Jet2holidays reveals plans to expand trade team to 20

Elsewhere, the operator has already made two key appointments to its trade team in addition to the four roles being recruited for.

Jade Evers takes up a newly-created trade operations manager role which will see her lead, manage and develop trade operations across marketing, events and trade support.

She has been a part of the Jet2 trade team for the past three years, previously serving in business development manager and trade sales executive roles.

Claire Jenkins, meanwhile, has been appointed to a new trade events manager role. In her new post, Jenkins will be responsible for Jet2holidays’ annual VIP conference and resource deployed at third-party conferences, as well as virtual knowledge sessions and fam trips.

Jenkins has been with Jet2.com and Jet2holidays for 20 years, most recently as trade support manager – a post she’s held for more than nine years. She was was a member of the Jet2.com team its very first day of operations 20 years ago after joining the business from a sales desk role at Leeds Bradford airport.

Alan Cross, Jet2holidays head of trade, said: “This significant investment into working with independent travel agents and homeworkers shows just how integral our partnership approach to working with them is.

"There is very strong demand for our package holidays booked through trade sales channels, and we want to capitalise on that by supporting our partners with every aspect from marketing through to sales analytics.

"Expanding our dedicated trade team and creating these vital new positions will see our collaborative approach to working with independent travel agents and homeworkers grow even further and faster.”

Jet2 added: "This is the latest example of Jet2holidays putting independent travel agents and homeworkers at the heart of its strategy, by continuing to invest in, and grow, its award-winning Partnership to Success strategy.

"A recent instance of this is the message ‘Contact your local independent travel agent’ which remains at the heart of the tour operator’s multi-channel national advertising campaign."