Quinn brings nearly 30 years’ experience in the travel industry, beginning her career in commercial aviation sales with BMI and Scandinavian airlines, before going on to lead the North England and Scotland sales teams for Etihad.

In 2015, Quinn joined CTI as commercial director and in 2020 she took on a position at Clyde Travel Management as head of sales and customer relations.

Quinn’s new role with Travel Counsellors will see her take ownership of the corporate team and spearhead the execution of the strategic objectives for the corporate line of the business.

The new appointment comes as the company sees "record breaking" results, with corporate bookings reaching more than £85 million and 418 new corporate accounts being opened by the end of March 2023.

Kieran Hartwell, managing director of corporate at Travel Counsellors, said: "We are excited to have Mel join the Travel Counsellors community and bring a wealth of experience which will be invaluable to the team."

Quinn added: "I am pleased to be joining such a fast-growing company, and thrilled to be using my background in business travel to bring new ideas and to lead such a thriving team."