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Team Munich - Duesseldorf - German Speaking Markets

Market Profile

Germany, Switzerland and Austria are some of the biggest outbound markets, accounting for more than 100 million people in some of Europe’s strongest markets. Germany is one of the world’s largest outbound markets, having more than 80 million outbound trips per year. There are over 2000 potential tour operators in the region including Wholesale Agents, PCOs and Tour Operators. Germans believe that holidays are the one thing they are least willing to sacrifice. The Continental Europe market is one of the most diversified markets in the world. Travelers from this region have great spending power and enjoy long, paid vacation, of up to 30 days per year.

Carla Cantara Wiegand

Director

Carla oversees all initiatives pertaining to business development for REPS Unlimited. Her career history includes more than 20 years’ experience holding key management positions for hotels and resorts in Asia.

Jill Siebert

Head of Team Operations

Jill is in-charge of ensuring the highest quality of services that the REPS Unlimited teams deliver to our partners, covering all outbound source markets in Europe and Asia Pacific.

Marc Sievert

Executive Board Member

Having founded the company in 2009, Marc Sievert is part of the Executive Board. Backed by more than 25 years’ experience in tourism, Marc provides global directions for the company and our partners

Kerstin Vandré

Senior Member Team Accounting

Kerstin supports our team by providing the necessary logistical and administrative assistance, necessary for the efficient and timely delivery of our services.

Team Moscow - Russia - CIS - Baltic

Market Profile

The number of Russians vacationing abroad has recovered and have almost surpasssed the pre-crisis peak. Indicators show that outbound tourism grew 27% over the first nine months of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017. 31 million Russian citizens travelled abroad during that period, rising from 24 million the previous year. In the earlier years Russian tourists preferred 3* hotels, whereas nowadays the share of the tourists choosing 4* and 5* hotels increased by more than 50% according to tour operators.

Olga Kazakova

Senior Team Member

Olga has had more than 20 years experience working for DMCs, tour operators, travel agencies and hotel chains. Having built a strong network in Russia and CIS, Olga take the lead with all our sales and marketing initiativs for these outbound markets.

Team London - United Kingdom and Ireland

Market Profile

The United Kingdom is one of the largest tourist generating region in the world. It was projected to reach nearly US$ 70 billion by 2020. In 2017, the average UK resident was abroad for a total of 10.2 nights, and spent £616 while there. In total, 72.8 million trips were taken, amounting to £44.8 billion spent abroad by tourists from the UK. This is an 3% increase from 2016, or 2 million more visits. Generally speaking, this country’s residents are taking more holidays, and spending more of their hard-earned pounds while away.

Nitisha Garcha

Head of Team

With over a decade of experience in business development and sales within the UK travel market, Nitisha brings a wealth of expertise to our team. Her extensive global travels have enriched her destination knowledge and cultural insights. Nitisha's career spans the luxury market, where she has represented prestigious brands across the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. Additionally, her background in working with representation companies has provided her with a strong understanding of clients' specific needs, making her an invaluable asset to our organisation.

Team Sydney - Australia and New Zealand

Market Profile

Australia and New Zealand are regarded as two steadily growing outbound markets for Asia. According to the Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA), Australia alone accounts for over 11.3 million international travellers in 2019. On average, this is a 2.6% increase from the previous year, and it was forecasted to steadily increase 5% by the end of 2021. Our market tends to focus highly on vacations that are a great value and a good price, regardless of their spending power. The most highly preferred destination for Australian and New Zealand travellers is Indonesia since it is a neighbouring country and an inexpensive holiday destination that our market see as great value.

Michael Thomson

Head of Team

Michael’s experience in the Australian travel and tourism industry spans over 20 years, having worked in a diverse range of roles and segments, including wholesale, Hotel sales, hotel representation and corporate tech travel. This experience has allowed Michael to develop an extensive network and is well placed to assist clients in maximizing their opportunities within the Australian and New Zealand Markets.

Team Paris - France, Belgium and Switzerland

Market Profile

With a population of close to 70M, 69% plan to travel for the summer holidays and during other times of the year. In 2018, statistics for outbound overnight travel registered an increase of 25M from 2017. There had been a consistent upward trend in outbound travel from 2012. The desire to travel for the holidays ranks high similar to other the European countries and the average length of trips taken is 10 days. Experiencing new cultures, visiting cosmopolitan cities and enjoying landscapes rank high in the interests of a French traveler.

Najoua Janin

Head of Team

With more than 20 years of experience in the tourism industry, Najoua has held several management positions in different key areas of tourism. Equipped with a deep understanding of the French-speaking markets, Najoua is best known by her clients and peers as creative, enthusiastic and result-driven.

Team New Delhi - India & Sri Lanka

Market Profile

India has one of the fastest growing outbound markets in Asia, and forecasts predict it will account for 40 million outbound tourists by 2020. Growing the India outbound tourism market is a big opportunity as most Indians prefer Asian countries for short-term trips. Furthermore, the growing middle class is turning to international travel more often. International leisure travelers on average are 25-65 years old. Most notably, two-thirds of these leisure travelers tend to holiday abroad with immediate and extended families.

Nisha Shrivastva

Head of Team

With more than 17 years of experience in the travel industry, Nisha has handled international and domestic clients with a thorough understanding of the dynamics of the Indian outbound market.

Vandana Mathur

Senior Member PR& Media

An expert in public relations and digital promotions, Vandana effectively promotes our partner hotels and tourism boards through a variety of traditional and online media initiatives.

Team North America - USA, Canada and Mexico

Market Profile

With a population of 579,000,000, North America has historically been the most valuable outbound tourism market in the world. In 2019, US travelers had total departures of 99,700,000 (44.5M overseas and 54.9M to Canada & Mexico) and this number has grown at 7.7% annually. All this activity generated spending on travel & tourism of US$149.9 Billion in 2019.

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