Lidia Folli

Chief Executive Officer, BidTravel

Lidia Folli is Chief Executive Officer of BidTravel, in the role since April 2017.

BidTravel is the Bidvest travel consortium that brings together corporate and leisure travel businesses, including Travel Connections. Folli was chief operating officer and a former Tourvest Travel Services financial chief before taking over as chief executive from Allan Lunz, who had led it for almost 12 years.

In the job

  1. BidTravel chose Sabre as its technology partner for the digital transformation of its businesses. Source

  2. BidTravel member Travel Connections launched its ConnectMe Portal and Mobile Connect app as part of a brand evolution. Source

Career before

  1. Chief Financial Officer, Tourvest Travel Services
  2. Chief Operating Officer, BidTravel

Sources

  1. travelnews.co.za
  2. travelnews.co.za
  3. travelnews.co.za
  4. travelnews.co.za

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