John Melchior

Company/Title: Managing Director of JME Enterprises and Consulting Ltd.
Focus / Expertise: Leisure, Corporate, Technology, Distribution, European Market Trends
City/Country: London, UK

A career consisting of senior-level management, sales and marketing positions in the global arena for airlines, hotel and travel management companies, and corporate buyers has distinguished John as an innovative leader and expert in the travel industry. His successful career as a senior leader includes company and product launches as well as large budget and staff responsibility with companies including RADIUS, Birmingham European Airways and Maersk Travel and has enabled John to understand the global travel market from many perspectives while building numerous relationships in the industry both in the Europe and in the rest of the world. John has built up an in-depth understanding of each of the markets as well as obtaining excellent contacts worldwide. John is now managing director of JME Enterprises and Consulting Ltd., a firm that works on strategic and business development for companies from all sectors of the travel industry mainly in Europe and the United States.

Educated in Denmark and now based in the United Kingdom, he has taken a number of general management courses through Instead, France, and various courses including the Advanced Management Program at Wharton School of Management in the United States. John is a frequently used speaker on the European travel conference scene