Insider Journeys has recruited Mark Hopper as director of sales for the UK and Ireland.
The tour operator, which changed its name from Travel Indochina in 2015, has not had a dedicated, UK-based sales director in recent years.
Hopper has more than 35 years’ experience in the trade in a wide variety of sales and business development roles.
Until January this year he was head of sales in the UK for Dubai-based bed bank Global Travel Engine.
He has previously worked for numerous well-known brands, including PortAventura World Parks & Resort, Bedsonline, Sunhotels, Getabed, and Hayes and Jarvis.
Marc Sievert, director of Insider Journeys, said: “Mark joins us with a wealth of knowledge within the very important UK and Ireland markets. We are very excited to see our team strengthened by someone as experienced as Mark.”
Insider Journeys started out more than 25 years ago with escorted tours to destinations including Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.
The Australian-based company opened a UK office in 2005 and expanded its range of destinations. Its portfolio now includes destinations in Europe, Latin America, Middle East, and Africa as well as Asia.