Chris Photi

Chris is the longest-standing partner in WHA, specialists to the travel industry. Chris has been in public practice since 1979. Chris has advised many travel companies of all sizes over the years in relation to the travel regulation licensing and bonding framework together with travel specific auditing accounting and taxation issues. He has also acted as corporate finance advisor in relation to a number of high profile travel mergers and acquisitions ranging in transaction values of up to £100m.

He advises a diverse selection of travel industry clients from very large organisations (he has advised five FTSE 100 companies in relation to travel regulatory matters) to the small entrepreneur owned and operated travel business. The firm currently has a portfolio of 200 plus travel clients.

He writes regular columns in Travel Weekly and Travolution and is also a seasoned presenter at travel industry conferences and seminars including the Travel Convention, The ABTA/Law Society annual seminar, The Barclays Forum, The Travel Insurance Industry Conference and The UK Bar Association Annual Conference and provides travel specific up skilling seminars to larger financial and travel related organisations like Barclays Bank and the CAA.

He has over 30 years experience in the sector and works for the practice exclusively on travel related matters. chris@whitehartassociates.com