DEMAND in the Australian market has prompted Scoot to grow its local team with the appointment of Kirsty Lucas as its national sales & partnership mgr.
In the newly created role, Lucas (pictured) will be based in Sydney and will work with Scoot gm Australia Jared Simcox and the airline’s head office to manage existing key trade accounts and develop new partnerships.
Simcox said the role was a “direct result of a huge growth in trade sales across the region”.
“We’re in an accelerated phase of development and I’m thrilled to have someone with Kirsty’s expertise, passion and inventiveness on board, and to take the reigns on a number of key initiatives,” he said.
Lucas was most recently regional manager, Australia, at TravMedia and brings over 10 years of experience in travel and tourism to the role.
She has also held roles at TFE Hotels and Rottnest Fast Ferries.
Scoot is gearing up to launch its new services to Berlin via Singapore on 20 Jun (TD 04 Dec).
Source: traveldaily