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About Us
The Travel Company Edinburgh is an award-winning independent travel agency of 24 years and our experienced team boast a combined experience of over 200 years in travel which means you are in safe hands. As an independent agency we can offer a personalised and bespoke service while offering excellent value for money with access to some of the best deals in the industry through our membership of the Advantage Travel Partnership. Please find out more about our team below. |
Ken McNab
Managing Director
Ken bought The Travel Company Edinburgh in 1992 and has developed it in to one of the leading independent travel management companies in the UK. Ken's passion for travel and quality service helped us to win Honeymoon Planner of the Year at the 2014 Scottish Wedding Awards. Ken has worked on the committees of ABTA, the Scottish Passenger Agents Association and the Focus Partnership. Ken was also a Director of the Advantage Travel Group and is currently UK Chapter President of the American Society of Travel Agents.
Ken's love of travel first started to flourish when he spent a few months in Morocco in the 1960s and he has since travelled to over 200 destinations across the world.
Hazel McNab
HR & Quality Control Director
Hazel became a director of the company in 1993 and manages Human Resources and Quality Control. Hazel is a qualified Pharmacist and worked for Boots for almost 40 years as a manager of some of their largest Scottish stores.
Hazel is a very keen traveler and one of her favourite trips was to the Galapagos Islands. This year she has trips to Marrakech and Bodrum booked already.
Angelina Fairgrieve
General Manager
Angelina joined The Travel Company Edinburgh 6 years ago and has a true passion for the travel industry. As General Manager Angelina is in charge of the day to day running of the business but also organises meetings and events across the world for her clients. Angelina's passion for the travel industry began when she joined Gleneagles Hotel in 1998.
Angelina loves luxury hotels and can often be found carrying out site inspections even when on holiday!
Mike Halliwell
Business Development Manager
Mike joined our team in 2014 and comes with a wealth of experience in the travel industry which he joined after 14 years as a professional golfer. As Business Development Manager Mike brings in new accounts and is account manager for his clients carrying out regular visits and monitoring their account. Mike works closely with new and existing clients learning their travel habits and putting a robust a fit for purpose travel policy in place. He will help to transform his clients travel programmes to ensure they get excellent value for money.
Catherine Lornie
Honeymoon and Leisure Specialist
Catherine is our holiday and honeymoon planning guru. Catherine's career in travel started in 2005 when she joined Thomas Cook as a travel consultant and she became an overseas holiday representative in 2007. Catherine has worked in Salou, Lanzarote, Tenerife and Kos so has lots of knowledge of these destinations and has experience of assisting with weddings abroad. Since returning to the UK in 2010 Catherine has focused on luxury leisure travel and honeymoon planning. Catherine's great work helped us to win Honeymoon Planner of the Year in 2014. Catherine also looks after our social media so please follow us on Twitter and 'like' us on Facebook.
Catherine travels at various times of the year to visit new and exciting city destinations or relax on a beach in the sunshine. She was also privileged enough to travel to Jamaica in October of 2017 where she spent a week visiting all the Sandals & Beaches resorts on the islands.
Irene Archibald
Financial Controller
Irene is our Financial Controller and joined us in 2014 bring with her lots of accounts department experience having worked in accounts for leading hotel chains and property management companies. Irene is a whizz on Microsoft Excel having enrolled herself in a course in her part time.
Irene regularly travels to Canada as she has family there but is also full of great holiday recommendations in the Caribbean and Mexico after her recent trips.
Alistair Taylor
Accounts Assistant
Alistair joined our team in January 2014 as an apprentice in our accounts department and while with us he is gaining his SVQ qualifications with the aim to graduate with a degree in accountancy in a few years. Alistair learns new systems very quickly and has become a key part of our team.
Alistair is young enough to bag himself a bargain on an 18-30 holiday to the sun and takes advantage of the skills of Catherine when planning his trips.
Carol Underwood
Senior Business Travel Consultant
Carol has dedicated her working life to the travel industry and is a great asset to our team with her years' of experience. Carol is an excellent problem solver and can handle complex multi-centre enquiries with ease. Carol has some key clients she looks after managing their travel all over the world including some far flung destinations many people will never have heard of.
