Danny Waine is Head of Membership at ABTA – The Travel Association, Trustee at the Teesside Airport Foundation, Vice Chair of the Institute of Travel & Tourism (ITT) and Co-founder of the ‘Future You’ careers initiative.  

Before joining ABTA in October 2020, Danny was Commercial Manager at Swiss holiday home specialist Interhome Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Hotelplan Group. Prior to that, Danny was International Business Development Manager at Italian fashion and design school Istituto Marangoni, joining after 10 years as Co-founder & Director at overseas wedding specialist, Perfect Weddings Abroad. 

A travel and tourism graduate, Danny has worked at three different ABTA Members including running his own business, was a Non-Executive Director at wellbeing social enterprise ‘Talent Courtyard’ and has been a judge at various awards including Young Enterprise UK. A supporter of emerging talent in the sector, Danny won the Association of Women Travel Executives (AWTE) ‘Male Ambassador’ Award in 2021 and was shortlisted for the ITT ‘Mentor of the Year’ in 2020.