B2B tour operator JTA Travel has expanded its regional sales team to support agency partners in more areas of the UK.
Wayne Beard and Simon McDermott have been recruited as regional sales managers, meaning the company can now cover all of the country more easily.
Beard will oversee Wales, Cheshire, Staffordshire, East Anglia and Northern Ireland, while McDermott will cover Scotland, the northeast, east coast and Derbyshire.
Together they join Zoe Holt, Diane Court, and Martin Bamford to work closely with agency partners to strengthen the company’s relationship with the trade.
Beard has has spent more than 30 years in the industry, starting as a youth trainee with Lunn Poly and spending most of his time with Going Places/MyTravel.
He has also worked for Saga Holidays and Cruises, Cruise and Maritime Voyages, Airtours Holidays, and as an onboard purser for Sun Cruises in the Mediterranean and Caribbean.
McDermott began his career with in reservations for British Airways in 1989.
He has also worked for Hurtigruten, AMA Waterways, Scenic and Emerald Cruises, Heritage, and Veranda Resorts Mauritius and A-Rosa River Cruises.
Bamford covers the south-east, southwest and Channel Islands; Court covers the Midlands; and Holt covers the north-west.
Wayne Darrock, chief executive, welcomed the new recruits to the team, adding: “Together, our regional sales managers now cover the length and breadth of the UK, bringing with them years of travel industry experience which can certainly support our agents and supplier partners.”
Pictured from left: Martin Bamford, Diane Court, Zoe Holt, Simon McDermott and Wayne Beard.