"ACE are excellent in every way. They look after their customers extremely well and run interesting and well-organised tours. I have travelled with them many times, and will do so again."
The leadership team
The ACE Cultural Tours team dedicates itself to the smooth running and operation of a wide array of tours across the whole range of ACE destinations. They are responsible for the whole ACE journey from the conception of a tour through ensuring customer information packs arrive on time to the organising of flights and hotels. Their office teams support customers at every opportunity and ensure a smooth tour experience.
Paul Brooke Barnes - Managing Director of ACE Cultural Tours
Paul is Managing Director of ACE, a company that his father, Philip, founded in 1958, and which still retains its family nature. Paul had the vision to develop the Stapleford Granary site into what it is today and has been with the organisation since 1992. He has a wealth of travel experience.
The leadership team includes:
- Mark Sanders - Director
- Richard Tarrant - Head of Commercial
- Ruth Hawkins - Financial Director
- Samuel Dowsett - Head of Sales, Marketing and Systems
- Jane Horgan - Head of Product
As a registered charity, The Association for Cultural Exchange has a trustee board with wide-ranging experience and is Chaired by Mark Sanders.
Location
The offices are based in pleasant offices in converted farm buildings at Stapleford Granary, approximately 4 miles south of Cambridge city centre.