Marco Frank, the Trade & Partnerships Manager of VISITFLANDERS North America, is in charge of marketing, promoting and selling Flanders-Belgium through the travel trade network in North America. He works closely with tour operators and travel agencies to bring the best travel experience to their clients. Marco has a close working relationship the North American Travel Trade press. He is an experienced marketing and business development leader who has worked for the over 20 years in and around travel, media and technology companies.
Before joining VISITFLANDERS in 2014, Marco was the Director of Marketing for Scenic Cruises, a luxury river cruise operator. He was instrumental in establishing Scenic Cruises’ presence in the US market and in growing brand awareness and sales of Scenic Cruises in cooperation with trade and travel agent partners.
Marco is based in New York from where he supports the travel trade across North America. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from the University for British Columbia in Canada, a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the FernUniversität Hagen in Germany, and a Masters of Business Degree from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium.