Head of Travel / The Sun
Lisa Minot isn't just reporting on travel – she's defining it.
As Head of Travel at The Sun, Lisa commands an empire of influence that reaches millions. Her razor-sharp insights have earned her team the coveted TravMedia National Newspaper Tabloid Travel Section of the Year award (2024) and back-to-back National Newspaper Travel Section Awards (2020, 2023).
Crowned with the lifetime Special Achievement Award (Travel Media Awards, 2018), Lisa stands as the indisputable authority in an industry of constant flux.
For 26+ years, Lisa has dominated coverage of travel's most seismic moments—from the spectacular collapse of Thomas Cook to the global paralysis of COVID-19. When travel trembles, Lisa Minot is already at ground zero, delivering analysis that shapes industry response.
The titans of travel open doors for Lisa that remain closed to others. Her hard-hitting interviews have extracted revelations from Richard Branson (Virgin Atlantic), Michael O'Leary (Ryanair), Johan Lundgren (easyJet), Steve Heapy (Jet2), and Neil Swanson (TUI).
A commanding television presence across BBC, ITV, Sky, Channel 4, and Channel 5, Lisa delivers lightning-fast analysis when breaking travel news strikes. Her distinctive expertise has elevated major documentaries including ``When Luxury Holidays Go Horribly Wrong`` and ``When Cruising Goes Horribly Wrong.``
Lisa's authoritative voice dominates the airwaves through BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live, LBC, Talk, Times Radio and countless regional broadcasts.
Electrifying, authoritative, engaging and brutally honest – Lisa Minot delivers presentations that shake audiences awake with insider revelations and prophetic industry insights that you simply won't hear anywhere else.