Tony Guastella

Tony Guastella has a diverse range of work experience in the travel industry spanning over two decades. Tony is currently the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Pruvo - Hotel post-booking price optimization since February 2023. Prior to this role, they worked at RateHawk as the Regional Director Northwestern Europe from October 2021 to February 2023 and as the Head of Business Development: UK and Ireland from October 2019 to October 2021.

Before joining RateHawk, Tony held the position of Senior Sales Manager at Olympia Europe Wholesaler from April 2017 to September 2019. Tony was responsible for building and developing multiple markets in Europe and beyond, sourcing new business partnerships, and providing wholesale XML and retail solutions.

From March 2015 to March 2017, Tony worked as the Senior Business Development Manager: United Kingdom and Ireland at JacTravel. Prior to that, they held the role of Regional Manager for Italy, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland at TotalStay Group from August 2013 to March 2015. In this role, they led a team of sales managers, increasing both TTV and margin for the region and developing team members' skills in account and sales management.

Tony also worked at TotalstayGroup as the Regional Manager: India, Middle East, and S.E. Europe from February 2014 to August 2014. In this position, they led a team of business development and account managers, with a focus on increasing existing business and driving new business opportunities.

Additionally, Tony has experience as the Director of Sales and Client Marketing at My Destination Sicily from June 2011 to August 2013. Tony was responsible for sales strategy, client marketing, pricing, budgets, and forecasting. Tony also played a significant role in the company's social media strategy.

Tony's earlier career includes roles at Gullivers Travel Associates, where they served as the Regional Head of Sales from May 2010 to May 2011, managing a sales team and driving revenue and margin targets. Tony also held the position of Business Development Manager for various markets from May 2004 to April 2010.

Before that, Tony worked at The Specialist Holiday Group (TUI) as a Senior Sales Executive from March 2003 to May 2004, promoting holiday products and gathering feedback from travel agents. Tony also spent several years at The Magic Travel Group (SHG part of TUI) as a Senior Reservations Supervisor from April 1999 to March 2003, overseeing reservations staff, performance management, training, and recruitment processes.

Tony Guastella attended Woodbridge High School and Waltham Forest College from 1981 to 1990, where they earned their A' levels in Economics, Politics, and Sociology. Tony then went on to study at the University of East London from 1990 to 1993, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA Hons) in Economics. Tony continued their education at the same university from 1993 to 1994, completing a Master of Science degree (MSc) in Monetary and Financial Economics. The information provided does not specify any further education after this period, apart from attending City Academy and Oakdale Junior, for which no start or end years, degree names, or fields of study were given.