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If Only names Scott Sangster as new business development executive for Scotland and Ireland

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James Chapple
6 January 2026

If Only has appointed Scott Sangster to a newly created role designed to increase its support for agents in Scotland and Ireland.

Scott Sangster joins If Only as business development executive for Scotland and Ireland
(Credit: If Only)

Scott Sangster joins If Only as business development executive for Scotland and Ireland (Credit: If Only)

Sangster, who started his career in travel in 2011 as a Thomas Cook apprentice in St Andrews, joins the luxury tour operator from Hays Travel.

He joined Hays in 2019 when it acquired Cook's retail estate, progressing to the role of assistant manager at Hays's Perth branch.

Latterly, he managed Hays's Dunfermline branch. If Only said Sangster's background in travel was rooted in "a deep-seated passion for long-haul and cruise".

Sangster will report into head of sales (north) Gemma Pinder-Davidson, with whom we will work closely to expand the operator's footprint in Scotland and Ireland and strengthen relationships with existing regional agent partners and homeworkers.