Hotelplan UK’s Inghams, Santa’s Lapland and Esprit have expanded their agency sales team with the appointment of Laura Harrison and Nikita Crane.

Laura, pictured top right, joins as Business Development Manager for the north of England and Scotland in the field-based agency sales support team. She has previously worked for Avis, Disney and Thomas Cook.

At the same time, Sasha Darling, already part of the team, has increased her hours to cover the whole of the south.

Nikita Crane, pictured left, has moved from the UK reservations team to support the group’s travel agent partners as Agency Sales Support Executive, based in the office.

Head of Sales Julie Franklin, pictured second left, said: “Now is the right time to once again build our team. With Sasha, Laura, Nikita and myself, we will be able to provide a better service to our agents furnishing them with more tools than ever, while supporting them to grow sales across our brands.

“Trade sales are a significant part of our business and our growth in our team reflects our commitment to our partners. While virtual contact plays a big part in communications, face to face relationships remain at the heart of the team and our focus.”