Emma Rodgers has been appointed national account manager at cruise.co.uk as the specialist OTA continues to grow its third-party trade business. Rodgers becomes the first dedicated team member of cruise.co.uk’s B2B operation following two consecutive months of growth which saw third-party sales generate over £1m (€1.15m) in revenue in both July and August. She joins from Ambassador Cruise Line where she served as divisional sales manager for the north overseeing trade business across the north of England Scotland and the six counties.
Prior to Ambassador Rodgers was regional sales manager at A-ROSA River Cruises and has more than 20 years of experience across the travel and cruise sectors. In her new role Rodgers will be responsible for developing cruise.co.uk’s relationships with its trade partners supporting sales growth and identifying commercial opportunities as the business expands its B2B distribution. She will report into Lee Johnson head of trade sales.
Tony Andrews, managing director of cruise.co.uk, shared that generating over £1m in revenue in both July and August shows just how quickly the third-party business has grown. The company has a product that works well for agents particularly the cruise and stay proposition and has seen a fantastic response from existing partners and their customers. Emma Rodgers shared that she is thrilled to be joining cruise.co.uk at an exciting point in the development of its trade business.
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Tony Andrews, Managing Director of cruise.co.uk, shared: “Generating over £1m in revenue in both July and August shows just how quickly our third-party business has grown. We have a product that works incredibly well for agents, particularly our cruise and stay proposition, and we’ve seen a fantastic response from existing partners and their customers. Emma’s appointment is the next step in our plans. She has an excellent reputation across the trade, extensive cruise experience and, importantly, understands what agents need from their supplier partners.”
