Abercrombie & Kent has rehired Richard Hey as Agency Sales Manager for the brand and its sister programme, Cox & Kings.

Richard joined A&K first time round in January 2020 but left eight months later after the pandemic forced the company to reduce the size of its team.

He then ran a freelance consulting business before joining Adriatic Holidays as Trade Development Director.

He will cover northern UK – including the north of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland – as well as Europe.

A&K Group Managing Director Kerry Golds said: “The trade is an important pillar of our business and our commitment to our trade partners means that now recovery is well underway, we need a full team to support them.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Richard back to the family and look forward to working with our partners to support them and their clients.”

Richard said: “It’s great to be back, I’m looking forward to showcasing these exciting, iconic and pioneering brands to the travel agent community.”

On a LinkedIn post, he added: “I’m here to assist agent partners in carrying out training sessions, creating partnership opportunities and attend events and roadshows throughout the UK and abroad.”