Name - Maria Haglund
Position - Director of Sales - Europe
Location - Sydney

Contact - maria@trav.com.au    Mobile -  +61 0403769608

Key Responsibilities: Establishing the Nordic & Continental European Division for Parker Travel Collection with the development of overseas office in Europe as well as International/Inbound market support.

Maria has operated within the tourism industry on both an Australian and international basis throughout her 18 year career. She has held senior Sydney based Marketing & Sales positions with a number of companies including the Marriott Hotel chain and a number of leading inbound tour operators such as Thomas Cook & Southern World Vacations.

Maria is well known and widely respected in the tourism industry and has proven to be a valuable asset in terms of understanding all aspects of European markets as well as developing many new sales opportunities & campaigns.

Maria comes to the Parker Travel Collection from recently completed consultancy with the Sydney Opera House.

Personal Facts
Family: Husband Mike, children Isabella, Oskar and Karl
Interests: Sailing, the outdoors in general especially if by the sea, Music :Good food & wine !!!!!!
Team: Malmo FF (i.e soccer – ‘the world game’)

Something you may not know: She spent her first year in Australia travelling around in a 1973 Ford, panel van discoverering this amazing country & learning how to surf!