AT HOME IN THE WORLD

My name is Harry Betist. Managing director and owner of Tourreps. Experienced, results-oriented, young at heart, and a team player. 

In the ferry, aviation, and tour operating sectors, I held positions in product management, marketing & sales, and general management, after which I made the move to independent entrepreneurship in 2000. 

Since then, tourism representation and communication have been my domain. I was involved as managing partner/managing director at various communication agencies and at Tourreps since 2014.

The many long-standing personal contacts with clients, prospects, and industry colleagues make our travel profession what it is: a people's business. Like every year at the world's largest and leading travel trade fair, ITB Berlin, I take the time to interact with the locals. Such as this sympathetic Colombian barista. Talking about destinations, products, accommodations, and sights. After all, knowledge and content are key.

Both professionally and personally, I am a global citizen. Travel has become a lifestyle. Hungry for the unknown and at the same time inspired by the familiar things the world has to offer. Like the unique wildlife of Rwanda, the irresistible natural beauty of Norway, the cultural richness of Thailand, or the many surprising faces of Cabo Verde. 

In the 'green heart' of The Netherlands, the region around the renown cheese city of Gouda, I am at home. With my Ivorian Clarysse by my side. Just a stone's throw away from the country's four major cities and its main airports.