Cruise Nation appoints head of product
Swansea-based tour operator Cruise Nation has appointed Tracey James as its new head of product.
She was previously operations manager at Imagine Cruising and has also previously worked at Miles Morgan Travel and Tailor Made Travel Cheltenham.
She has 25 years’ experience in the travel industry, both in the UK and overseas.
In her new role she will be responsible for overseeing product development and managing the product team.
Part of this remit will be to help create signature packages, unique to Cruise Nation, by pairing itineraries with special events and concerts taking place worldwide.
She will also work closely alongside Cruise Nation’s concierge team to handpick the best travel experiences for customers and package these in to holidays, to add even more value.
Additionally, she will be responsible for forging strong relationships with suppliers.
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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