Former Jumeirah Group leisure sales director Phil Dickinson has joined hotel wholesaler Destinations of the World as global sales director.
The company, which has buying teams in 21 offices in 16 countries, deals in long-haul hotels, supplying to companies such as Travel Republic, Hays Beds and Getabed.
Dickinson is to target agency consortia with preferred partnerships and commercial agreements.
He said: “We should be working with more agents as the system is perfect for independents and consortia. It’s easy to use, with the most competitive rates and availability.
“We are also targeting tour operators, wholesalers, airlines and cruise brokers as potential customers for Destinations of the World, not just agents. All would really benefit from using our system.”
The company, which has an operational support team in Dubai, has access to more than 50,000 hotels, which will increase to 100,000 by the end of the year.
“We will get more people out there on the road if we need it but because the system is so advanced agents can register, make bookings, get invoices through the system and vouchers, it’s completely seamless,” he said.
“If they are struggling to get product from tour operators, this is a one-stop shop for their global needs. We also offer transfers, meet-and-greet, excursions in all the destinations that we have hotels.”