Clare Tobin joins Olympic Holidays
Olympic Holidays has appointed Clare Tobin as chief commercial officer.
She will head up the commercial, operational and marketing activities for the operator and will sit on the company’s board of directors.
Tobin spent 17 years with TUI Travel and First Choice where she held senior board roles and ran the UK Specialist and Education sectors, which included brands such as Hayes and Jarvis and Sovereign Holidays.
In her earlier career, she was responsible for contracting and product enhancement across a number of Greek territories.
She said: "Olympic’s traditionally strong existing trade partnerships will continue to play an important role. We are proud of our agent partners, our price parity commitment, as well as the marketing and training support we offer. An exciting future lies ahead for Olympic Holidays and our customers and I am thrilled to be a part of it."
She added: "The focus will be on maintaining already high standards as well as driving a digital focus at every customer touchpoint and giving our customers the services they want.
"Olympic Holidays has recently invested significantly in its online and IT back-office platforms, and I’m looking forward to using these to leverage further commercial advantage in the challenging online market."
Tobin starts her new job on February 27. George Michalias will remain as CEO, and will take a non-executive job ‘at the appropriate time’, the operator said.
Lisa
Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know
Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham
Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago
Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research
Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact
Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference
Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role
Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal
Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination
Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness
Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future
Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
ADS PRO 
Airlines suspend Madagascar services following unrest and army revolt
Qatar Airways offers flexible payment options for European travellers
TAP Air Portugal to operate 29 flights due to strike on December 11
Air Mauritius reduces frequencies to Europe and Asia for the holiday season
Airbnb eyes a loyalty program but details remain under wraps