The Burleigh Travel Team

We are very proud of our team of skilled, dedicated Sports Tour Co-ordinators who go above and beyond to ensure that your sports tour is the optimum experience for your sports team. Together we have over 90 years combined experience of arranging sports tours; 7 undergraduate degrees and one masters degree in predominantly sports related fields.

We have travelled on sports tours as players, led sports tours for schools and clubs and completed many inspection visits to countries around the world, all of which combine to have taken us to over 80 different countries worldwide with the single aim of increasing our knowledge of the sports tour destinations available for your next sports tour.

View the profiles in this section of our website to learn more about the people who will work closely with when you decide to place your next sports tour in our trust.

Chris Kite

Sport has played a big part in my life and it is responsible for some of my best memories, experiences and closest friends. My involvement in sport, predominantly Rugby, has allowed me to travel to some amazing places with some very colourful characters, many of who will remain friends for life. It was my passion for both, Sport and Travel that provided me with the motivation to set up Burleigh Travel... View Profile

Rob Morris

Rob travelled over the Severn Bridge in 1996 to complete his studies for a Sport and Exercise Science and Tourism Management Degree at what was Cheltenham & Gloucester College Of Higher Education. Some time since, Rob could not have expected to have made his home in the Cotswolds and to be enjoying family life having travelled the world combining his love of sport and travel and also making good use of his University Degree. View Profile

Carolyn Evrall

Carolyn is an Equine Science graduate who worked with competition horses in the equine industry, and then in retail, before joining the Administration Team at Burleigh Travel in 2004. She has since taken on responsibility for our popular junior Dutch Holiday Park tours, as well as a number of our international destinations, and has been lucky enough to visit the majority of the countries she looks after tours for, either with one of our groups or on holiday. View Profile

Ryan Barnett

Ryan enjoyed his time at school and after completing his academic years he moved straight into work, starting off by following in the footsteps of many of his family and working in the construction industry. That wasn’t for him though and the opportunity to work in the Sports tours industry seemed the perfect fit as it combined his passion for both travel and sport. View Profile

David Peachey

Joining the sports travel industry was a natural progression for David allowing him to maintain his keen interest in sport whilst transferring this in to a career in business. Having joined Burleigh Travel in 2006 David is a member of our Administration team where he enjoys piecing together the different aspects that go in to making a successful sports tour. View Profile

Darren Baldwin

Darren has been a member of the Burleigh Travel team since 2008 and previous to this he worked in travel agencies and for other tour operators in different areas of the travel industry including coaching and luxury villa holidays. He has always been interested in various sports so the chance to work for a company who arrange sports tours was a perfect opportunity. View Profile

Adam Newport

Adam joined Burleigh Travel straight after leaving school and has built up a wealth of experience during his 12 years in the Sports Travel industry. He has had an active interest in all sports since childhood including karate (1st Kyu) and competing for Gloucester Athletics Club in cross country. View Profile

Lucy Huggett

Lucy joined Burleigh Travel in July 2005 as PA to the Director, Chris Kite. After having two children over the last six years and two years of maternity leave Lucy now works part-time dealing with Credit Control and finance within the administration office. View Profile

George Shepherd

George has recently joined Burleigh Travel having previously worked for two companies highly focused on customer service. Having grown up being heavily involved in sport and interested in travel, George saw a perfect opportunity to incorporate his passions with his career. View Profile

Scott Laird

Scott has recently joined Burleigh Travel after a 10 year career in construction. He has always had a passion for sport, and is heavily involved in local rugby. A chance to combine this passion with work has brought him to Burleigh Travel. View Profile

Adam Ford

Adam has recently joined Burleigh Travel and after completion of his Extended Diploma in Travel and Tourism at Gloucester College. He has grown up within a very sport orientated family and has been involved in sport since the age of six. The obvious option was to join the two passions together and to start a career in the sports travel industry... View Profile

Elliot Brown

Elliot is one of the newest members of the Burleigh travel team. After deciding University wasn’t for him he left; but not without picking up some invaluable touring experience. After taking some time out after leaving and working in a customer service based job he decided to settle down into a career... View Profile

Martin Taylor

Martin has recently joined Burleigh Travel having previously worked in a school environment, working with various age groups and abilities. Originally from Exeter, Martin grew up with a very sporting lifestyle, playing football for his local club all the way up to u18 level and at school level... View Profile

Alex Grocock

Alex has recently joined the team at Burleigh travel following the completion of his degree at Cardiff University. Growing up, football has always been his main sport, playing all through school and including playing academy level in Bristol up until U16... View Profile

Isobel Whitehouse

Isobel is a new member of staff at Burleigh Travel, joining us in June 2018. She contacted our company to do work experience whilst completing her last year of college studying for a diploma in Business Studies. Isobel really enjoyed her work experience with us, particularly as she had been wanting to work in the travel industry for several years... View Profile