People moves

Abercrombie & Kent recruits Victoria Houston as agency sales manager

Houston, who previously worked for Trees4Travel, said she has a ’passion’ for sustainability and in her last role helped educate partners about sustainable practices, the luxury travel company said

Not in the Guidebooks bolsters trade team with three Co-op Holidays staff

The experience operator brings in Tracy Lote as sales team leader with Vicky Lawrence and Hannah Mildenhall also joining

RateHawk recruits former Flexible Autos sales director Chantal Tomlinson

The online trade booking platform said hiring Chantal Tomlinson and Laura Harrison were part of its ’ambitious plans for further expansion in the UK and Ireland’

Melanie Thom to join Flexible Autos as sales director

Thom is an industry veteran with more than 20 years’ experience in the travel and car rental industry having previously held roles with Auto Europe and DriveAway

Gold Medal to boost trade support in east of England with new role

The trade-only tour operator has already recruited two trade partnership executives to help agents in the southwest of England, south Wales and the Midlands

Royal Caribbean names Celebrity Cruises' Gerard Nolan as new EMEA chief

Nolan has worked at Royal Caribbean Group since 2016 and will succeed China-bound Ben Bouldin

Ex-Classic Collection commercial chief Alex Gavalda joins Travel Counsellors

Gavalda has previously worked for Kuoni, Vivid Travel and Classic Collection Holidays during a travel career spanning more than 20 years

Carrier takes on new head of trade partnerships

The move sees Lee Marshall join the luxury operator permanently while Rick Milne is also promoted

Play commercial chief Adrian Keating leaves carrier to be closer to family

Keating has left the Icelandic low-cost airline and will relocate back to the UK on a more permanent basis due to family reasons

Cruise industry veteran Tony Roberts leaves Warner Hotels after 14 months

Prior to joining the hotel group, Roberts spent more than 22 years working for Seabourn, Princess Cruises and Carnival UK brands P&O Cruises and Cunard

Royal Caribbean 'to name new EMEA chief in the next two weeks'

The line turned heads last month when it announced Ben Bouldin would move to China in August, ending a 10-year stint working in the UK and Irish market for the brand

Naples hotel welcomes new restaurant by 21-starred chef

The Michelin-starred chef’s new restaurant will offer a menu of contemporary French cuisine with local Roman influences.

Sandals chief to take over at HX in management reshuffle

HX, formerly Hurtigruten Expeditions, has appointed a former Sandals Resorts boss as its new chief executive

Cunard names David Jones as new UK sales boss following Struthers departure

Jones becomes Cunard’s new vice-president global marketing and UK/EMEA sales

Hurtigruten makes ‘strategic move’ to boost brand awareness

Prini Patel has previously worked for escorted touring specialist Jules Verne, Silversea Cruises and Travelpack during her 20-year travel career

Stuba bolsters UK sales team with two hires including Nigel McShine-Jones

Industry veteran Nigel McShine-Jones returns to travel after a brief post-Covid hiatus from the industry in a new role for accommodation specialist Stuba

Lusso recruits Travelopia's Kevin Gaddes for new trade role

Lusso managing director James Weaver believes the travel industry veteran can strengthen the luxury tour operator’s existing trade relationships as well as attract some new agents

Dondra Ritzenthaler: 'When I started out in travel I never thought I would be a CEO'

Celebrity Cruises’ former senior vice-president of sales announced she was ’retiring’ last year before Azamara contacted her with an offer she couldn’t turn down

The Lux Collective's Victoria Wake joins Seaside Collection

The UK sales manager has been tasked with growing sales and boosting brand recognition of Seaside Finolhu Baa Atoll in Maldives and Grand Hotel Residencia in Gran Canaria

Intrepid appoints Rochelle Turner as global B Corp impact manager

Turner said on Sunday (2 June) she couldn’t wait to help Intrepid become the “best travel company for the world"

Inghams expands trade sales team with BDM appointment

Charlie Cooper – an industry veteran with 36 years of experience – will focus on growing all brands and products in his new BDM role

Classic Collection's Dave Watson joins Prestige Travel sales team

Dave Watson, who started his career in travel in 2000 with Thomas Cook before joining Classic Collection Holidays in 2019, has taken up a new role on Prestige’s short-haul team

Kellie Samuda launches new luxury travel company after industry break

Kellie Samuda has founded a new travel consultancy firm after leaving 360 Private Travel last year

Quark Expeditions recruits Domes Resorts' Nick Hindle as BDM

The expedition cruise line hailed Hindle’s ’wealth of knowledge and robust network of agent contacts’