About us
We know travel.
With an enviable portfolio of experience gained working directly for tour operators, and having developed Tour Manager alongside our partners at RezKit, the team at Mr Zen have a depth of travel technology expertise that is second to none. We take a holistic approach to building travel websites to produce a high quality customer journey that delivers results.
Why Choose Us?
Travel Expertise
We are lucky enough to be working with some of the best specialist travel businesses in the world; each project brings a new set of features and new ideas which keeps us at the cutting edge. As we’ve already encountered most issues caused by product nuances, we can build your website and get you up and running much faster and with fewer issues than our competitors.
AI-native delivery, senior review
We were building travel technology for two decades before AI arrived, and we've rebuilt our whole delivery process around it. AI writes the first draft at remarkable speed; our senior engineers specify, review, secure and ship it. You get the pace of AI with none of the risk of unreviewed, unaccountable code.
We operate what we build
Websites are long-term investments, and ours come with the team attached. Hosting, CDN, firewall, monitoring, security response and continuous improvement: one monthly plan, one accountable partner, honest and transparent since day one.
Our directors.
Matt Illston
Managing Director
Matt has been working in the travel industry for over 25 years, transitioning from working for several well-known tour operators to setting up his own travel technology business - Mr Zen.
Mark Jackson
Projects Director
Before joining Mr Zen, Mark built up extensive experience of delivering IT projects and providing IT support working directly for a number of travel companies. He has a passion for travel and mountains. Mark is primarily responsible for developing RezKit - our sister company.
Meet the team.
Dmitry Oleynik
General Manager
Family Holidays, Nature Holidays, Cultural Tours, UK Breaks, Beach and Sun
Matt Cook
Head of Digital
Ski Holidays, Extreme Sports, Football Breaks, City Breaks
Leo
Back End Developer
A good book, a warm fire and a nice drink
Tom Hood
Front End Designer / Developer
Photography, Walking Holidays, Urbex, Road Trips
PK
PPC Specialist
Greece
Rob Brown
Front End Developer
Web Development, Technology, Music & Walking
Riley Hardcastle
Full Stack Developer
They have spent their entire life on the internet and it very clearly shows
Joel Nod
Website Developer
Gaming
