People moves

Industry veteran Andy Magowan to leave Crystal Cruises this week

Magowan whose cruise career spans more than three decades is leaving the ultra-luxury line after 17 months

Ben Bouldin to take charge of Royal Caribbean China this summer

Bouldin will head up the Royal Caribbean International brand in China after 10 years with the cruise line

Responsible Travel recruits comms specialist Debbie Hindle to board

Responsible Travel has appointed PR guru Debbie Hindle as a non-executive director

Barbara Muckermann named new boss of Kempinski Hotels

The luxury hotel group has outlined its growth plans now Barbara Muckermann has joined as chief executive

Anthony Daniels to join Ponant as UK&I general manager

The cruise line revealed on Friday (17 May) Daniels will focus on forging “stronger relationships with the trade trade” in the UK and Ireland

Agents told to expect longer call waits during Classic Collection restructure

The On the Beach-owned operator confirmed the B2B brands would merge and be called Classic Collection earlier this week.

Kelly Green returns to Hays Travel as assistant cruise lead

Green has spent the past five months at Club Voyages as the luxury agency’s retail lead

EasyJet names new chief executive as Johan Lundgren steps down

EasyJet chief financial officer Kenton Jarvis will replace chief executive Johan Lundgren when he steps down from his role early next year

Seabourn names Tom Andrews as Wendy Lahmich's successor

The luxury line’s new UK and EMEA sales director is due to officially start his new role ’in midsummer’ once Lahmich leaves the business

Grecotel appoints new business development manager for the UK and Ireland

The luxury Greek hotel company has expanded its team in the UK and Ireland to boost sales of its 40 properties

Hurtigruten’s Iain Powell targets wider trade distribution in new role

In his first interview since joining Hurtigruten as the line’s new sales boss, Iain Powell tells TTG’s Harry Kemble why getting agents onboard and educating them about the brands’s product offering will be key to its future success

Transfer firm seeks to capitalise on trade growth with new hire

Suntransfers has appointed Giorgio Valenti as its newest head of sales for southern Europe

Tourism Australia names Flight Centre's Andrew Boxall as new UK boss

Tourism Australia has confirmed Flight Centre executive Andrew Boxall will run its UK office from July following the departure of Sally Cope after six years

Jules Verne to up trade focus with two new senior leadership roles

Escorted touring specialist Jules Verne has signalled a further focus on trade sales with a reshuffle of two key roles

Travel's gender pay gap ‘almost solely’ down to disparities for highest-paid roles

C&M Travel Recruitment research reveals pay parity for men and women at most industry levels except the very top, where men still take most roles

Nisha Bean promoted to Travelosophers head of sales

Travelosophers has promoted Nisha Bean to a new sales role after three years with the business

Simon Leeming named new cruise lead at Unforgettable Travel Company

In his new role, Simon Leeming will focus on offering year-round trips to around 5,000 existing cruise customers as well as new clients

Premier Travel signals cruise push with new BDM appointment

Premier Travel has said it plans to have a bigger presence in the cruise market with the appointment of a dedicated business development manager

NCL grows sales team with view to upping ex-UK deployment

The line’s regional vice-president Gary Anslow tells TTG the appointments ‘signalled’ how important agents are to the business

Yasmin McKechnie and Josh Smith join Princess Cruises trade sales team

Speaking to TTG in March, Princess’s UK sales chief Hayley Moore said the line wanted to put more ‘boots on the ground’ in the spring

Travel vacancies still far down on 2023 despite March rise

C&M figures show a slight pick-up in job vacancies in March but with the total number way below that of the same month in 2023

Regent Seven Seas expands business development team with new hire

Harriet Smith joins Regent’s business development support team led by Ed Lang, director of strategic accounts and business development

Inside Travel Group recruits new global trade marketing manager

Tom Welland joins the company, which runs the InsideJapan and InsideAsia brands, from ski holiday tour operator Heidi

Red Sea Holidays hires Sarah Lavender as trade relations manager

Lavender has previously worked at Tenerity Travel, Tui, First Choice Holidays and Going Places