Carol loves her 3 weeks annual leave in December when she escapes the dreich Scottish winter to warmer climes. Carol can usually be found sunning herself in Florida in December but has also escaped to Doha and Dubai recently and is planning a trip through Vietnam for 2015.
James Graham
Senior Business Travel Consultant
James has worked in business travel since 1999 and we were delighted he chose to join our team in 2014. James is a bit of a technical wizard when it comes to our Global Distribution System GDS which enables us to offer a better service to our clients as information is presented more clearly. James can handle very complex itineraries and often has suggestions of how we can further improve our services with new technologies.
James' holiday destinations tend to be determined by his children's preferences. James enjoys spending time with his family exploring local attractions such as Edinburgh Zoo during the school holidays.
Larraine Atkin
Business Travel Consultant
Larraine is another member of our team who boasts over 30 years' experience in the travel industry making her a fantastic asset to our team. Larraine works part time though she regularly attends evening events hosted by partners such as airlines to further her knowledge and gain new contacts.
Larraine holidays every year in Ardnamurchan with a large group of her family and also enjoys many short breaks throughout the year including trips to Copenhagen and Portugal in 2014.
Brooke Martin
Business Travel Consultant
Brooke is our newest recruit and comes to us with 6 years’ experience in the travel industry having started her career with an apprenticeship with Thomas Cook. After leaving school Brooke decided she wanted to work in travel as she was keen to design exciting holiday packages for her clients and get opportunities to travel herself and learn about destinations first hand. Now as a business travel consultant Brooke uses her knowledge and expertise to find the most effective travel solutions for our business travellers and assists with some holiday enquiries when demand requires. Since joining us Brooke has been taking advantage of having weekends off and as she enjoys going on city breaks she has trips to Amsterdam, Dusseldorf and Liverpool lined up in the coming months.
Tom Morton
Administration & Marketing Assistant
Tom comes to us after completing his Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Professional Writing Skills. As our Administration and Marketing Assistant, Tom assists with admin, while also working on In2Scotland bookings and heading up our social media presence. Tom is an avid traveller, visiting places including the Canary Islands and Paris, while also enjoying various UK cities including Manchester, London, Newcastle and Glasgow, usually as an excuse to attend various music concerts!
Managing Director
Ken bought The Travel Company Edinburgh in 1992 and has developed it in to one of the leading independent travel management companies in the UK. Ken's passion for travel and quality service helped us to win Honeymoon Planner of the Year at the 2014 Scottish Wedding Awards. Ken has worked on the committees of ABTA, the Scottish Passenger Agents Association and the Focus Partnership. Ken was also a Director of the Advantage Travel Group and is currently UK Chapter President of the American Society of Travel Agents.
Ken's love of travel first started to flourish when he spent a few months in Morocco in the 1960s and he has since travelled to over 200 destinations across the world.
Hazel McNab
HR & Quality Control Director
Hazel became a director of the company in 1993 and manages Human Resources and Quality Control. Hazel is a qualified Pharmacist and worked for Boots for almost 40 years as a manager of some of their largest Scottish stores.
Hazel is a very keen traveler and one of her favourite trips was to the Galapagos Islands. This year she has trips to Marrakech and Bodrum booked already.
Angelina Fairgrieve
General Manager
Angelina joined The Travel Company Edinburgh 6 years ago and has a true passion for the travel industry. As General Manager Angelina is in charge of the day to day running of the business but also organises meetings and events across the world for her clients. Angelina's passion for the travel industry began when she joined Gleneagles Hotel in 1998.
Angelina loves luxury hotels and can often be found carrying out site inspections even when on holiday!
Mike Halliwell
Business Development Manager
Mike joined our team in 2014 and comes with a wealth of experience in the travel industry which he joined after 14 years as a professional golfer. As Business Development Manager Mike brings in new accounts and is account manager for his clients carrying out regular visits and monitoring their account. Mike works closely with new and existing clients learning their travel habits and putting a robust a fit for purpose travel policy in place. He will help to transform his clients travel programmes to ensure they get excellent value for money.
