People moves

Heathrow boss to hand over ‘solid legacy’ to successor

Outgoing chief executive John Holland-Kaye said on Wednesday (11 October) monthly passenger numbers had surpassed pre-pandemic levels for the first time in September

Emily Rutter joins expanded Exsus Travel team from Elegant Resorts

Exsus Travel sales director Sinziana Renciuc said Rutter’s ’deep industry knowledge’ and ’passion for creating exceptional travel experiences’ aligned with the company’s vision

Alison Burton to head up dedicated trade relations team at James Villas

James Villas has formed a three-strong trade relations arm from within its current team to show support and commitment to relationships with travel agents.

Tui ups B2B focus further with new lead and commercial team for tours and activities

Nishank Gopalkrishnan’s team will work both on the distributors’ side – including OTAs and airlines – as well as the experience providers

Luxury agency recruits marketing expert to spearhead growth push and B2B partnerships

With an experience in the travel industry spanning 30 years, Manzano will focus on spearheading growth and enhancing Optimum’s visibility

Homeworking agency puts new finance chief through agent bootcamp

Not Just Travel put Stephen Badger through its programme for new travel consultants as part of his induction

Hays Travel promotes Cherie Richards to newly-created role

Hays Travel gives Cherie Richards an expanded brief and new job title

Attraction World appoints Amy Murphy as business engagement executive

Murphy was most recently senior travel consultant for Northern Irish agency Feherty Travel

New agency launches first recruitment drive amid ambitious expansion plans

MyCruise – which has set its sights on becoming one of the biggest cruise agencies in the UK – is seeking a new specialist cruise consultant

Jet2 names successor to founder and executive chair Philip Meeson

Senior independent non-executive director Robin Terrell to take the reins at airline and operator

Travel firms leading the way on recruitment of ‘top talent’, says specialist

Travel and tourism firms are the tenth most likely industry to land top talent due to offering the best candidate experiences during the recruitment process

Jamie-Lee Abtar and Huw Price join Not in the Guidebooks

Abtar joins as marketing manager and Huw Price as product manager with immediate effect

Leanne Edwards to head up Classic Collection's northern sales operation

She begins her role at the Worthing-based operator from late August

Hays Travel's Kieran Savill joins HF Holidays as business development manager

He joins the British heritage brand with 20 years of experience within the travel industry

Daniel Short returns to travel in MSC Cruises regional sales manager role

He will be responsible for the south west of England and Wales

APT to bolster trade sales team with six new appointments

Recruitment is under way for a new national sales manager and five customer service agents

ITAA elects Frosch Ireland boss Angela Walsh as new president

The appointment was welcomed by Clare Dunne, who was recently appointed as the association’s chief executive

Swan Hellenic appoints new UK sales lead amid executive reshuffle

Anna Wolfsteiner will be joining the brand from 15 September in the newly created role of senior vice president of sales Europe and UK

Riviera promotes Will Sarson to cruise lead as Hildebrandt departs

Sarson will take up the role of head of product river and ocean cruise following Hildebrandt’s departure after 16 years with the business

Ross Fagan joins Hays Tour Operating as trade engagement partner

Fagan will focus on increasing HTOL’s visibility, and engaging agent partners across the wider network, including Hays franchisees and its independence group members

New travel job vacancies outpacing growth in candidates

The number of people placed in new travel jobs increased for the third month in a row in July according to new data from C&M Travel Recruitment

Clare Goss returns to travel to lead hospitality brand Onyx's UK venture

Goss, who has previously held roles with Best at Travel and Etihad Airways, will take up the role of director of global sales UK and Ireland for Onyx Hospitality

Former agency manager Lisa Burnham joins Holiday Extras trade team

Burnham joins the travel ancillary provider from her role as branch manager for Miles Morgan Travel

AE Expeditions appoints David Tanguay to new role of global head of sales

The Australian expedition provider said Tanguay will focus on driving revenue growth and developing the company’s sales strategy