Starting a new venture during probably the biggest crisis the travel industry has collectively faced, industry veterans and travel representation specialists Kevin Brett and Gary Orr have joined forces.
They have collaborated to create a new gateway for both UK and overseas hospitality and tourism businesses to find an easy solution to quickly resource themselves with skilled and knowledgeable talent, as the travel industry recovery starts.
Company Directors, Brett and Orr recognised that many talented colleagues across the travel industry are facing reduced hours or redundancy and wanted to act to support them. TOP Network provides a platform that will match up each individual’s knowledge and experience with businesses who may need help to quickly pull in talent and skills for short-term projects and longer-term contracts. These may be UK travel companies needing help or overseas tourism businesses looking for UK & European representation.
TOP Network understands the need for an agile system offering travel businesses the option of dip in and out services, catering to limited budgets and understanding that current staffing levels need to be scalable and responsive to market conditions.
The team at TOP Network are looking to hear from travel industry colleagues with relevant experience and specialist skills in communications, sales, marketing, product development, contracting, copy writing and customer services to name a few, who are available for freelance and consultancy opportunities.
Travel, tourism and hospitality businesses will be able to discuss opportunities and review TOP Network’s talent pool, knowing that each individual is part of a professional network and that they will have proven experience, skills and expertise in the industry.
Gary Orr, Director, commented: “Over past months, as we spoke to many of our travel industry contacts a common theme appeared. Whilst there is uncertainty now, the consensus is that our travel and leisure industry will survive and become stronger and that we will need to adapt and find new ways of working. We listened and took up on these ideas to create TOP Network.”
Kevin Brett, Director, continued: “Many very talented travel people and travel businesses are sadly being impacted. Now seems the most appropriate time for TOP Network to launch and to try to help keep our industry talent engaged in doing what they love, but to also create solutions to help travel firms through the recovery phase and to grow.”
