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Andrew van der Feltz
Senior Director, Business Development, Expedia Group Media Solutions
Andrew van der Feltz is a senior director of business development for the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific regions at Expedia Group Media Solutions. His team works closely with agencies, destination marketing organizations, hotel and airline partners on advertising opportunities and campaigns across the portfolio of Expedia Group brands. Prior to joining Expedia, Andy was the director of business development and operations at the Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions (NBTC) since April 2011. Prior to this, he also worked at NBTC in the London office as country manager for the UK and Ireland. He started his career at NBTC as marketing manager, after his role as an international marketing manager at VisitScotland. Andy studied Marketing and French in Scotland, continued his postdoc education at the Institute of Marketing in Edinburgh, and attended the Executive Educational Programme in General Management at the London Business School.

“Business or pleasure?” It’s a question travelers are frequently asked when sharing travel plans. However, our latest research reveals that the line between the two is becoming increasingly blurred as more and more business travelers extend trips to make the most of their time away from home. While ...

All Work and No Play… New Study Charts the Rise of the Bleisure Traveler

Earlier this week, the team attended the annual Arabian Travel Market (ATM) event in Dubai, where we met with partners and leading voices from the global travel industry. During ATM, we hosted an Insights Summit for the first time in the Middle East, with marketers from across the region joining us ...

Our Key Takeaways and Insights for Marketers from the Arabian Travel Market

Every March, travel and tourism brands from across the globe descend on Berlin, Germany for ITB, the world’s leading travel trade show. Our team was there this year, taking more than one million combined steps across the huge conference venue to meet with our global marketing partners and enjoy the ...

What You May Have Missed at ITB Berlin 2018

Earlier this week at ITB in Berlin, Europe’s largest travel trade show, we had the pleasure of presenting our annual Partner Awards to this year’s winners from the EMEA region. The awards celebrate the very best creativity and achievement in travel marketing from the last 12 months, honoring some ...

2018 EMEA Partner Campaign Awards Announced at ITB

Did you know that German travelers take an average of nearly 36 vacation days a year and that they prioritize experiences as their number one travel consideration? With that much time and valuing of experiences, it’s no wonder German travelers research their destinations beforehand, consulting ...

How to Inspire and Convert Experience-Driven German Travelers

British travel, both domestic and international, increased in 2017 and is projected to keep increasing for 2018, according to a new report in ABTA. This is great news for marketers as this growth presents an opportunity for you to reach a larger audience. With that, we’re giving you insights into ...

From Gen Z to Boomers: Key Insights to Help You Connect with British Travelers

As global travel continues to flourish, airlines are smartly offering free stopovers to ambitious travelers and turning midway hubs into destinations themselves. Visit Finland, the destination marketing organization representing the country, teamed up with us to launch a digital marketing campaign. ...

Visit Finland Uses Data to Increase Popularity of their Stopover Offering

The highly-anticipated sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle showcases the exciting, secretive and adventurous side of Britain’s most iconic cities and landscapes. Extending that excitement from the big screen, today we launched a new interactive campaign with VisitBritain as part of our multi-year ...

New Interactive VisitBritain Campaign Entices Spy-Inspired Travel with Kingsman Movie Integration

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