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Solutions Cruise Manager Appointed as


Norwegian Cruise Line Champion


T R A V E L Solutions has announced that its Cruise Manager, Lynsey Joy


has been recognised as a Norwegian Cruise Line Champion. Lynsey is one of five recently appointed


NCL Champions and most recently attended the prestigious christening ceremony of the new NCL Luna in Miami, along with her four colleagues. As a Norwegian Cruise Line Champion,


Lynsey will oversee the companies engagement with travel agents and tour operators, along with ensuring NCL are a key cruise line when customers are considering a cruise as their next holiday. Aaron Fletcher,


www.nitravelnews.com


Hays Travel Announces Continued Partnership with


Much Loved TV Personality


Development Manager for Northern Ireland and Ireland said:


“Norwegian Cruise Line puts travel agents at the very forefront of what we do. This initiative is designed to not only recognise the contribution of our agent partners, but also give us a chance to tap into their customer facing experience and use their knowledge and ideas to further enhance how we support each other.” Travel


Solutions Managing HAUS Travel has announced its


continued partnership with TV presenter, fitness guru, author, and mother Davina McCall.


Director,


Peter McMinn, said: “Lynsey’s appointment highlights her passion for cruise and her strong commitment to delivering exception service for a very important cruise partner of Travel Solutions. Her role as an NCL Champion will undoubtedly enhance how we promote a fantastic cruise product to our agents and to the public.”


NCL Business


Thomas Cook Welcomes New Head of Marketing Under Newly-Created Role


ONLINE travel agency Thomas Cook has appointed Kate Staniforth as its new Head of Marketing, a newly created role that will oversee the execution of the company’s brand strategy. As Head of Marketing, she will lead brand, social media, PR and organic content. Staniforth brings more than 12 years’ experience in the travel and lifestyle sectors. Most recently, she served as Marketing Director at Travel Republic (Dnata UK), where she was the first marketing lead to


secure multiple industry and public awards for the brand.


she


During her tenure at Travel Republic, spearheaded


a full-scale brand


transformation in 2023, modernising the brand identity and enhancing customer trust through a multi-channel rollout. Under her leadership, the brand’s social media following grew by over 100,000 within the first 12 months post-rebrand, significantly boosting reach and community engagement in key target markets.


Commenting on her appointment, Kate Staniforth said: “I’m thrilled to be joining such an iconic travel brand at an exciting point in its journey. There’s a real opportunity to build on Thomas Cook’s strong heritage while accelerating its growth through creative, data-driven marketing activities.


I’m


looking forward to working with the team to further strengthen the brand’s position in the market.”


Davina’s partnership with the travel agency began in May 2025 and since then she has been featured on Hays Travel TV advertisement, marketing and in-branch promotional materials. Davina has also been a face across Hays Travel social media channels.


Dame Irene Hays said: “We are delighted to continue our partnership with Davina; she is a pleasure to work with and genuinely understands and supports our business. Not only has she been an excellent ambassador for the role of travel agents and booking with a real person, she also fully embraces our values and commitment to our people, customers and the communities we serve. “Our customers love Davina’s warmth,


and her positivity makes her an inspirational role model to our people, and she is a valued member of our Hays Travel family.” Commenting on partnering with Hays Travel, Davina said: “The last year working with Hays Travel


has been so much fun and I’m thrilled to continue the partnership. There have been some real stand-out moments, from working with the marketing team to surprising colleagues by turning up at their conference in November, which was hilarious!”


June 2026


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