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All L eisure Holidays North America, the Sales and Marketing
office of Voyages of Discovery, Swan Hellenic and Hebridean Island Cruises, has
appointed Jackie Morris as the new Director of Sales. She will report directly
to Steve Tucker, President of All Leisure Holidays, North America.
Morris brings more than 20 years of experience in the travel and tourism
industry. During her early career she worked on cruise ships, as a retail travel
agent, and for a cruise consortium. She was based in Atlanta, Georgia during her
first District Sales Manager position calling on retail travel agents throughout
the Southeast.
In 1996 Morris joined Disney as a DSM on the launch team for Disney Cruise Line
and was promoted to Regional Sales Director in 1999 when the three independent
sales teams merged. She managed a sales team covering 15 states and representing
Disney Cruise Line, Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland in
California. In 2005 she relocated to the London office for Disney Destinations
International. Morris led the Disney-owned tour operator, Walt Disney Travel
Company-UK selling vacation packages to Walt Disney World Resort in Florida to
UK guests. She then moved into the newly created position leading sales efforts
for Disney Cruise Line based in the UK when the fleet expansion from two to four
ships was announced.
Steve Tucker, commenting on Morris’ appointment, stated: "We are pleased to
appoint someone of Jackie’s caliber to the North American team and given her
impressive track record in the cruise industry, we are confident our trade
business will thrive." Morris added: “I’m both eager and excited to represent
and promote the cruise brands of All Leisure Holidays to the US travel agency
community and to play a key role in growing the business in North America”.
Morris joins All Leisure Group on August 6, 2014 and will be based at the
company's North American office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. |
