Jet2holidays has signed up two new Trade Sales Executives to work with agency partners across Scotland, Cumbria, the East Midlands and South Yorkshire.

The appointments of Aileen Rutherford and Ryan Clayton boost the number of people in the trade team to 14.

Aileen, who will cover Scotland and Cumbria, has spent over 20 years in travel and comes from an agency background, including working with independent Love to Travel.

Ryan, who will cover the East Midlands and South Yorkshire regions, has 15 years’ travel experience, with previous jobs including Business Development Executive at Attraction World and Branch Manager for the Holiday With Us Group.

Jet2holidays Head of Trade Alan Cross said: “These two appointments demonstrate that we are 100% committed to our Partners2Success strategy, which will see us continue to strengthen our unique and successful partnership approach to working with independent travel agency partners.

“With independent travel agents and their customers continuing to respond to our VIP service, we are keen to further grow this vital sales channel and deliver a service that supports agency partners with their business growth.

“This can only be achieved by attracting dedicated and focused professionals and building our team.”