Catherine Lornie
Honeymoon and Leisure Specialist
Catherine is our holiday and honeymoon planning guru. Catherine's career in travel started in 2005 when she joined Thomas Cook as a travel consultant and she became an overseas holiday representative in 2007. Catherine has worked in Salou, Lanzarote, Tenerife and Kos so has lots of knowledge of these destinations and has experience of assisting with weddings abroad. Since returning to the UK in 2010 Catherine has focused on luxury leisure travel and honeymoon planning. Catherine's great work helped us to win Honeymoon Planner of the Year in 2014. Catherine also looks after our social media so please follow us on Twitter and 'like' us on Facebook.
Catherine travels at various times of the year to visit new and exciting city destinations or relax on a beach in the sunshine. She was also privileged enough to travel to Jamaica in October of 2017 where she spent a week visiting all the Sandals & Beaches resorts on the islands.
Irene Archibald
Financial Controller
Irene is our Financial Controller and joined us in 2014 bring with her lots of accounts department experience having worked in accounts for leading hotel chains and property management companies. Irene is a whizz on Microsoft Excel having enrolled herself in a course in her part time.
Irene regularly travels to Canada as she has family there but is also full of great holiday recommendations in the Caribbean and Mexico after her recent trips.
Alistair Taylor
Accounts Assistant
Alistair joined our team in January 2014 as an apprentice in our accounts department and while with us he is gaining his SVQ qualifications with the aim to graduate with a degree in accountancy in a few years. Alistair learns new systems very quickly and has become a key part of our team.
Alistair is young enough to bag himself a bargain on an 18-30 holiday to the sun and takes advantage of the skills of Catherine when planning his trips.
Carol Underwood
Senior Business Travel Consultant
Carol has dedicated her working life to the travel industry and is a great asset to our team with her years' of experience. Carol is an excellent problem solver and can handle complex multi-centre enquiries with ease. Carol has some key clients she looks after managing their travel all over the world including some far flung destinations many people will never have heard of.
Carol loves her 3 weeks annual leave in December when she escapes the dreich Scottish winter to warmer climes. Carol can usually be found sunning herself in Florida in December but has also escaped to Doha and Dubai recently and is planning a trip through Vietnam for 2015.
James Graham
Senior Business Travel Consultant
James has worked in business travel since 1999 and we were delighted he chose to join our team in 2014. James is a bit of a technical wizard when it comes to our Global Distribution System GDS which enables us to offer a better service to our clients as information is presented more clearly. James can handle very complex itineraries and often has suggestions of how we can further improve our services with new technologies.
James' holiday destinations tend to be determined by his children's preferences. James enjoys spending time with his family exploring local attractions such as Edinburgh Zoo during the school holidays.
Larraine Atkin
Business Travel Consultant
Larraine is another member of our team who boasts over 30 years' experience in the travel industry making her a fantastic asset to our team. Larraine works part time though she regularly attends evening events hosted by partners such as airlines to further her knowledge and gain new contacts.
Larraine holidays every year in Ardnamurchan with a large group of her family and also enjoys many short breaks throughout the year including trips to Copenhagen and Portugal in 2014.
Brooke Martin
Business Travel Consultant
Brooke is our newest recruit and comes to us with 6 years’ experience in the travel industry having started her career with an apprenticeship with Thomas Cook. After leaving school Brooke decided she wanted to work in travel as she was keen to design exciting holiday packages for her clients and get opportunities to travel herself and learn about destinations first hand. Now as a business travel consultant Brooke uses her knowledge and expertise to find the most effective travel solutions for our business travellers and assists with some holiday enquiries when demand requires. Since joining us Brooke has been taking advantage of having weekends off and as she enjoys going on city breaks she has trips to Amsterdam, Dusseldorf and Liverpool lined up in the coming months.
Tom Morton
Administration & Marketing Assistant
Tom comes to us after completing his Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Professional Writing Skills. As our Administration and Marketing Assistant, Tom assists with admin, while also working on In2Scotland bookings and heading up our social media presence. Tom is an avid traveller, visiting places including the Canary Islands and Paris, while also enjoying various UK cities including Manchester, London, Newcastle and Glasgow, usually as an excuse to attend various music concerts!
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