Our Team
Our Executive and Support Office team members
Gilpin Travel – our business leading your future.
Our team of highly experienced travel agents and travel professionals focus on delivering educated professional service with a smile and are backed with state-of-the-art technology offering multi channel online self booking options.
We look to work with people full of spirit, integrity and passion – because these qualities you simply can’t teach.

Our Executive Team

Keith Sumner
Managing Director
About Keith
Keith brings a wealth of commercial experience to Gilpin Travel, having worked for large multinationals such as Newscorp, Carter Holt Harvey and Heinz before deciding that business ownership was his real goal. Keith’s real passion is to develop his team and to ensure that clients are receiving the very best results they can from Gilpin Travel’s expertise. Keith is often called upon as a well respected travel provider to comment on the industry and is known as a knowledgeable and open source of information.

Lisa Sumner
Director
About Lisa
Lisa formerly lectured at Manukau Polytechnic and was previously a business analyst with Datacom and Digital and a consultant with Peat Marwick. Lisa’s wealth of experience, both in and out of the travel industry, is invaluable when auditing client processes. If cost, time and resource savings are there, she will find them.

Grant Avis
General Manager
About Grant
Grant has been with Gilpin Travel since 1995, where he began as short haul consultant. Over 20 years, Grant has been involved in all aspects of the business. Grant is a shareholder in the company, manages and mentors the corporate team, is an online expert and ultimately works to ensure all our clients’ needs are looked after.

Justine Beguely
Sales Director
About Justine
Justine brings over 18 years of experience working in the tourism and travel industry, encompassing travel management, online booking systems and hospitality. Justine is adept at travel policy compliance, training, mentoring, contract negotiation and bench marking as well as offering clients strategic and analytical insights to improve their business.
Our Team

Janette Trinder
Gilpin Travel – Consultant

Laura Campbell
Gilpin Travel – Consultant

Mel Davies
Gilpin Travel – Consultant

Penny Snell
Gilpin Travel – Consultant

Yasmine Finau
Gilpin Travel – Consultant

Zara Askew
Gilpin Travel – Consultant

Zhea Warden
Gilpin Travel – Consultant

Catherine Matthews
Gilpin Events – Events Manager

Kate Blewett
Gilpin Events – Events Manager

Sarah Hanrahan
Gilpin Performance – Senior Account Manager

Lianne Stott
Gilpin Private Travel – Manager

Jacqueline Liebenberg
Gilpin Private Travel – Consultant

Shelley Swainson
Operations Manager

Amanda Selvakumar
Help Desk Support

Jamie Gray
Account Development Manager

Metesh Patel
Reporting & Data Analyst

Chris Lawler
Finance & Admin Manager

Katy Juretich
Finance Assistant

Christine Maka
Finance Assistant
Contact Us
Phone: +64 9 361 4730
Toll Free: 0800 800 798
Facsimile: +64 9 361 4731
Email: sales@gilpin.co.nz
Street Address:
Level 1, 14 Maidstone Street
Grey Lynn, Auckland 1021
New Zealand
Postal Address:
PO Box 99381 Newmarket
Auckland 1149

Contact Us
Phone: +64 9 361 4730
Toll Free: 0800 800 798
Facsimile: +64 9 361 4731
Email: sales@gilpin.co.nz
Postal Address:
PO Box 99381 Newmarket
Auckland 1149
