InsideJapan Tours and InsideAsia Tours parent, Inside Travel Group, has hired two experienced industry professionals to help drive the B Corp’s growth, which is aiming to double in size by 2026.
New hires: Sue Livsey (left) and Kate Samuel have joined Inside Travel Group
Kate Samuel joins InsideJapan Tours as the brand’s new senior Japan tailor-made product manager, while Sue Livsey takes up a newly created head of InsideAsia as ITG welcomes the Year of the Dragon.
UK-based Samuel brings experience from product roles with the likes of Scott Dunn, Audley Travel and Trailfinders. She will work alongside InsideJapan’s UK product and operations teams, as well as their counterparts in Japan.
“The opportunity with Inside Travel and InsideJapan is very exciting,” said Samuel. “I wanted to bring my 20 years’ travel industry and product development experience to assist with some of the most exciting Japan travel product out there.
“With the boom in popularity of the country, I jumped at the chance to join a B Corp company committed to travel with a positive impact and a great product team to help deliver some authentic experiences and special places across this incredible country.”