Trending Travel, the largest travel company in the UK
Trending Travel, a specialist social, content creation and influencer management company, has promoted Kieran Shew to Managing Director following a reorganization.
He will report directly to founder Keith Harman (who remains CEO) and co-founder and director Sophie Foster.
Mr Hsu, who has experience in sales and commercial roles with online brands such as Cheapflights, KAYAK and Iceloly, will lead a team of 10 people primarily based at the Trending Travel office in Manchester.
He joined Trending Travel in January 2023 as Commercial Director and has since led successful content creation and influencer-led partnerships with Sandals, First Choice, TUI, Trip.com and Virgin Voyages.
Since joining Trending Travel, Mr. Xu has led the company’s strategic transformation from tour operations to a media business, helping brands leverage their expertise and knowledge of influencers and social platforms to expand into traditional media channels. It allowed us to reach unengaged consumers.
During that time, Trending Travel gained the largest following of any independent travel agency on social media.
Mr. Schuh said: “You can’t ignore the power of social media and influencers to drive action among consumers of all ages. At Trend His Travel, we are extremely proud of the work we have done in helping brands optimize their profiles. We’re proud of those channels.
“I am excited to have the opportunity to lead an award-winning team as we pursue our growth strategy, helping more travel companies reach their full potential in our fastest growing and most exciting sectors. We’re excited at the prospect of helping them reach their full potential.” Travel Media. ”
Keith Herman, CEO of Trending Travel, said: “We reorganized because we knew Trending Travel was entering its next phase of growth and Kieran was the right person to lead it.”
“I have known him for a long time and am completely confident that now is the perfect time for him to step up and focus fully on telling our story to both our clients and investors. I am confident that
He added: “I will continue to work closely with the strategic development team and Kieran will have full responsibility for delivering on our unique proposition and maximizing customer satisfaction.”
In the coming months, Trending Travel aims to further expand its influence with key appointments to the iInfluencer team, with the launch of new campaigns for customers in the Middle East, Indian Ocean, Caribbean and USA.
