Phil Cameron

Phil Cameron
Born 14 November 1972 (1972-11-14) (age 39)
Paddington, London
Nationality British
Occupation Entrepreneur

Phil Cameron (born 14 November 1972) is a British entrepreneur, the founder of No.1 Traveller, and a former Tony and Olivier Award-winning theatre producer.

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Personal life

Cameron was born on 14 November 1972 in London. He read English and Drama at the University of Exeter[1] before becoming a theatre manager and ultimately producer. He now lives in Clerkenwell.[2]

Career as theatre producer

Cameron’s first major play was Top Girls, in 2000. He went on to produce Another Country, Mother Clap's Molly House, This Is Our Youth, King Lear, Why the Whales Came, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, As You Like It, Twelfth Night and Journey’s End, which won a Tony Award on Broadway in 2007.[3][4] In 2005, he won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Revival for his production of Hamlet.[5]

No.1 Traveller

Main article: No.1 Traveller

After initially attempting to set up an airline which would cater exclusively for business passengers, he founded No.1 Traveller, a company specializing in airport lounges and other pre-flight services, in 2006[6]. The company now runs six lounges: its newest at Heathrow Terminal 3, the North and South Terminals at Gatwick Airport, two at Stansted and one at JFK terminal. The company also provides chauffeur driven airport transfers to its London airports and operates Travel Spas[7] at Gatwick and Heathrow airports. In September 2011 it opened 12 airside bedrooms at Heathrow Terminal 3[8].

References

  1. ^ "The University of Exeter - Drama - Careers and Employability". http://spa.exeter.ac.uk/drama/ce/graduatedestinations.shtml. Retrieved 26 October 2010. 
  2. ^ Lucy Tobin (9 September 2010). "No.1 Traveller is flying high with private airport lounges". London Evening Standard. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/markets/article-23876065-no1-traveller-is-flying-high-with-private-airport-lounges.do. Retrieved 26 October 2010. 
  3. ^ Mark Shenton (9 August 2004). "20 Questions With... Phil Cameron". WhatsOnStage.com. http://www.whatsonstage.com/interviews/theatre/london/E8821091625803/20+Questions+With%85Phil+Cameron.html. Retrieved 26 October 2010. 
  4. ^ Mark Shenton (16 June 2004). "The rattle of a dying art?". BBC News. http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/entertainment/theatre/westendtalent_160604.shtml. Retrieved 26 October 2010. 
  5. ^ "The Laurence Olivier Awards: full list of winners 1976-2008". http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/servlet/file/store8/item101095/version1/LOA_fullist.pdf. Retrieved 26 October 2010. 
  6. ^ "CompaniesHouse.gov.uk". http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/2b3c33f205b48535075597e6d5442934/compdetails. Retrieved 26 October 2010. 
  7. ^ Unknown (1 February 2011). "Travel Spa at No.1 Traveller Gatwick North Terminal". http://www.wahanda.com/place/travel-spa-at-no1-traveller-gatwick-north-terminal/. Retrieved 25 October 2011. 
  8. ^ Mark Caswell (5 October 2011). "No.1 Traveller launches airside bedrooms at Heathrow T3". http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/no.1-traveller-launches-airside-bedrooms-at-hea. Retrieved 25 October 2011. 

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