Travellanda has promoted key account manager Denise Atkinson to head of sales.
Atkinson – who was head of sales for JacTravel prior to joining Travellanda – has been tasked with “driving growth” and “taking company to the next level”.
As key account manager her role was to manage all large accounts and to help develop a high level sales strategy for the company – since then, the company has continued to break targets and has grown significantly, it said.
“It was a pleasure accepting this new role and I am looking forward to raising the bar,” said Atkinson.
“These are exciting times at Travellanda and we aim to continue the growth even more, building existing markets as well as developing new ones across the globe. We are already talking with several key players in the industry which could see the company grow exponentially over the next few months.”
Arzu Sutcu, head of online at Travellanda, added: “Filling the position of head of sales was a delicate process.
“We needed to ensure that candidates had the necessary skills and experience required to manage our growing sales department, it was also essential to have passion to develop a strong strategy ensuring consistent growth moving forward.”