Donna Jefferies

Travel has always been my vocation, and it’s a job that I really enjoy. My entire career to date has been spent in the industry, and I have a wealth of experience across many sectors. Since leaving school I have trained and worked in High Street travel shops booking package deals for holidaymakers, groups departments where I was responsible for key accounts for high volume bookings, before eventually moving on to flights. Much of my career was spent as a flights specialist for a business travel agent. I also trained other staff on systems such as Galileo, and was the coordinator of the company computer systems. I was part of the Beta Test team when Travelport's Smartpoint was initally launched and had the opportunity to test and give feedback on the new system before general release. I have also had experience of marine travel bookings, and arranging the movement of security staff, weapons and ammunition to some of the most dangerous areas of the globe.