Hotelplan UK has appointed Charlie Cooper as Business Development Manager in the north of England and Scotland for Inghams and Santa’s Lapland.

He joins from USAirtours, where he was Partnership Executive. Charlie has also worked at Wendy Wu and Hoseasons.

The region he covers will stretch from Nottinghamshire to Scotland and across Lincolnshire to North Wales.

Hotelplan Head of Agency Sales Julie Franklin said: “We are so excited for Charlie to be joining our agency sales team.  Already a well-known figure in the industry, and with a passion for walking and skiing, he will bring something unique to the team when educating our agent partners.

“Our strategy moving forward is to grow an even stronger trade partnership across Inghams and Santa’s Lapland, both on the high street and within the homeworking community, particularly around our Inghams Walking product.

“With Charlie being well placed in the north, Sasha Darling in the south and our new Partnership Executive Frankie Welchman supporting our agents with day-to-day queries, marketing support and events, we are in an excellent position to drive even more business and sales through the trade.”