Director, Sackville Travel
Laverne Walker is the visionary Director of Sackville Travel, one of the UK’s leading Black-owned travel agencies, established in 1976. With over 20 years of experience in the travel industry, she has been instrumental in shaping the company’s success and its reputation for delivering tailored, culturally rich travel experiences to the Caribbean and Africa.
Laverne is deeply passionate about connecting communities through heritage travel and is a strong advocate for greater diversity and representation within the tourism sector. Her strategic leadership and dedication to service excellence have helped to build a loyal client base and expand its footprint across key destinations.
Her achievements include the JTB Award for Passenger Growth to Jamaica 2016, 2018,2019 & 2022, and the Virgin Atlantic Award for Overall Passenger Growth to Caribbean Destinations, both recognising her outstanding contribution to Caribbean tourism from the UK market.
As a leader and mentor, Laverne is committed to community engagement whilst continuing to inspire and innovate within the industry.
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“The WIT awards not only recognise innovators and trailblazers, they inspire, elevate, sew seeds and provide a community and safe space for women to celebrate and lift each each other up. Recognising women from all walks of life and from all parts of the world provides a platform to celebrate inclusivity & diversity amongst us. I have been attending for several years now and I never fail to come away feeling inspired, uplifted and educated. These awards recognise the hard work, the sweat, sacrifices and in some cases the tears, changing the narrative and providing inspiration for not just those of us women who like me are long in the tooth but also for the next generation”.