Who We Are
Our Founding Travel Nomad
Launched in 2025, our Founding Travel Nomad is travel and tourism professional Danny Waine.
Inspired by passionate travel entrepreneurs, facilitated by technology and recognising that talent performs beyond boundaries, Danny launched Travel Nomads to:
- Help get new business ideas off the ground.
- Develop and grow start-ups with high potential.
- Support established SMEs with succession planning.
Our Expertise
Travel Nomads can assist entrepreneurs across the whole spectrum, including:
- Travel agency and tour operations
- Aviation and hospitality
- Education and training
- Business growth and technology
- Travel start-ups and innovation
- Travel industry network
Our Approach
In 2025, the world is your oyster... By utilising technology, experience and skills, Travel Nomads provide a virtual service to your business. Meaning that you can access the talent you need, when you need it.
Our Travel Nomads will get to understand your business, before putting together a tailored plan, setting you up for success.
Ensuring that geography, technology and talent are no barrier for your business.
Our Founding Travel Nomad: Danny Waine
Travel Industry Professional
Danny Waine has the travel and tourism industry in his blood.
Keen to join the industry but unsure which path to pursue, a love of geography and languages led to a degree in travel and tourism management; which set up a more than 20 year career in and around the travel and tourism sector.
Launched Successful Start-ups
During his time in the travel and tourism industry, Danny co-founded Perfect Weddings Abroad, the UK's leading overseas wedding specialist; which celebrates its 20th birthday in 2025.
With a passion for inspiring the next generation of travel industry professionals, Danny co-founded the massively successful 'Future You' careers in travel and tourism initiative, currently marking its 15th anniversary.
Success within the Travel Industry
Whilst working in the travel and tourism industry, Danny recently left his role as Head of Membership at ABTA - The Travel Association. Having joined in 2020, to support travel businesses struggling through the Covid-19 pandemic and its subsequent recovery.
Before that, Danny was Commercial Sales Manager - UK & Ireland at Interhome, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hotelplan Group.
Additionally, Danny has worked within sales-related roles at a number of travel agency and tour operator businesses.
...And Outside the Travel Industry
Up for a challenge, Danny spent a number of years outside of the travel and tourism space, heading up the international student recruitment and commercial sales at Istituto Marangoni London, part of the international Galileo Global Education group.
He has been a non-exec advisor to a number of other companies, including start-up Talent Courtyard, a wellbeing social enterprise that successfully crowdfunded to support its plans.
Regular Volunteer
Danny is currently Vice Chair of the Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT), after joining the board for the first time as the ITT's youngest ever Board Director in 2012, as well as sitting on the ITT's Education and Training Committee for over 14 years.
In March 2023, Danny joined the Teesside Airport Foundation, a start-up charity; which exists to support people in the Tees Valley to achieve their ambitions in education and employment and to assist in the regeneration of the area.
Industry Speaker
Over the years, Danny has presented in person and virtually at many travel industry events, both in the UK and overseas.
Speaking on topics related to the UK package travel industry, to tourism, membership, education and inspiring the next generation with career successes, highs and lows.
Danny acts as a speaker and moderator at relevant events.
Advocate of Talent
Since co-founding the ITT Future You initiative back in 2009, Danny has spoken at colleges and universities across the UK, taken part in career fairs, delivered online presentations; mentored, supported and developed numerous individuals now working in and around the travel and tourism sector.
As Future You has grown, its annual conference has developed into an 'On The Road' format across the UK, global events and an annual awards ceremony.
Proud Supporter of DEI
On a daily basis, Danny has been a proud supporter of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, both in the workplace and wider industry.
From launching the Rising Star and Trailblazer awards at the ITT Future You Awards, to winning the Male Ambassador Award at the 2021 Association of Women Travel Executives (AWTE) awards.
Danny is Waiting to Hear From You!
In 2025, comes the next chapter, Travel Nomads...
Get in touch with Danny to find out more about how he can support you and your objectives...
- Your new business idea.
- Help your current business achieve its potential.
- Support with your succession planning.
- Speak at your next event.
