Brendan Drury, head of customer at Orbit World Travel, says regional relationships and local knowledge are Orbit’s advantage, as is the quality of the company’s people. ‘Our new team members are great relationship builders with commercial nous and have the attitude and energy we value,’ he adds.
Holly Cliffe has been appointed client partnership lead – northern and joins after leading House of Travel Auckland City. Before that, she led the well-being and athlete development programmes at Diocesan School for Girls and managed the On-the-Go portfolio at Coca-Cola Amatil. Her experience spans travel, sales, account management, stakeholder engagement and leadership.
Sam Sandford is the new growth and partnership manager - South Island. His recent work has included startup ventures and business development projects across Australia, generating commercial opportunities with major management consultancies and global businesses.
Sikati Felise has joined Orbit World Travel as client partnership manager, based in Auckland. She has more than 20 years of experience across the travel, aviation and hospitality sectors. Most recently, she was national account director with EVT, which includes hotel brands Rydges and QT Hotels, where she was responsible for developing and managing strategic relationships across the corporate, government and TMC sectors.
Orbit makes Christchurch appointment
Aesha King has been appointed client partnership manager of Orbit World Travel, based in Christchurch.
After six years living overseas, King returns home with experience across partnership management and client engagement, having worked in markets including Australia, Canada and Singapore.
Most recently, King held the role of global partnership marketing coordinator with Railbookers, where she managed a portfolio of more than 30 travel industry partners and consortiums across Canada and APAC.