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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Product operating in the Travel space. If you think a Product is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Laura Knox
Senior Digital Product Owner of TUI Group
Laura Knox is Senior Digital Product Owner at TUI Group.
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About TUI Group: TUI Group is an international tourism and hospitality organization that offers a range of tour, flights, cruises, and more.
Steven Pang
VP, Product Management of Skyscanner
Steven is VP of Product Management at Skyscanner, overseeing our product development in China. Prior to his current role, he served as GM China, following Skyscanner’s acquisition of Youbibi where he was CEO and co-founder. He is passionate about travel, technology and intra/entrepreneurship.
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About Skyscanner: Skyscanner operates as a trips meta-search engine company.
Piero Sierra
VP, Product Management of Skyscanner
Piero Sierra is VP of Product Management and leads Skyscanner’s flights product worldwide. Piero has over 20 years of experience delivering world-class consumer products like Skype, Messenger, OneDrive and Windows. Prior to joining Skyscanner, Piero was a Partner at Microsoft.
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About Skyscanner: Skyscanner operates as a trips meta-search engine company.
Céleste Owen-Jones
Global Head of Product Marketing, EF Corporate & Hult Ashridge of EF Education First
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About EF Education First: EF Education First is a global education company focusing on language, academic, cultural exchange, and educational travel programs
Harry Williams
Co-founder, Chief Brand & Product Officer of Pluto
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About Pluto: Pluto helps travel lovers discover inspiration, plan their trips and connect with like-minded people. It’s like Pinterest, but for travel.
Sean O’Neill
Chief Product Officer of GfK
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About GfK: GfK is a market research institute in Germany.
Vanessa Wachtmeister
Global Launch & Product Marketing Manager of Hotels
Vanessa Menchaca-Wachtmeister is a B2B Global Launch Manager at Hotels.com and an accomplished travel writer behind the blog: wanderonwards.co. Originally from Los Angeles, Vanessa has spent the last decade bouncing between Beijing, Boston, and London pursuing a career in tech whilst exploring over 40 countries. She has a BA from Boston College, a Masters in International Development from SOAS (University of London), and her real passion is teaching people how to travel farther, longer and for less. When she’s not on a plane, she enjoys learning languages, developing her skills, and cooking with her husband and cat.
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About Hotels: Hotels provides online hotel booking and reservation services intended to ease the travelling process.
Andrea Trocino
Chief Product Officer of Plum Guide
Andrea Trocino is the Chief Product Officer at Plum Guide.
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About Plum Guide: Plum Guide is the definitive list of the world’s best vacation rentals.
Jonathon Moore
Chief Product Officer of Trainline
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About Trainline: Trainline is the world’s leading independent digital rail platform.
Faye Woodcock
Co-Founder and Head of Product of TimeAway
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About TimeAway: Enriching family holidays, tried and tested by like minded mums
Alex Burns
Founder and Head of Product of LuckyTrip
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About LuckyTrip: LuckyTrip is a travel inspiration app that lets you find a trip in one tap.
Joe Blackford
Co-Founder & Consulting Product Engineer of All Four Outdoors
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About All Four Outdoors: All Four Outdoors is an online retailer stocking a range of camping and outdoor adventure equipment.
Jenna Swire
Head of Product of On the Beach Group
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About On the Beach Group: On the Beach Group is a beach specialist online travel agent.
Austin Houghton Bird
Web Product Manager of London North Eastern Railway
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About London North Eastern Railway: London North Eastern Railway provides rail transportation services.
Haider Gillani
Product Manager of E Airport Transfers
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About E Airport Transfers: E Airport Transfers is an airport taxi service provider.
Marcus Freeman
Product Manager of Kirker
Marcus Freeman is a product manager for regions including central and eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Turkey, Greece, and the low countries.
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About Kirker: Kirker is a privately held company that provides travel-related services to various destinations internationally.
