Dnata Travel Group UK B2B have announced Jessica Gardener as their new Trade Partnership Manager for Southwest, South Wales & the Channel Islands, joining the business on 04 September.
Jessica will report into Stuart Simmons, Head of Trade Partnerships, and will work across all the dnata Travel Group UK B2B brands – Gold Medal, Pure Luxury, Cruise Plus and Incredible Journeys.
Jessica began her journey in the industry seven years ago at Co-operative Travel before joining Cornwall-based Newell’s Travel where she was an award-winning Shop Manager of the St Austell
Branch. Most recently, Jessica held the role of Business Development Manager at Insider Journeys where she was responsible for events, webinars, and in-store visits on behalf of the brand.
Stuart Simmons, dnata Travel Group UK B2B Head of Trade Partnerships commented, “I’m so pleased to be welcoming Jessica into our team. Jessica brings with her a strong retail background
and on the road experience, having worked with some of the UK’s biggest brands. Looking after the Southwest, South Wales and the Channel Islands, I truly feel Jessica will jump into this role and build fantastic relationships with the agents in her region”.
Jessica will be working alongside her colleagues Raymond McErlaine, Helen Warnes, Louisa Jackson and Carmen Moreira, fellow Trade Partnership Managers who also report into Stuart Simmons.
Gardener shared, “I have been in travel now for over 7 years and in this time, I have pushed myself to be the best I can be. To be able to work with a company as incredible as dnata Travel Group
really is a huge achievement. I have worked alongside their flagship brand, Gold Medal, ever since I started out in travel, and to now be a part of the team is a dream come true. I am so excited to get started and get out on the road to see our agent partners in the Southwest, South Wales and Channel Islands.”
