Scoop op Chelsea Toco, sales and marketing coordinator, Intrepid Travel
My interest in travel began when I discovered my love for languages. Portuguese is my native language and when I started learning English, I realised I wanted to travel and be able to talk to locals. I wanted this passion to be part of my everyday life, so I took a college course in tourism
before moving to the UK. I studied a BA in
International Tourism
Management at the University of Hertfordshire, and got a
one-year work placement with Intrepid
Travel through my university, where I did six months in sales and am now doing six months in marketing. My initial role in sales gave me a really good understanding of Intrepid’s products, which I’ve been able to apply in my marketing role. Intrepid is a tour operator that organises small-group
adventures around the world, and my responsibilities include supporting the sales and marketing teams with campaigns, creating promo codes, supporting our events team, ordering merchandise and processing supplier invoices. There are some amazing perks – we get a free Intrepid
trip every year, so this year I’m going to Morocco. I love the work-life balance and being able to attend industry events where you meet inspiring people.
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worried about English not being my native language, but it’s never held me back
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