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Egencia appoints European director
Expedia’s Egencia has appointed Toby March as senior director of supply relations Europe.
He will be responsible for managing and establishing partnerships with Egencia’s air, car, hotel and rail suppliers across the region.
March previously worked for Carlson Wagonlit Travel in Paris, where he was responsible for hotel and car supplier management.
Earlier in his career, he worked for Galileo in Europe and Sabre in North America.
Egencia senior vice president Europe Christophe Pingard said: “In the current tough economic climate, we are working closely with our suppliers to help provide our customers with meaningful inventory and content to let them to do more with less.
“By maintaining and building on close relationships with our premiere suppliers across Europe, Toby will be key to making this happen.”
By Bev Fearis
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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