Intrepid Travel, the world’s largest adventure travel company and a leader in responsible travel, has announced the appointment of French hotel veteran Celine Hurelle to lead its expansion into hotels and accommodation.
This appointment is aimed at accelerating Intrepid’s strategic expansion plans into new verticals, which includes accommodation.
Ms Hurelle will report to CEO James Thornton and will work on Intrepid’s current accommodation initiatives. She will also work closely with Intrepid’s executive leadership across the world to identify new opportunities to acquire accommodation that supports the company’s responsible and local travel ethos.
Ms Hurelle previously spent 24 years at global hotel giant Accor,…