Chris Roche

Chris Roche has held various roles in the travel and tourism industry since 2000. Chris began their career at TUI UK as a Product Manager in 2000. In 2004, they moved to Olympic Holidays as a Senior Product Manager. In 2005, they took on a similar role at lastminute.com. From 2007 to 2011, they were the Chief Commercial Officer at Travel Republic, where they were also a member of the management team that executed a successful sale of the business to The Emirates Group. In 2014, they became a Fellow at the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (The RSA). In 2015, they took on the role of Chief Commercial Officer at loveholidays. Finally, in 2016, they founded and became the CEO of The Adventure People, a platform for adventure holidays from independent providers around the world.

Chris Roche attended the University of Hull from 1995 to 1999, graduating with a 2:1 Hons in International Business. Chris also studied at the University of Technology Sydney from 1997 to 1998, receiving a 2:1 Business degree in Asia Pacific Business.