Travel management company Travel Leaders UK has appointed Francesa Mendola as business development manager.
She joins the firm, which incorporates Tzell UK and Protravel UK, from The Stafford London, a five-star hotel property where she was senior sales manager.
Barry Whittaker, executive director of Travel Leaders UK, said: “Making the decision to add Francesca to the team was easy. Her experience made her a key acquisition for our business development division.”
Mendola added: “I’m excited to join the team at Travel Leaders UK given its impressive growth track record in the UK as well as the USA. Working for a company that focuses so much on innovation and excellent customer service backed up with the latest travel management technology makes our sales offering a relatively easy process.
“Given the current business climate, companies need to make cost and efficiency savings wherever possible.”