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This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Chairman operating in the Tourism space. If you think a Chairman 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.
Micky Arison
Chairman of the Board Carnival Corporation & plc of Carnival Cruise Line
Micky Arison grew up in the cruise business and spent the better part of two decades learning it from the ground up before being appointed chairman in 1990. Mr. Arison began in the sales department at Carnival Cruise Lines and worked his way up becoming reservations manager in 1974. He became vice president of passenger traffic in 1976, and just three years later, Mr. Arison was named president. In 1987, Carnival went public, raising $400 million for future expansion, and by early 1989, Mr. Arison engineered the acquisition of the venerable Holland America Line. The purchase also included Windstar Cruises and Westours (now Holland America Princess Tours), a leading Alaska tour operator, giving Carnival entrée to the premium segment of the cruise industry. Over the next several years, Carnival Corporation acquired brands in various other markets including ultra-luxury Cunard Line and Seabourn Cruise Line, as well as contemporary European operator Costa Cruises, the region’s number one cruise line. In April 2003, Mr. Arison spearheaded the transaction combining Carnival Corporation’s six cruise operators with the brands of P&O Princess Cruises, creating a truly global cruise operator with the leading cruise brands in both North America and Europe.
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About : Carnival Cruise Line offers an online platform that enables travelers to plan and book cruise tours from a range of packages.
Clive Jackson
Founder & Chairman of Victor
Clive Jackson is the founder and Chairman of Victor.
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About Victor: Victor is a London, UK-based private jet charter marketplace.
Jan Spaticchia
Chairman & CEO of Energie Group
Jan Spaticchia is the Founder and Chairman at Empowered Brands.
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About Be Military Fit, Empowered Brands, Energie Group, Hedgehog Concept: Energie is genuinely like no other fitness club group.
Roger Flynn
Chairman of Luxtripper
Roger is a Chairman and investor in travel, media and technology businesses that have the potential to disrupt their markets. He is also a recognised public speaker on transformational change, disruption, leadership, culture and innovation. Roger is Chairman at Luxtripper, D R Communications, Clearvac Group, Decisive Media and NED at Cooke Optics. Roger was Chairman of Loveholidays from 2011 to 2018, during which the business grew from launch to £500m in revenues and was sold to private equity investor Livingbridge for £180m. Roger was Chairman of Olive Communications which was sold in February 2021 to OneCom backed by LDC and Masstech Innovations Inc., which was sold in March 2021 to Telestream. Previous roles have included Chief Executive at BBC Ventures Group, Commercial Director at Virgin Communications, Head of World Sales and Distribution at British Airways, Managing Director of Prudential Retail and President International at SDI Media Group, a Warburg Pincus backed management buyout.
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About : Luxtripper is a luxury travel company that operates an online travel booking site which matches users with suitable holiday destinations.
Raphael Zier
Co Founder and Executive Chairman of PerfectStay
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About PerfectStay: PerfectStay is a Paris-based B2B tour operator that offers a tailor-made travel sales offer for major brands.
Constantin Catalin Dascalu
CEO and Chairman Of The Board of The Luxury
Constantin Catalin Dascalu is the CEO and Chairman Of The Board at The Luxury.
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About The Luxury: Concierge – Lifestyle Management, Financial Technology, Entertainment & Tourism
Richard Segal
Chairman of hostelworld.com
Richard is chairman at Hostelworld, a booking website that enables its users to make online reservations and payments.
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About hostelworld.com: Hostelworld is a booking website that enables its users to make online reservations and payments.
Colin Calder
Vice Chairman of Scrabster Harbour
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About : Britain’s most northern mainland port providing services for oil and gas, renewables, cruise, ferries, fishing, property and cargo sectors.
Thomas Pottinger
Chairman of Scrabster Harbour
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About : Britain’s most northern mainland port providing services for oil and gas, renewables, cruise, ferries, fishing, property and cargo sectors.
