Meet our Groupies
Helen
Chief Executive
T.G.Confessions :
I used to be a presenter on Thai TV!
Helen@thegroupcompany.com 01904 465 000Favourite Travel Destination:
Koh Samui
Dinner Party Guest Of Choice:
Nelson Mandela
Naomi
Managing Director
T.G.Confessions :
Once on a family holiday, we stopped for petrol. I saw my brother get out of the car while my Dad was paying, but my parents didn’t notice. So we set off without him and they only realised 20 miles later when I burst out laughing
Naomi@thegroupcompany.com 01904 465 001Favourite Travel Destination:
Vietnam
Dinner Party Guest Of Choice:
Jack Bauer
Teresa
Finance Director
T.G.Confessions :
Can’t stop myself heckling comedians - I tripped Rob Beckett up once
Teresa@thegroupcompany.com 01904 465 027Favourite Travel Destination:
Portstewart
Dinner Party Guest Of Choice:
Armando Iannucci
Jenny
Business Development
Director of Business Development
T.G.Confessions :
During a safari trip in Kenya, I needed an urgent ‘toilet stop’ and I was escorted by 2 men with guns to do what I needed to do behind a bush.
Jenny@thegroupcompany.com 01904 465 015Favourite Travel Destination:
Bora Bora
Dinner Party Guest Of Choice:
Will Ferrell
Alana
Operations
Operations Manager
T.G.Confessions :
I used to pretend to be a journalist and try to get backstage at gigs. I even made myself a laminated ‘press’ badge!
Alana@thegroupcompany.com +44 (0)1904 465 014Favourite Travel Destination:
Cesky Krumlov
Dinner Party Guest Of Choice:
William Beveridge
Ana
Tour Design
Tour Designer
T.G.Confessions :
One time when I was PMSing I yelled at my cat for being irritating and then cried because I thought I hurt his feelings.
ana@thegroupcompany.com 01904639031Favourite Travel Destination:
Denmark
Dinner Party Guest Of Choice:
Hasan Minhaj or Amy Schumer
Danielle
Ops
Travel Specialist
T.G.Confessions :
I never want to meet anyone famous because I get mad star struck. I had to hide in a closet to recover after my hometown’s weather man asked me for directions at the mall.
danielle@thegroupcompany.com 01904 639 031Favourite Travel Destination:
Antwerp
Dinner Party Guest Of Choice:
Steve Irwin
Alina
Operations
itineraries Specialist
T.G.Confessions :
– My party trick is opening a bottle of Champagne in Sabrage technique. One New Year’s Eve, a stray cork might’ve landed on my neighbour’s car, cracking the windscreen! Oops
alina@thegroupcompany.com 01904639031Dinner party guest :
Stanley Tucci
Favourite Travel destination :
Italy
Lisa
Tour Design
Tour Designer
T.G.Confessions :
- Me and my BFF once got locked in a New York diner after popping in to use the bathroom, the owner clearly forgot and within minutes locked up for the night. We had to get the NYPD to break us out!
lisa@thegroupcompany.com 01904639031Dinner Party Guest:
Elton John
Favourite Travel destination:
Cinque Terre
Leanne
Operations
Travel Specialist - Itineraries
T.G.Confessions :
One night I heard smashing noises from downstairs - thinking I was being burgled, I called the police. It was then very embarrassing when I discovered it was just the Christmas Tree which had fallen down!
Leanne@thegroupcompany.com 01904 639031Favourite Travel Destination:
Australia
Dinner Party Guest Of Choice:
Peter Kay
Ayse
Accounts
Assistant Finance Manager
T.G.Confessions :
Once I argued with a police officer at Fethiye airport about not having a metal fork in my son’s rucksack. It turned out my son (who was 3 at the time) put his metal fork in his bag after having a snack that morning!
ayse@thegroupcompany.com 01904639031Dinner Party guest :
David Attenborough
Favourite Travel destination :
Istanbul
Femke
Reservations
Product Executive
T.G.Confessions :
When I was a child, my parents told me that if lie, I would get a red stripe on my forehead. My solution to this was to cover it with my hand, to hide I was lying!
femke@thegroupcompany.com 01904639031Dinner party guest :
Chris Hemsworth
Favourite Travel destination :
South Africa
Samantha Thoma
Operations
Travel Specialist
T.G.Confessions :
No matter where I go in the world, as long as it is available, I mix grape jelly (jam) and ketchup together to dip my fries in. I also put grape jelly on all my cheeseburgers and ham sandwiches, including chicken burgers and tuna sandwiches
samantha@thegroupcompany.com 01904639031Dinner party guest :
Bob Ross
Favourite Travel destination :
Zambia
Megan
Operations
Travel Specialist
T.G.Confessions :
TGC – Confession. I hate driving so much, I still drive with ‘New Driver’ P plates on the car. Hopefully this means other road-users give me a wide berth!
megan@thegroupcompany.com 01904639031Dinner party guest :
Bob Mortimer
Favourite Travel destination :
India or Iceland
Oleta
Operations
Senior Travel Specialist - Itineraries
T.G.Confessions :
Jam on toast is my favourite lunch in summer, but I can never eat it though as i always spill sticky jam on my fingers. The funny thing is i have a pack of tissues at home, I just forget to bring them!
Oleta@thegroupcompany.com 01904 639 022Favourite Travel Destination:
Cyprus
Dinner Party Guest Of Choice:
Clement Attlee
Pum Jackson
Accounts
Finance Assistant
T.G.Confessions :
My husband and I have a deal where he doesn’t need to buy me flowers for special occasions. Instead he buys me a yummy seafood feast of crab or tiger prawns.
accounts@thegroupcompany.com 01904 639 031Favourite Travel Destination:
Japan
Dinner Party Guest of Choice:
Keanu Reaves
Tim
Reservations
Reservations Manager
T.G.Confessions :
I once flooded an entire food factory - with frozen peas!
Tim@thegroupcompany.com 01904 465 006Favourite Travel Destination:
Maldives
Dinner Party Guest Of Choice:
Don Bradman
Zoe
Packages
Itin
T.G.Confessions :
Confession – I once spent an evening in Montpellier partying with Moby and his band – but spent most of the night telling him as a cynical Yorkshire lass I didn’t believe he was Moby – till he showed me all his tattoos to prove he was!!
zoe@thegroupcompany.com 01904 639 031Favourite Travel Destination::
Antigua
Dinner Party Guest Of Choice::
Hilary Mantel
