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Unforgettable Travel Company
  • Meet the Team

Meet the Team

Here you can meet the faces behind the Unforgettable Travel family. We are a small team with a passion for all things travel, wildlife, conservation, and culture. We have a strong work ethic and each of our travel experts are dedicated to curate your perfect itinerary, whether that’s a romantic European break, a memorable African safari, or a family adventure to Asia. You will find us in either our London, Split, Athens or New York offices, working hard to perfect your itinerary.

Our travel experts really are travel experts. Mario has traveled to Sicily 19 times, Graham has traveled to over 100 countries, Muno describes his job as “selling dreams”, Gemma published a book about safari guides, Luke has traveled across every country in Asia, Nichol has lived in Rome where she learnt Italian and adores Italy… the list goes on. We are experts but we are also passionate people with the same love of travel as you.

Our Travel Specialists

  • David Stone

    David Stone

    Head of Global Sales

    My Super Power:

    Making sure the Sales team are all happy and have all they need to offer an unforgettable experience to all our customers.

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    Perian Johnson

    European Travel Specialist

    My Super Power:

    Being based in Milan, I am the go to specialist at UTC for luxury trips to Italy and Greece.

  • Gemma

    Gemma D'Souza

    Africa Travel Specialist & Magazine Editor

    My Super Power:

    Creating bucket list trips for clients to track down the Big 5 at safari lodges across the plains of Africa.

  • Luke Stapylton Smith

    Luke Stapylton-Smith

    Head of Asia

    My Super Power:

    They call me Asia Luke and for good reason. Japan, South East Asia, Korea, Sri Lanka, India…the list goes on.

     

  • Ally Lewing

    Ally Lewing

    European Travel Specialist

    My Super Power:

    Designing intricate trips for clients looking to travel multiple destinations across Europe. 

  • Evelin VEGI

    Evelin Végi

    European Travel Specialist

    My Super Power:

    Assisting our UK and Australian clients in finding the perfect cruise in Europe.

  • Muno Mandizha

    Muno Mandizha

    Luxury Cruise & Yacht Charter Specialist

    My Super Power:

    Knowing everything there is to know about small ship cruising and luxury yachting around the world.

     

  • Natalie Jurcic

    Natalie Jurcic

    European Travel Specialist

    My Super Power:

    Designing customized itineraries throughout Croatia and beyond.

  • Michela Molinari

    Michela Molinari

    European Travel Specialist

    My Super Power:

    I would describe myself as a citizen of the world and being able to plan complex tailor-made trips to Greece, Italy and Turkey.

  • Sanja Kunic

    Sanja Kunic

    European Travel Specialist

    My Super Power:

    Designing custom itineraries for clients looking to visit Italy, Greece, Croatia and Montenegro.

  • Nora Frohberg 2

    Nora Frohberg

    European Travel Specialist

    My Super Power:

    Based in Athens, I know everything there is about the Greek islands, Turkey and Italy.

  • Nichol Lomison

    Nichol Lomison

    European Travel Specialist

    My Super Power:

    Having lived in Rome, I’m a European specialist with a flair for sales, business development and adore everything about Italy.

     

     

  • Stephen Lee

    Stephen Lee

    European Travel Specialist

    My Super Power:

    Originally from the US, I now live in the beautiful Cotswolds and I design intricate custom trips around Europe.

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    Chelsea Marquart

    European Travel Specialist

    My Super Power:

    I’m based in New York and love designing trips to Ireland, Scotland, England. I also specialize in curating private tours to France and Switzerland.

  • Daniel French

    Daniel French

    European Travel Specialist

    My Super Power:

    Crafting personalized adventures and using my experience to curate intriguing itineraries across Central Europe.

  • Phil Hammond

    Phil Hammond

    Asia Travel Specialist

    My Super Power:

    Designing personalized itineraries for clients looking to visit the wonders of South East Asia and beyond.

  • Pietro Molica Lazzaro

    Pietro Molica Lazzaro

    Partnerships Manager

    My Super Power:

    I’m responsible for building commercial relationships with travel agents and group organisers. Everyone knows the name Pietro!

  • Julian Pearl

    Julian Pearl

    Head of Client Services

    My Super Power:

    I manage the team that goes the extra mile and ensure that every detail matters.

Our Marketing & Product Team

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    Luke Harvey

    Head of Marketing

    My Super Power:

    Coordinating all of our online and offline marketing activities for 4 brands and counting..

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    Rebecca Gawley

    Head of PR

    My Super Power:

    I’m responsible for developing the Unforgettable brand and liaising with journalists around the world.

