Right People?

Connect-Worldwide have, or will find, the right people to provide you with the services that you need. Let us know what your thoughts and challenges are and we will provide the solution for you. Simply contact us at CWW_Consulting@Connect-Worldwide.com.

About Connect-Worldwide Consulting


Connect-Worldwide Consulting has been established to serve the needs of those companies within the travel industry who are looking for an experienced team with a global presence and a practical approach. With over 20 years experience of sales and marketing within in the international travel market place, our senior executives have a record of delivering results for major global travel brands and smaller travel companies with specific targeted needs. They have also started and developed new businesses as well as having started their careers with major travel brands such as Marriott Hotels and British Airways.

Connect-Worldwide’s reach in the international market place is not just through its existing network of offices and their local knowledge in over 30 markets around the world, but also through its executive team’s personal knowledge of the markets. We also have partnerships with companies that are experts in their field, from Digital Marketing to Business Processing Outsourcing.

Derek Shanks – Executive Vice President, Connect-Worldwide Consulting


With over 20 years of experience in the international market place within the travel industry, Derek has had 12 years of executive experience as well as sales, marketing and product management positions with British Airways, Thomson Holidays, Discover the World Marketing and Connect-Worldwide. The last 11 years has been within the global travel representation field. His experience of managing and working with an international network of local experts and their sales & marketing teams, along with the varied travel segments that clients are in, provides him with an excellent international insight. He spent time based in Japan with British Airways and moved to the USA from the United Kingdom 10 years ago and has been travelling the world since. He has experience of working with over 30 different cultures and over 50 markets. Derek is from the UK and has also lived and worked in South Africa, Japan, Australia and is based in Phoenix, USA.