Our People

James Jayasundera - Founder & Managing Director

Born to a Sri Lankan diplomat father and an English mother, James was whisked from Colombo to Rome...

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Moiz Taherbhoy - Finance Director

Moiz was born in Karachi and began his accounting career in Pakistan by achieving a Graduation in Commerce...

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Catriona Deredas - Director

When Catriona was a child her parents owned and managed quintessential British pubs across southern England, and she...

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Emily Gillman - General Manager

From a young age, Emily has always travelled, her parents seeing great value in experiencing new cultures, landscapes...

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Ampersand by Numbers

  • 93
    Combined years working in the travel industry
  • 21
    Countries Ampersand specialise in
  • 252
    Days we spent in our destinations last year
  • 10,000 +
    Number of tailor-made itineraries James has personally designed in his lifetime
  • 24
    Countries the Ampersand team have lived in
  • 16
    Years Ampersand has been in Business
  • 2,500
    Hotels Ampersand has personally inspected
  • 132
    Countries we have visited
  • 30
    Royal family members who travel with Ampersand
  • 106
    Days we spent in India in the last year
  • 7
    Highly experienced destination specialists
  • 12
    Languages spoken

Client Testimonials

Difficult to articulate just how good the service from you and your team really was. We know you will continue to do well and hope we have the chance to seek your assistance again before long.
- Mr & Mrs Manson, North India
Everything you did for us whilst we were away was hugely appreciated, and Ampersand has been exemplary in every way. I'll always recommend you!
- Mr Richard Stoughton, Sri Lanka
Ballyfin was great - we loved it! Best things were the amount of space, it felt like you had the whole place to yourself, the history of the house, and the staff. We'd definitely recommend it. Thanks very much for all the help getting it booked!
- Mr Wyburd, Ireland

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