Frances Wilson

Project Manager

South African, joined Into Africa in 2004. Studied Travel and Tourism. Worked in the London for 5 years promoting South Africa as an outbound destination before returning to Cape Town and joining Into Africa. Focus: Tour Series, Group Travel and Incentives.

Luciano Carbajo

Sales and Marketing Manager for South America

Argentinean, joined Into Africa in 2011. Degree in Tourism Management. Background: lectured at the Brea Hospitality and Tourism School; founded Add Travel Group. Good language skill including fluency in Spanish, French, English and Portuguese. Focus: to develop the company’s interest in South America.

Lucinda Hand

Sales and Marketing Manager for Europe

British, joined Into Africa in 2007. BA from Newcastle University. Background: the events industry in London. Focus: Conferences and Incentives; Marketing and Sales.

Silvia Rein

Project Manager

German, joined Into Africa in 2000. Studied Business Management in Tourism, background working in Incentive Houses in Germany. Focus: German market Conferences and Incentives.

Nick Buckland

Director

British, co-founded Into Africa. Strong business background with an MBA from Cranfield Business School.

Nicole Tero

Project Manager

South African, joined Into Africa in 2006. Diploma in Sports and Events Management. Nicole is passionate about gastronomy and gained additional experience in the catering industry at sports events. Focus: Group Travel, Conferences and Incentives.

Lut De Witte

Director

Belgian, joined Into Africa in 1995. Hotel Industry background working in Operations and Sales & Marketing. Good language skills including fluency in German, Dutch, French and English. Focus: Operations and Quality Control.

Susan Theron

Project Manager

South African, joined Into Africa in 2007. Gained hands-on experience in the hospitality and tourism industry managing restaurants in South Africa and the UK. Focus: Tour Series and Group Travel.

Vicki Hartley

Project Manager

South African, joined Into Africa in 2001. International diploma in Hotel Management. Gained experience in Event and Conference organization in the hotel industry. Focus: large scale events and conferences.

Vicki Lavery

Project Manager

South African, joined Into Africa in 1995. Has BSC Degree and background experience in working on Rugby World Cup 1997. Focus: Individual Travel and Special Interest Groups.

Claire Davids

Assistant Project Manager

South African, joined Into Africa in 2011. Claire joined Into Africa after completing a 4 year tourism degree at the Cape Town University of Technology. She completed two internships while studying and proved her value in the process. Focus: Assisting the project managers – making their life simpler.

Elaine Matthee

Financial Manager

South African, joined Into Africa in 2009. Studied business management at the Cape Town University of Technology and spent some time in the retail food industry before moving into travel. Her business skills have allowed her to work in various aspects of the travel industry including contracting leisure incentives and accounts. She has over ten years experience in travel. Focus: Financial Management

As a company we recognize that we are only as good as the people that make up our team. For this reason, we place great emphasis on core staff retention and look to create a positive working environment. We encourage the growth of our team members through skills development and product updates. Keeping up with technological developments to enhance the services we offer is important to us.