The team at Parker Travel Collection are committed to providing global in-market tourism solutions and are forging ahead with our expansion during economically challenging times by opening an office in London.

The new office will service the leisure and business sectors of the United Kingdom and European travel trade appointing Leonie Groves (pictured left) as the Business Development Manager for the region. Ms Groves was formerly the United Kingdom’s Market Development Manager for Tourism Western Australia.

Parker Travel Collection’s international sales department continues to be managed by Robbie Bastion, who along with colleague, Andrew Dineen, will support Leonie in the UK and Continental Europe. As part of this restructure Maria Haglund will complete her tenure with Parker Travel Collection at the end of this month to continue running her own consultancy firm which had been contracted to PTC over the last three and a half years. Ms Haglund played an integral role for Parker Travel Collection in servicing the European market during this time.

Whilst we face interesting times in the European zone there is still opportunity to grow business especially around special events such as the Lions and the Ashes. I recall promoting tourism in the United Kingdom 20 years ago in very difficult economic conditions and managed to generate good business with regular sales activity. Having a presence in market and a commitment to move with the times is crucial in sourcing new opportunities. We intend to expand our office in China over the next 12 months and are intent on opening in India in the not too distant future, Parker Travel Collection currently has offices in Cairns, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Guangzhou, Los Angeles, London and Seoul.