Advantage Travel Partnership expands commercial team

The Advantage Travel Partnership has bolstered its commercial team with two appointments.

Victoria Jones has been promoted to the role of senior commercial manager and Jo Turney (pictured) joins the consortium as a commercial manager after leaving Club Med.

Senior commercial manager Kerri Thorpe will be taking a sabbatical to travel to Australia before returning to Advantage early next year.

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Head of commercial John Sullivan said the appointments have been made to “ensure that the business can proactively support the current and future needs of members”.

Both Jones and Turney will report to Sullivan.

“As a business we pride ourselves on our commercial offering to members, and the exceptionally strong supplier relationships,” he added. “These appointments will ensure that Advantage’s commercial team can continue to deliver the high-quality service levels members have come to expect of us.”

Jones, who has been apart of the commercial team for 10 years, said: “I’m truly delighted to be taking on this role to continue driving our partnerships forward and ensuring our members remain at the heart of everything we do.”

Turney has more than 20 years’ travel industry experience having previously held positions with Thomas Cook, The Freedom Travel Group and most recently Club Med.

She said: “I’m excited to be joining the Advantage team and I’m looking forward to working closely with our commercial suppliers and developing an in-depth understanding of our members’ businesses to find the best opportunities to support them.”

On Thorpe’s return, Sullivan said: “We look forward to welcoming back Kerri Thorpe to the Advantage team following her sabbatical.

“At Advantage we believe it is important to support our staff as they broaden their horizons and explore fascinating destinations across the world.”