Talented

In a nutshell, a destination manager’s job is to grow GetYourGuide’s presence around the world. Working closely with suppliers to get their products and services onto our platform, each destination manager owns their destination and represents the brand in their respective locations. Julia Randow, director of sales APAC and GM Dubai, and Iwona Kurczab, a former GetYourGuide business recruiter, provide us with further insight into destination managers’ roles and how they’re recruited into the team.As both Julia and Iwona discuss in this episode of Talented, one of the most important skills for a destination manager is the ability to think like the customer. It’s all about helping people have incredible experiences, so understanding certain needs and embracing change in an incredibly fast-moving market is vital.Based in Dubai, Julia is the director of sales in APAC. She describes the variety of her role and how getting to test the product first-hand injected a lot of fun into her routine. We also discuss some o