SIMON BEECHING

Simon Beeching MA (Oxon) FRGS FlnstTT

Simon was on the executive board of the Thomson Holidays Group before joining tailor-made & business travel management company WEXAS International as MD for 13 years and becoming Chairman of the industry charity Friends of Conservation. He was subsequently MD of luxury villas specialist Simpson Travel before setting up his strategy, marketing and sustainability consultancy Travelwatch Ltd., advising clients such as Air Miles, the Travel Foundation, Qatar Tourism Authority, Advantage Travel, the Yorkshire Dales and Mauritian Property Partnerships.

Along the way he became Visiting Industry Professor of Regent’s University in Regent’s Park, London; a non-executive director of luxury tailormade tour operator, Steppes Travel and a Director of the ITT.  He is also an Executive Director of Syntec, an international telecommunications and managed services provider to contact centres in the travel sector and beyond.