Verity Rice has joined the escorted touring specialist as head of product planning and strategy, while Michael Fleetwood takes up his new role as head of product Europe, UK and Ireland. 

Rice brings more than 20 years of travel industry experience to Newmarket, having worked in product management, commercial, sales and marketing roles across her career with First Choice, Tui and Travelopia, where she held senior positions for nine years.

Meanwhile, Fleetwood joins Newmarket with 29 years’ experience in the escorted touring and tailor-made sector – including time spent with Saga, Abercrombie & Kent, Cox & Kings and Cosmos.

The two appointments follow “encouraging results” for Newmarket, with the operator still recruiting for “various roles” across its business.

Newmarket’s product director Richard Harrington said: “It’s great to be strengthening our product team now that operations are back on track post-pandemic. Both Verity and Mike are joining a great team that will further be strengthened by their experience and expertise.”