About Us

Lucy Newton
Performing Arts Product Manager

Lucy has always had a passion for Performing Arts. Before joining COGO Travel, Lucy was a Musical Theatre actress appearing in London's West End playing roles including Glinda in Wicked and Eponine in Les Miserables. Lucy's background has leant itself perfectly to her role here, sharing her knowledge, creating tailored tours and giving advice on everything from passing auditions, dance routines, costumes and so much more. Whether you're performing at Disneyland^® Paris, singing with your choir in Austria or heading to Broadway with a trip to New York – her mission is to make your performance dreams come true with the support and dedication you won't find anywhere else!

FUN FACT – Lucy reached the live shows on X factor in 2006 with the Acapella Vocal group The Unconventionals.

Krissie Allcock
Performing Arts Sales Administrator

Krissie is new to the travel industry having recently graduated from university with a first-class BA Honours degree in Musical Theatre. She has plenty of energy and enthusiasm for Performing Arts and is passionate about making dreams come true for both child and adult groups. Krissie has co-written and starred in shows for the Brighton Fringe and has toured the South coast with the professional vocal company, Kompact. She has also taught musical theatre to ages 3-18 for the last 4 years and is thrilled to be in a role where she can build trips which are guaranteed to provide life changing experiences!

FUN FACT – Krissie is a keen painter!

Sharon Langner
Sales Account Manager (Education)

Sharon brings a wealth of experience to COGO Travel having organised group tours for both leisure and educational markets for more than 13 years! She's ambitious, helpful and always looking for ways to make tours engaging and tailored to the needs of schools and their students. She strives to make the whole booking process as easy as possible for group leaders, and has a special interest in Germany, having previously lived there for several years, she is fluent in the language and there's not a lot about German educational trips that Sharon doesn't know.

FUN FACT – Sharon doesn't own a pair of flat shoes – it's stilettos all the way!

Julie Guinaud
Tours Manager

Originally from Bordeaux, Julie has been living in the UK for over 10 years. She is passionate about travel, languages and art. Back in France she used to be a museum guide for visiting school children. Since living in Brighton, Julie has worked for various Tour Operators before making Voyager and COGO her home. She loves researching exciting new visits for groups to discover. Her organisational skills and eye for detail will help her put together the most memorable tours!

FUN FACT – Julie hiked up Table Mountain, South Africa

Samantha Watsham

Sammi has worked for COGO Travel since 2016 and always had a passion for travel having completed a degree in the Business of Travel Management. She specialises in organising memorable trips for Performing Arts groups in Disneyland^® Paris, as well as worldwide group educational trips. The highly organised Sammi takes pride in her work and ensures her clients receive the best customer service. She also enjoys building relationships with clients and helping them out wherever she can to ensure they have a fabulous trip!

FUN FACT – She has an identical twin sister and enjoys all things country – yee ha!

Martin Salisbury
Sales Account Manager (School Residentials)

Martin has been working for COGO Travel's dealing with Residential Schools Groups for children aged between 7 and 16 years old. Having worked with Junior School groups since 2016 and before that in the adventure sphere for schools, he has a real passion for Learning outside The Classroom (LoTC) and the benefits it brings to children. Martin has also been key in developing COGO Junior School activity product by listening to his customer feedback and working hard to action their recommendations.

FUN FACT – Martin has a passion for leathers and motorbikes!