About Us

Lynne manages the tour operators in Australia representing the Virgin Limited Edition collection in the southern hemisphere. If you'd like to get in touch and find out more about Sir Richard Branson's portfolio, Lynne will be happy to help.

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Vanessa has swapped her native South Africa and moved her family to London, joining our head office as Director of Sales, where she manages the tour operators in the UK, Africa and Asia, and oversees Europe. With a total of 13 years’ experience at Virgin Limited Edition, before coming to London she was Regional Director of Sales in South Africa and prior to that worked on property at Ulusaba. You might not know but Vanessa joined Virgin Galactic as a ‘space agent’ many moons ago!

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Sarita joined us in July 2022 as our Regional Sales Manager – Southern Africa and looks after all segments within the Southern African market for Mont Rochelle, Ulusaba and Mahali Mzuri. Sarita has a wealth of experience in luxury sales, with a hospitality career spanning 26 years in both Operations and Sales. Travel is one of her favourite pastimes, with Croatia and Italy as two of her firm favourites (outside of South Africa, of course). Sarita loves animals and has adopted four gorgeous fur babies.

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Based in Nairobi, with plenty of experience in the hospitality industry, Betty is your go-to person for all things Mahali Mzuri. If you want to find out more information just give Betty a buzz and she'll be happy to help!

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Rachel joined us in May 2022 as our Senior Sales Manager – Europe and looks after the European market including Scandinavia.

Rachel has extensive experience having previously held senior sales positions at Travel2, Qantas Holidays and Abercrombie & Kent.

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If you've met Katrina you'll know that she works a room like no other! Katrina has been based in our Virgin Limited Edition USA office in New York since 2007. Katrina is often seen flagging a cab, rushing to airports or on the subway as she takes care of our key USA, Latin America and Canada accounts and friends. If you're looking to speak to someone locally, please email or call her:

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Based in Los Angeles, Lai looks after the Sales activities in the US West Coast and Canada. Prior to joining our team she worked at Aman Resorts, and her background in luxury hotels spans One & Only, The Beverly Hills Hotel, Hotel Bel-Air, The Leading Hotels of the World, Belmond and The Peninsula. When she’s not working you’ll find Lai checking out the latest restaurant openings, at a musical or taking her newly adopted dog, Chicago, for a walk!

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Prior to joining our USA office in New York, as Regional Sales Executive, Lyndsey started her career in the travel industry with a background in product management, sales and marketing. When she’s not talking about our collection of hotels and retreats, you’ll find Lyndsey planning her next adventure or unwinding at the yoga studio. If you're based in Midwest, Northeast, Texas and the Carolinas, or simply have questions regarding our stunning retreats, Lyndsey is more than happy to assist.

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Grace is the Sales and Reservations Executive in our Virgin Limited Edition USA office in New York. She loves roaming around New York City to try new trendy restaurants and visit exhibits in museums. If you have any questions regarding any of Sir Richard Branson’s amazing collection of retreats, Grace will be more than happy to assist you

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Naomi is a long-standing member of the Virgin family, she kicked-off her PR career with 10 years at Virgin Holidays which fuelled her passion for travel and PR. Her next role was Director of Communications for London’s InterContinental Park Lane before heading up PR & Social Media for Travelopia. More recently Naomi was PR-ing world-famous brands such as Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Asahi Super Dry, before joining Virgin Limited Edition as Head of PR.

20 years on Naomi balances her love of travel with being a taxi service for her daughter and son, while spreading the Virgin Limited Edition love!

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Having started her career in consumer PR, Sophie has worked in the travel industry for over 10 years, PR-ing tech start-ups and specialist luxury tour operator brands, such as Hayes & Jarvis, Citalia and Sovereign Luxury Travel. Although she has lived in London since graduating from university, she will always be a proud Yorkshire lass at heart. Most weekends these days you’ll find her in the park chasing after her two young children!

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Victoria has a love for luxury travel and is always exploring new places. She brings with her a sense of curiosity, adventure and experience in the luxury sector to her role at Virgin Limited Edition. A keen sportswoman, she loves to play golf with the boys and netball with the girls - a team player.

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A Londoner born and raised, Annabelle loves to travel and experience new food and cultures. With a marketing background in both the luxury smart home industry and charity sector, she finds the social impact element of VLE’s collection particularly appealing. On weekends you can find her getting creative at workshops – from luxury chocolate making to building terrariums - or working on her BodyCombat moves!

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Jon joined Virgin Hotels in August 1998 and was Operations Director for two years. He was MD of La Residencia in Mallorca before returning as MD for Virgin Hotels in late 2001. Jon has a wide range of experience within the hospitality industry, including positions in general and area management and group roles within Arcadian and Friendly Hotels. His current focus is on the development and expansion of the group. He’s also an avid supporter and season ticket-holder of Manchester United.

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Lizzie joined in 2017 from Gordon Ramsay’s Restaurant Group. She has over 15 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, with a proven track record of developing people & teams through effective Leadership Development, Coaching & Talent Management. A passionate and driven People Director, Lizzie shares the desire to create exceptional guest experiences, and recognises that it’s our People who are our true asset, working alongside the People Managers around the globe to support, encourage and develop our VLE employees. She’s also never too far from her trusty Nespresso machine!

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Kevin was born and raised in Germany, but has lived in London for the past 10 years after studying Travel and Tourism Management at UWL. After graduating, Kevin worked for a number of luxury hotels in London including Maybourne, Firmdale and Dorchester Collection. When he’s not busy answering your questions about our lovely properties, Kevin is most likely to be found zipping around the capital on his bicycle or heading off on a spontaneous weekend trip to Europe.

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Born and raised in Belgium and fluent in several languages, Ilse has lived in London for the last 20 years having moved over after graduating from university. Ilse’s passion for all things travel has seen her work for luxury hospitality brands such as One&Only Resorts, Rocco Forte Hotels and Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts prior to joining Virgin Limited Edition in 2020. On weekends you’ll either find Ilse working on her jab during a boxing session or volunteering as part of a local litter-picking group.