Shiji, the global hospitality technology innovator, announced that Ryan King has been appointed Senior Vice President for the Shiji Americas. This reinforces Shiji’s commitment to strengthening its presence across the American continents, particularly in light of the successful collaboration with global hotel chains in these regions. With an extensive career in the hotel industry, including…
Windstar Cruises appoints Joe Jiffo as Director of Field Sales
Windstar Cruises has named Joe Jiffo as the new director of field sales, where he is responsible for guiding the small ship cruise line’s North America field sales team and inside sales team, with a key focus on increasing brand awareness in the travel advisor community and connecting with our trade partners. Jiffo has an…
Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor appoints Joseph Colina as general manager
Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor, the iconic 90-year-old luxury hotel on the doorstep of the ancient Khmer archeological sites of Angkor, has appointed Joseph Colina as its new General Manager. The American national brings nearly two decades of experience with Accor to his new posting in Siem Reap. Colina most recently served as General Manager of…
Visit San Antonio appoints Travel and Tourism Marketing as its UK representative
Visit San Antonio has appointed Travel and Tourism Marketing as its first UK Representative Office, effective immediately. They will be looking after all aspects of travel trade, media, and consumer marketing activity in the UK and are especially excited that San Antonio will be the host city for IPW in 2023. Marc Anderson, CEO at…
Rail Europe appoints Bjorn Bender as new President & CEO
Rail Europe has appointed Björn Bender as President and CEO. Björn, a mobility expert with 20 years’ experience in the sector, will be bringing his rail expertise, customer centricity and spirit of innovation to the company. Before joining Rail Europe, Björn was Head of Innovation, Research and Incubation at SBB, prior to which he led…
Chatrium Grand Bangkok appoints Daniel Kerr as its General Manager
Chatrium Grand Bangkok, the inaugural edition of Chatrium Hospitality’s enhanced luxury collection, has appointed Daniel Kerr as its General Manager, as it prepares to embark on a new era of Thai heritage-inspired hospitality from November 2022. A British national, Daniel has enjoyed a far reaching international career in the hospitality industry, including senior leadership roles…
Gulf Air appoints Captain Waleed Al Alawi as Chief Executive Officer
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, today announced Captain Waleed Al Alawi as the airline’s Chief Executive Officer. As Deputy Chief Executive Officer and later on as Acting Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Air, Captain Al Alawi was instrumental in rolling out and executing the airline’s Boutique Strategy, launched in 2018, with Customer Centricity…
Aurora Expeditions appoints Michael Heath as new CEO
Aurora Expeditions has announced that Michael Heath will join the company, taking on the role of CEO effective June 1. Heath, a highly respected executive with 25 years of broad and extensive international experience, has been CEO of Surf Hardware International since 2014 and previously held key leadership and top management positions for global active…
Kissimmee appoints Cellet Travel Services for new campaign
Cellet Travel Services has been awarded a three year contract by the Kissimmee Convention & Visitors Bureau to spearhead the destinationâs marketing campaign for travel trade and consumers within the UK and Ireland. Kissimmee, in Central Florida, is one of the USâ leading tourist destinations for Brits. Boasting warm weather year round, Kissimmee is just…
