Luxury Travel Seminar

With 17 years of senior sales leadership in the UK’s luxury and ultra-luxury cruise sector, Paul Beale is now Vice President of Sales for Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises UK & Ireland. He has a proven track record of building high-performing sales teams from the ground up and leading established, market-leading teams to new heights. Combining deep industry knowledge, a robust professional network, and both field and office-based experience, Paul consistently delivers strong revenue growth across every team he leads

Philippe Brown began his career in advertising in London and Paris before falling into travel, where he spent 13 years on the front line researching, designing and leading client experiences from Patagonia to Afghanistan, Vietnam to Puglia, and New Zealand to Iceland.

In 2014, he founded bespoke travel company Brown + Hudson, working almost exclusively with ultra-high-net-worth clients, and in 2020 launched the B2B travel consultancy REVISIT. He and his team are known for a contrarian, creative, conceptual and client-focused approach to travel. He speaks four languages, splits his time between Finnish Lapland, London and pretty much everywhere else, and is the author of the forthcoming REVISIT: The New Art & Science of Luxury Travel.

Bertie is Commercial Director at CommVersion and is a specialist in helping luxury and high-end travel brands increase the number of qualified leads from their existing web traffic. He has worked with brands such as Audley Travel, Scott Dunn, The Thinking Traveller, Ocean Holidays and Destinology to improve website conversions by 20-40% through LiveChat and CRM integration.
 

Having worked in the industry for over a decade, Simon’s career began in SEO and direct-to-client content,  twice winning Best Brochure at the Travel Marketing Awards. He’s gone on to consult on digital marketing for e-commerce sites and leads the marketing function at Cookson Adventures, where he manages a full-stack output focused on a global UHNW audience.

Founder and Managing Director of Winged Boots, David Ox has spent nearly two decades shaping one of the UK’s most respected luxury travel companies. Since launching the brand in 2008, he has built a reputation for his discretion, global connections and ability to craft highly personalised itineraries for high-net-worth travellers, entrepreneurs and sports personalities.

Under David’s leadership, Winged Boots was recently named UK & Ireland’s Top Luxury Leisure Agency at TTG Media’s inaugural Top 20 Luxury Travel Agencies awards, while colleague Claire Baker was crowned Luxury Travel Designer of the Year (Concierge) at the TTGLuxury Awards 2026. David was also included in the Spears 500 2025 list of the best luxury travel and holiday advisers to curate bespoke experiences for high-net-worth individuals.

A champion of concierge-led travel, David believes true luxury lies in relationships: combining deep personal insight with a trusted global network to deliver experiences that are not just personal, but truly personalised.

Eleanor is a Strategy Partner, working with clients in the travel, hospitality and leisure sectors. She has over 20 years of experience advising clients on growth, transformation and value creation in deals. She has worked with a wide range of clients, from large travel groups to specialist providers, across many areas of the travel industry and its value chain. Eleanor also leads the UK firm’s thought leadership in the Travel sector, with a programme of regular publications over recent years. Outside of work, Eleanor loves to travel, with personal holidays usually active escapes revolving around windsurfing or walking 

Toni Sharp is a luxury travel specialist with over 11 years’ experience designing tailor-made journeys. A former lawyer, she brings a meticulous and considered approach to her work, with a particular focus on delivering high-end travel experiences that incorporate sustainable and responsible practices. She is known for her attention to detail, creativity, and commitment to exceptional client service.