New chair of trustees for Family Holiday Association
Philippa Harris has been appointed the chair of trustees for the Family Holiday Association charity.
She will take over from travel journalist and broadcaster Alison Rice who has held the post since 2012.
During her career Harris has held senior roles at First Choice Holidays, Sovereign Luxury Holidays, Harlequin Worldwide Travel, Eurotunnel and most recently Take One Media part of Menzies Distribution.
"This is an exciting time to join," she said.
"Alison leaves the charity in good health but, knowing how valuable a break could be for so many children and families, there is even more we can do in the future. I very much look forward to working with the team and trustees."
To help mark her appointment, Harris is taking on a mammoth cycling challenge which starts today.
She is riding the length of the Rhine from its source in Switzerland to the North Sea at the Hook of Holland to raise money for the charity.
"I agreed to the challenge before I had worked out how far it was. Now I have looked in more detail it seems I will be cycling a total of 920 miles! 50-60 miles a day – it isn’t hilly but this distance every day for 18 days will be a challenge for me!" she said.
Anybody wishing to sponsor Philippa can do via her fundraising page.
Charity chief executive John McDonald said "Our sincere thanks go to Alison for all her efforts over so many years. She has made a huge contribution to the charity and left a lasting legacy. At the same time I’d like to welcome Philippa and wish her every success in the role of chair."
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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