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Kelly Cookes reveals why she ignored the ‘myths’ about InteleTravel after joining from Advantage

Inteletravel
Harry Kemble
12 September 2025

In her first interview since taking up her new commercial director role with InteleTravel, Kelly Cookes reveals what drew her to the US firm's UK mission, the challenges it faces – and the opportunities she foresees.

InteleTravel's new chief commercial officer Kelly Cookes
Credit: InteleTravel

Kelly Cookes, InteleTravel's new chief commercial officer, says suppliers want to work with the US homeworking agency (Credit: InteleTravel)

While it's not strictly part of her remit, it's clear InteleTravel's new commercial director Kelly Cookes is ready to roll up her sleeves and get stuck into the public relations tussle she surely knew she was getting into.

Cookes, who joined InteleTravel at the start of the month after nearly six years at the Advantage Travel Partnership, is arguably far more accustomed to thrashing out deals with suppliers leveraging her previous employer's buying power to seek more favourable terms for its agent members.