Vanessa Butler

I have 26 years experience in the Travel Industry working in various fields including Reservations, Marketing, Product Contracting and Business Leader. I have worked for United Airlines, Thompsons Holidays and Flight Centre Travel Group. Product is my passion and I have spent the past 19 years in this area of the industry. My skills include Relationship Building, Contract and Rate Negotiation and Product Strategy Development. I have qualified with NQF8 in Leadership from the University of Stellenbosch and have been a mentor at Flight Centre. I started and managed the Global Procurement Business at Flight Centre South Africa, where me and my team were responsible for the contracting of South Africa and Indian Ocean Product for Flight Centre stores globally. The Africa Indian Ocean business was worth AUD 27 million when I left the business in June 2020. I am currently heading up the Product Team at Priority Escapes, a Tour Operator specialising in the Maldives.