was the best possible place to be. I learnt an incredible amount over my 13+years with them. At the time, their Head Office was based in the UK before moving to the US. Fantastic resorts, and always part of a team pushing for excellence. I left to set up my own business when two children came along and I needed a little more flexibility in my work life.