whl.travel Rounds Out Its Africa Regional Office Team

whl.travel
10 January 2009

The whl.travel Africa office has rounded out its core team with the appointment of Peter Fabricius as sales manager.

Peter, on whose shoulders the moneymaking responsibility perches, completed a degree in Tourism Management at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. He says he has “a spirited passion for travel as well as marketing, especially in the tourism and travel industry.”

Peter joins a diverse and creative bunch led by Jen Aston, Nicholen Sadiki and Simone Retief.

With a background in environmental science and tourism management, Jen began her relationship with whl.travel working as the local partner for the Cape Town and Cape Winelands destination websites. She has since become increasingly involved, first acting as a project manager and now heading up the Africa regional office.

Nicholen studied Eco Tourism Management and has extensive experience in the hotel and travel industry. This she gained by working for Protea Hotels during and after her studies and through an internship at Limpopo Tourism and Parks. The Cape Town site is now her baby.

Simone is a second-year student enrolled for a Bachelor in Business Administration. Her major subjects are Communication and Business Management. Having joined the office in November 2008, she is responsible for research and putting together databases.

As of January 2009, the whl.travel Africa team provides support to 31 live and trading sites. Thanks to strong sales in 2008 and 2009, a further 38 sites are presently under construction. Over the next few months, the team will be working very closely to ensure that all sites are well developed and that partners new and old feel comfortable with all aspects of their whl.travel business.

In addition, together with whl.travel’s regional office for Europe and the Middle East, the team has kicked off a strong sales push into North Africa, which is expected to lead to at least 10 to 15 new partnerships! The whl.travel coverage of Africa is will soon be unrivalled.

This is an exciting time for whl.travel and the Africa office is up for any challenge!

Should you have questions or opportunities for the whl.travel Africa team, please feel free to contact them at africa [at] whl.travel.