  • Heather Whitten

    Heather Witten

    CRM & Social Media Manager

    My Super Power:

    Managing our social media channels and ensuring our clients are kept up to date with our weekly email campaigns.

  • Charlotte Brophy

    Charlotte Brophy

    Digital Marketing Executive

    My Super Power:

    Keeping a close eye on all of our websites and making sure they are unforgettable for the right reasons.

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    Simon Clifford

    European Product Manager

    My Super Power:

    I’m responsible for building and managing relationships with suppliers across Europe and creating unique private tours and experiences.

  • Kate McGarel

    Kate McGarel

    Product Coordinator

    My Super Power:

    Keeping our databases up to date with the most up to date supplier information and prices.

  • Emma Hookway

    Emma Hookway

    Content & SEO Manager

    My Super Power:

    Ensuring website content is informative and inspirational across all the Unforgettable brands.

Our Operations Teams

  • Jelena Persen

    Jelena Peršen

    Croatia Operations Manager

    My Super Power:

    Managing our Split operations office and overseeing over 4,000 bookings to Croatia, Slovenia & Montenegro each season.

  • Kalliopi Bermperi 2

    Kalliopi Bermperi

    Greece Operations Manager

    My Super Power:

    Being based in Athens and managing our fast growing Greece division covering bookings to both Greece and Turkey. 

  • Carol Furtado 2

    Carol Furtado

    European Operations Manager

    My Super Power:

    I’m responsible for managing UTC’s growing Italy and Western Europe operations division.

  • Antonija Buntak 2

    Antonija Buntak

    Tour Director Coordinator

    My Super Power:

    Managing our 20 tour directors who lead our 120+ guaranteed small group tours each season.

  • Tihana Simuncic

    Tihana Simuncic

    Travel Coordinator

    My Super Power:

    I’m responsible for coordinating hundreds of bookings each year and making sure our transfers arrive on time.

  • Goran Perkovic

    Goran Perkovic

    Travel Coordinator

    My Super Power:

    I’m responsible for coordinating and executing hundreds of tailor-made bookings our sales team do each season.

  • Elpida Kaka

    Elpida Kakka

    Travel Coordinator

    My Super Power:

    Speaking both fluent Greek and Croatian, I’m responsible for finalizing bookings across multiple European destinations.

  • Natara Clarke

    Natara Clarke

    Travel Coordinator

    My Super Power:

    I’m based in the London office and work closely with the operations teams on dealing with new bookings.

  • Katica Beslic

    Katica Beslic

    Travel Coordinator

    My Super Power:

    Assisting clients from the US, UK and Australia with finalizing their travel arrangements and helping to answer any questions they have.

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    Kallia Tsourakaki

    Travel Coordinator

    My Super Power:

    I work within one of the busiest and fastest growing teams to ensure that clients travel plans are seamlessly organized.

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    Natalia Georgiadou

    Travel Coordinator

    My Super Power:

    From a luxury hotels and yachting background, I’m responsible for ensuring clients trips are perfectly executed.

  • Maddie Dunn

    Maddie Dunn

    Travel Coordinator

    My Super Power:

    Based in the London office, I’m responsible for coordinating clients trips to multiple European destinations.

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    Manuela Guarnieri

    Travel Coordinator

    My Super Power:

    Based in Rome, I work within our European operations team and coordinate private tours for clients for destinations around Europe.

Our Finance Team

  • Irfan Kaleem 2

    Irfan Kaleem

    Finance Manager

    My Super Power:

    Managing all finance activities across the company. 

  • Dawn Jordan

    Dawn Jordan

    Finance Coordinator

    My Super Power:

    Working closely with our operations team to ensure all of our suppliers are paid on time.

 

Why book with Unforgettable Travel

  • 100% Financial Protection

    100% Financial Protection

    We are a licensed and fully bonded tour operator financially protected by both the Civil Aviation Authority (ATOL) and the Association of Bonded Travel Organisers Trust (ABTOT). All clients that travel with us are fully financially protected.

  • Destination Experts

    Destination Experts

    Our travel experts live and breathe the destinations they specialise in. This shows in their passionate to create hand crafted trips for our clients. We don’t offer cookie cutter trips, just truly unforgettable journeys unlike any other.

  • The Best Guides

    The Best Guides

    What makes our trips extraordinary is the unique immersive experiences we include. We pride ourselves in our black book of sought after expert guides, game rangers and local contacts who believe in our philosophy, unforgettable.

  • We Care

    We Care

    From the moment you book your trip, we are on hand 24/7 to assist you throughout your journey. With regional offices around the world, we have ground logistics teams on hand to help you every step of the way.