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Audley Travel appoints trade sales manager
Tour operator Audley Travel is increasing its focus on the trade as a sales channel for its tailor-made trips, with a dedicated team to work with travel agents and the appointment of Greg Thurston as the operator’s first trade sales manager.
He joins from Cox & Kings where he was the head of trade sales and will be focused on building relationships with a network of travel agents and supporting them in selling Audley trips to their clients.
Audley Travel CEO Nick Longman said: "The vast majority of Audley’s trips have historically been sold direct to consumers through our in-house country specialists.
"However, we recognise the significant importance of the travel trade in a wider distribution model and are delighted to be able to offer external agents access to a dedicated team who will work with them on a daily basis to design tailor-made trips for their clients."
Thurston added: "It’s a really exciting time to be joining Audley Travel and I am delighted to have been asked to head up the new trade sales team.
"I’m looking forward to meeting up with agents and sharing the excellent product range and experiences that a trip with Audley can offer their loyal customer base."
Lisa
Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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