FAREHAM-based travel company Serenity Holidays has appointed a new head of marketing.

Martyn Sumners, a former sales and marketing director at Keycamp Holidays for 12 years, has taken on this new role, where he will manage the marketing activity for Serenity Holidays' six independent, specialist tour operators: Allez France, AmorItalia, Corsican Places, Great Escapes, The Gambia Experience and Golf Groups Direct.

With more than 20 years' experience in the travel industry, working with both mainstream and specialist tour operators, Martyn has a varied product portfolio, which includes long haul and short haul, villa and short break holidays, and he also speaks French.

Martyn said: "I am delighted to be joining Serenity Holidays and look forward to increasing its success and raising its profile both within the travel industry and on the south coast."

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