Music travel specialist The Tour Division has joined Tzell UK.
Tour Division was set up earlier this year by Brian Locke, a specialist in organising tour logistics for musicians. From 1998 to 2006 he handled all the travel for Sanctuary Artist Management’s entire stable of performers. He then established himself as a music travel specialist, overseeing all travel components of tours for many internationally renowned touring clients.
Other members of the Tour Division team are Ingrid Klitsie and Abigail Dillon.
Barry Whittaker, managing director for Tzell UK, said: "[Tour Division] brings with them a wealth of knowledge and experience within the music travel industry and, like Tzell, they are highly regarded and respected within the world of travel and entertainment.”
Tzell is one of North America’s leading TMCs, seeing sales of around $900m in 2009. London is the base for its European operations. Tzell UK recored gross sales in excess of £10m in 2010, according to Buying Business Travel’s Top 50 UK TMC report.