People moves

Operator creates new global partnerships team to 'deepen' service to agents

The team will continue to build key relationships with travel agents and oversee the launch of a new trade website

Dertour outlines Francis Torrilla succession plan with new joint chief executive structure

The company confirmed it anticipates the joint chief executive structure will be in place for a year, with a view to Francis Torrilla retiring towards the end of 2026

Faye Anderson promoted to national sales manager role at Cyplon Holidays

Anderson will continue to look after agents in the south, but will also lead on national sales strategy

Barrhead Travel names Catherine Finlan as first-ever sales director

Barrhead Travel has created two new director positions, including its first-ever sales director role, growing its senior leadership team to 11.

Catherine Finlan, head of sales for England and Northern Ireland, steps up to the sales director post after celebrating 30 years in the industry.

Finlan's career started on the shopfloor at West Midlands Co-operative Travel; she rose up through the ranks becoming a Thomas Cook regional sales manager in 2016 before joining Barrhead in 2019.

Lusso appoints Rachel Healey to newly-created head of business development role

Agent-only tour operator Lusso has hired Healey as part of a long-term strategy to improve its trade relationships

Advantage strategy director Lee Ainsworth to take on additional membership brief

TTG 30 Under 30 alumnus Ainsworth has been with Advantage for 10 years, rising up through the organisation taking on roles across tour operating, operations and latterly strategy

Royal increases support for agents with expanded UK&I sales team

New trade resource added ahead of Legend of the Seas' European bow next summer in sales team shake-up

Celestyal's Danielle Radford joins Hurtigruten as new UK account manager

Radford will work with the line's UK sales team to grow key accounts, bolster trade engagement and develop new partnerships with agents and operators

John Docherty and Demi Johnson join Wendy Wu Tours as BDMs

Docherty arrives from easyJet holidays and will look after agents in Scotland, while Johnson joins from Trailfinders and will manage agent relationships in the north

Yasmin Mckechnie to succeed Hayley Moore as Princess Cruises' sales director

Mckechnie, who joined Princess in April 2024, promoted to sales director UK and Europe, effective from 1 December

Explora Journeys names new executive director for the UK and Ireland

Tate Husband has been appointed by the luxury ocean travel brand to help accelerate growth in the region

HX promotes Nathaniel Sherborne as top team shake-up continues

Sherborne moves into senior sales and commercial post overseeing broader range of markets

Andy Squirrell to leave Titan Travel after more than 20 years

Chief commercial officer Squirrell, who joined the Saga-owned brand in 2003, will leave the business at the end of the year

National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions hires Karen Hollands to increase support for agents

Hollands will serve as the main point of contact for all trade partners and will report into Danielle Bates, the line's head of UK sales

ITC hands Haley Powell first 'on the road' role to help build trade relations in the north

Haley Powell will replace Vicky McGlynn, who recently joined Constantinou Bros Hotels, and will report into national trade partnership manager Gary Bates

JTA Travel Group hires former SeaDream Yacht Club's UK sales chief Mark Schmitt to 'strengthen its cruise position'

Mark Schmitt joins JTA Travel Group with a travel industry career spanning more than 20 years including roles at AmaWaterways, Fred Olsen Travel, Tradewind Voyages

Classic Collection's Chloe Turner follows colleagues to Specialist Holidays Group

Turner to join ex-Classic colleagues Jorge Quibell and Kim Sellman at new Citalia parent SHG this month

Stacey Briggs returns to travel industry in Not Just Travel Academy role

DialAFlight veteran Briggs to take up new BDM role designed to help the homeworking outfit firm provide new consultants more support

Jade Evers to succeed Lloyd Cross as Jet2holidays general manager trade

TTG 30 Under 30 alumnus to take up new role overseeing Jet2's trade sales team after five years with the operator

'Ship just got real': Ex-Classic chief Si Morris-Green to lead new cruise offering from On the Beach

Customers will initially be able to book cruise-only fares from three lines, but On the Beach plans to expand the offering in the coming months

Penny Naoum launches consultancy after 'unexpected' departure from Domes Resorts

'When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade', Naoum said of her departure from Domes Resorts

Hays Travel’s Kelly Green joins Virgin Voyages as line hails 17% UK growth

Virgin Voyages has strengthened its on-the-ground presence with key appointments across its core international markets

Princess Cruises' Hayley Moore named Hurtigruten's new UK sales and marketing chief

Starting at the end of January, Moore will lead Hurtigruten's sales and marketing strategy across the UK

AE Expeditions recruits Cunard regional sales manager James Atherton as new BDM

Atherton, who started his career in cruise handling baggage at Southampton docks, has also worked in P&O Cruises trade sales team