the fuel that powers the rocket
Our team combines decades of experience across destination marketing, tour operations, luxury travel, PR, digital marketing and travel trade engagement. Having worked with big brands and leading DMO's, we bring a deep understanding of the UK and Irish travel industry, underpinned by genuine destination expertise, strong commercial relationships and a shared passion for helping our clients grow.
MARK MEREDITH
FOUNDER & MD
Mark has over 25 years experience in senior product, commercial and marketing roles across the travel industry. Before founding Rocket in 2021, he led Visit California's travel trade team in the UK & Ireland, where he launched major trade engagement initiatives, developed the DMO's European luxury strategy and helped secure multiple industry awards, including Travel Weekly's 'Best Tourist Board' in 2018. Today, Mark combines his tour operator and destination marketing expertise with his extensive network of contacts in the industry to help DMOs and travel brands grow their profile and business across the UK & Ireland.​
Brendan has over 17 years of experience in the travel industry; a career that spans tour operations and destination marketing, with a particular focus on the United States. As a Director at Rocket, he leads the account team, shaping innovative trade strategies, building high-impact partnerships and delivering engaging training programmes that help clients grow their presence in the UK and Irish markets. A familiar face at major industry events, Brendan also works closely with tour operators to strengthen product and drive commercial results. Originally from Australia, he is Vice Chair of the Visit USA Association UK and a dedicated champion for travel to the USA.
BRENDAN CROFT
DIRECTOR
LYDIA WARD
ACCOUNT MANAGER
Lydia brings over 10 years of experience across luxury tour operations, destination marketing and travel trade engagement. As an Account Manager at Rocket, she is the lead representative on a portfolio of destination clients, developing and delivering strategic trade marketing campaigns, managing key industry partnerships and driving engagement with the UK and Irish travel trade. With a background spanning MMGY Hills Balfour, Cox & Kings, Abercrombie & Kent, Kuoni and Simplexity, Lydia combines extensive destination marketing expertise with a passion for building strong client relationships and delivering measurable results for Rocket's clients.
Holly holds a First-Class BA (Hons) in Media and Digital Practice from the University of Portsmouth and brings a strong background in PR, marketing and digital communications. As Rocket's Campaigns Manager, she leads content creation across social media, email and the company's trade blog, whilst overseeing all trade co-op campaigns and using data-driven insights to maximise ROI for clients. A passionate traveller, Holly combines her love of exploring new destinations with a creative and analytical approach to destination marketing.
HOLLY PATTISON
CAMPAIGNS MANAGER
Louise has over 18 years of experience in travel public relations, with a career spanning both agency and in-house roles across the travel and tourism industry. She has held senior positions at leading agencies including FINN Partners, Black Diamond and MMGY Hills Balfour, alongside in-house roles with TUI and Thomas Cook. Throughout her career, Louise has led integrated communications campaigns for a diverse portfolio of destinations and travel brands, including multiple North American tourist boards such as Visit California, Choose Chicago, Visit Orlando, Capital Region USA, Travel Texas, and Travel Alberta, as well as national airlines and international hotel brands.
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As Director of Media Relations at Astara Communciations, Louise leads the development of strategic communications, the delivery of high-impact media campaigns and advises clients on reputation management and crisis communications. A former journalist, she combines strong media relationships with a creative approach to storytelling and strategic planning, helping travel brands and destinations build profile, drive engagement and deliver measurable results across the UK and Irish markets.
LOUISE PEPPER
ASTARA COMMUNICATIONS
Francesca Brooking is a freelance copywriter and sustainable travel blogger. Her love for travel was ignited on a four-month backpacking trip around New Zealand and Fiji after graduating from university. Since then, she’s travelled and written about destinations all over the world, including Costa Rica, Hong Kong and the USA.
Francesca’s career spans media and marketing. She’s written for sustainable lifestyle publications and travel agencies, giving her an in-depth knowledge of the tourism industry. She’s passionate about small businesses and projects that use tourism to give back to the local community.
FRANCESCA BROOKING
FREELANCE COPYWRITER