MAYORAL VISIT FOR WORLD CHALLENGE

The Mayor of High Wycombe, Cllr Trevor Snaith, was a guest of World Challenge earlier today.

He was invited to their Queens Road offices by Group Managing Director Matt Eastlake where he was given a guided tour of the leading school expeditions company’s offices and Operations Centre whilst meeting and talking to staff members.

The Mayor also got together with a number of World Challenge’s In-Country Agents, from afar afield as Kyrgyzstan, Uganda and Sri Lanka, who are currently over in the UK for training.

World Challenge moved to High Wycombe five years ago from Acton, West London and has continued to grow in both size and stature since then. Currently, 10 employees, who were born and bred in High Wycombe, work for the organisation.

World Challenge is now part of TUI Travel Group PLC – the world’s largest leisure travel company, and works with schools in 25 countries.

As well as in High Wycombe, they have offices across Australasia, South East Asia, North America and the UAE.

Matt Eastlake said: “We are very proud to be providing an experience which places students (Challengers) in a very strong position to make the most of their future careers and the staff here in High Wycombe is central to those important learning outcomes.

“It was a pleasure to welcome The Mayor and he was extremely keen to hear about our business and was hugely complimentary of our aims to help young people get fit, explore their limits and grow in confidence, resourcefulness and global citizenship.”

Many Challengers go on to achieve greatness including Winter Olympics Gold Medallist Lizzy Yarnold (Maya Route, 2006) and former Olympic and Commonwealth 400m Champion Christine Ohuruogu (Bolivia, 2002).

Cllr Snaith added: “Companies with truly engaged, passionate employees who love their jobs are always more likely to flourish, and this is certainly the case with World Challenge.

“They are certainly a business in the ascendancy and I wouldn’t mind going on one of their expeditions myself!”

For more information visit: www.world-challenge.co.uk 

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Global Communications Manager

World Challenge

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jdale@world-challenge.co.uk

World Challenge

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