About Us
Our expertise and knowledge arise from 17 years of experience not only in the travel industry but from personal travel experience. Black Martini Travel has a great number of resources making that once a year or once in a life time holiday a reality. Our personal service will bring you back to Black Martini Travel every time you think about taking a trip. We have a complete understanding of the domestic and international travel industry from a marketing, sales, business, wholesale and retail perspective grown out of our vast experience in travel and business.
Kathryn Garton
Managing Director
Kathryn started her career at Logan’s Tours International in 1994, where she was the supervisor of the London department. She then went on to join Holiday Tours until 1998 as Tours Supervisor, compiling and costing tour packages as well as negotiating and leasing with foreign operators.
She was responsible for the day to day running of the USA, Europe, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Mauritius and Seychelles departments. During this period she was also responsible for booking and controlling of flight allocations for these departments as well as escorting groups on travel agents educationals.
After being approached by Golf Adventures International, Kathryn decided to assist them in the setting up of their reservations office including employment and training of staff. She was responsible for negotiating rates with golf courses and resorts, hotel chains and airlines.
In 1999 after being approached by Thompson’s Tours, the largest tour operator in South Africa, Kathryn joined them as Head Of Department for the Far East, Australia and New Zealand. Later moving across to running the department for Europe, Ski, Mediterranean and Middle East.
In 2004 Kathryn left Thompson’s to start up Good To Go Trading a tour operator specialising in travel to Mauritius, Africa, Europe and the Far East.
We now trade as Black Martini Travel & Tours a Tour Operator specialising in Mauritius as a destination.
Mark Julian Richards
Director
Mark qualified as a Chartered Accountant after completing his articles with Deloitte in Manchester, England. In 1983 he transferred to the Johannesburg office and served as an Audit Partner with Deloitte SA from 1989 to1998.
Mark was offered the Directorship of Strategy and New Business Development at the JD Group and as a member of the Executive Committee of the Group; he was responsible for Information Technology, Property Services, Insurance, Risk Management and Fleet Management.
He has also served on the Boards of Abra (a Polish retailer), BoConcept (a UK retailer), Maravedi Group (financial services) and Blake (call centre operation) before leaving the corporate world, to pursue his own venture in Mauritius.
Mark is the Commercial Director of Black Martini Limited a company resident in Mauritius.