Katie Fewkes of Scott Dunn has been appointed to represent UK tour operators on the board of the African Travel & Tourism Association.
Fewkes, who is product development manager, tailormade commercial at the luxury operator, was previously Africa product manager for Audley Travel.
She said: “I’m delighted to be joining the Atta board and looking forward to getting involved in promoting tourism to Africa.
“It’s an honour to be representing UK tour operators and working alongside the rest of the Atta board to ensure we continue to see growth in travel to this beautiful continent.”
Julian Edmunds of Tanganyika Flying Company in Tanzania has become aviation and East Africa director of the association.
The full Atta board for 2015 comprises Nigel Vere Nicoll, Anita Powell, Ross Kennedy, Tim Henshall, Ingram Casey, Mohanjeet Brar, Ico Inanc, Honour Schram de Jong, Damian Cook, Graham Boynton, Fiona Jeffery, André Laget, Julian Edmunds and Katie Fewkes.