Hand Picked Hotels, the luxury country house hotel group set up by Julia Hands has appointed Rebecca Tarla as senior marketing co-ordinator for the group.

Tarla will be responsible for co-ordinating local marketing campaigns as well as national advertising, and managing relationships with media, print, PR, creative agencies and third party contacts. She will also look after the Hand Picked Hotels loyalty club and work on spa marketing and project manage the development and implementation of a new Hand Picked Hotels intranet.

Prior to joining Hand Picked Hotels, Rebecca was marketing executive for airports and tourist boards for First Choice Holidays.