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Lisa Fitzell joins Audley Travel after standing down as If Only and Elegant Resorts MD

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James Chapple
26 August 2025

Lisa Fitzell has joined Audley Travel after stepping down as managing director of Elegant Resorts and If Only earlier this year.

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Fitzell left Elegant Resorts and If Only in April

Fitzell will take up a new chief product and operations officer position with the operator on 6 October. She will also join Audley’s group executive board.

It comes after she confirmed back in February she would be leaving If Only parent Elegant after seven years, and follows James Herbert’s transition into a new chief commercial transformation officer in July.

In her new role, she will oversee product and operational strategy at Audley, relationships with suppliers across commercial, operational, product and ESG – environmental, social and governance factors, and optimising buying and contracting processes.