Our People
James Jayasundera - Founder & Managing Director
James was brought up in Rome, the son of a Sri Lankan diplomat father and an English mother,...
View hereMoiz Taherbhoy - Finance Director
Moiz was born in Karachi and began his accounting career in Pakistan by achieving a Graduation in Commerce...
View hereCatriona Deredas - Director
When Catriona was a child her parents owned and managed quintessential British pubs across southern England, and she...
View hereEmily Gillman - General Manager
From a young age, Emily has always travelled, her parents seeing great value in experiencing new cultures, landscapes...
View hereAmpersand by Numbers
- 93
Combined years working in the travel industry - 21
Countries Ampersand specialise in - 252
Days we spent in our destinations last year - 10,000 +
Number of tailor-made itineraries James has personally designed in his lifetime - 24
Countries the Ampersand team have lived in - 16
Years Ampersand has been in Business - 2,500
Hotels Ampersand has personally inspected - 132
Countries we have visited - 30
Royal family members who travel with Ampersand - 106
Days we spent in India in the last year - 7
Highly experienced destination specialists - 12
Languages spoken