- Wendy Wu Tours has appointed Maura Doran as sales executive for Ireland.
- Doran brings more than 25 years of travel industry experience to the role.
- The operator has doubled its dedicated Ireland team and expanded its touring portfolio.
- Year-to-date sales in Ireland are up 145pc compared with 2025.
- The appointment follows investment in Irish flights, euro pricing and dedicated websites.
Wendy Wu Tours has appointed award-winning travel industry professional Maura Doran as sales executive for Ireland as the operator expands its presence in the Irish market. Doran brings more than 25 years of travel industry experience including over 20 years with O’Leary Travel and almost five years with Best4Travel where she established herself as an award-winning retail travel manager. She has extensive experience across sales customer relationships and branch management with a particular focus on long-haul touring cruising and experiential travel.
Doran has worked closely with Wendy Wu Tours over the past two years collaborating on customer webinars social media campaigns and joint events. She will report to Kelly Hutchinson business development manager for the six counties and the Republic of Ireland. She will focus on developing agent relationships delivering training and increasing joint activity with trade partners. She will join the operator’s China MegaFam in November ahead of the January peak booking period.
The appointment forms part of a wider investment programme. Over the past 18 months Wendy Wu Tours has introduced flights from Ireland euro pricing dedicated Irish consumer and trade websites and an expanding collection of Ireland-specific brochures. Having launched its first dedicated Irish brochure in summer 2025 the operator expanded the collection to five brochures and is progressing towards offering its full worldwide touring portfolio in the Republic of Ireland. Japan remains the most popular destination at approximately 45pc of sales revenue followed by China at around 30pc.
Gary King shared “ Ireland is an incredibly exciting market for Wendy Wu Tours, and the growth we’ve achieved reflects both the appetite for our style of travel and the strength of the relationships we’ve built with Irish agents.”
Kelly Hutchinson shared “It’s been fantastic to see how strongly Wendy Wu Tours has grown in Ireland, and particularly how our relationships with the travel trade have developed. Irish agents have really embraced the brand, and we’ve worked hard to give them the tools, products and support they need.”
Maura Doran shared “Having spent more than 24 years working in retail travel, I know just how important it is for agents to have the right support, product knowledge and confidence in the operators they’re recommending.”
