Joaquim Fernandes Spain’s La Manga Club, one of Europe’s major sporting and holiday destinations, has bolstered its sales force with the appointment of Joaquim Fernandes as head of sales for the UK and Ireland. Joaquim brings with him 12 years of sales and marketing experience. As an accomplished salesperson, he will be responsible for selling La Manga Club’s five and four-star accommodation and its two dedicated meeting, banqueting and event spaces to the corporate and agency market. In addition to this he will further establish The Club as Spain’s first choice for the UK and Ireland’s meeting and event planners. La Manga Club comprises of a five-star hotel (Hotel Principe Felipe), a four-star village (Villa Las Lomas), 170 luxury vacation apartments and 9 rooms for private meetings and events which can accommodate more than 350 guests/delegates at a time. La Manga Club is nestled on 1,400 acres which sits between the low hills that separate the Mediterranean from La Manga del Mar Menor in Murcia, south-east Spain.