TTC Tour Brands has announced changes to the North American sales team with the promotion of Josh Hepp to VP of national accounts from his current role as director of strategic accounts. Ursula Blackburne, who is working under The Travel Corporation’s (TTC) sales team will transition to North America sales manager, Brendan Vacations, a Celtic tour company included in TTC Tour Brands.
Josh Hepp, VP of national accounts, joined TTC in December 2013 as a regional sales manager with Contiki. He has spent the past two years as director of national accounts. Prior to that he managed the sales managers on the West Coast and Midwest.
“I’m thrilled to expand my responsibilities within TTC Tour Brands as the vice president of national accounts,” said Hepp. “TTC continues to put a strong emphasis on the advisor community and as our support structure for advisors expands, it’ll allow us to connect more guests to more memorable, transformative experiences. I’m honored to continue the strong commitment to our travel advisor partners to develop the growth of their tour business segment.”
Blackburne has been a part of the TTC North America sales team since February 2018 and will transition to focus solely on Brendan Vacations in her new role as North America sales manager. In this role, Blackburne will be responsible for cultivating strong relationships with existing trade partners, driving brand awareness for Brendan Vacations and identifying new customer prospects.
“After starting my career with TTC’s online accounts for the land and river cruise brands sold in North America, I’m looking forward to representing Brendan Vacations,” said Blackburne. “Speaking with clients and travelers about traveling to my homeland is something I am very excited to do as I continue turning my passion for travel into a career. My first-hand knowledge of the destinations will be an asset to the Brendan Vacations sales team and help our sales managers to create brand awareness for the top trending destinations of Ireland and Scotland.”
TTC Tour Brands, North America is also looking to fill the roles of director of strategic accounts, and is adding a new role, manager of strategic accounts. These two positions will report to Hepp along with the Latin accounts manager, and director of national accounts, Canada.
For more details, visit TTC.com.
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