Based in Mumbai, Manish Sonar has been appointed PONANT’s National Business Development Executive for India and Sri Lanka. Sonar’s career spans years of experience in the luxury space from hotels to tour operations and travel management. He previously sailed onboard PONANT’s fleet in the Arctic and Antarctica as a tour host for affluent Indian guests…
Richard Toomer taken over as Executive Director of the Tourism Alliance
The Tourism Alliance has announced that Richard Toomer has taken over as Executive Director of the organisation following the retirement of Kurt Janson OBE. The Tourism Alliance is the umbrella trade association representing more than 65 organisations in every part of the tourism industry, including inbound, outbound and the domestic sector. The Alliance’s main roles are…
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…
Brand USA chief executive steps down after just one year
Brand USA chief executive James Evans is stepping down after just one year in the role. He will be replaced in the interim by Brand USA chairman-elect Caroline Beteta. The year-old organisationâs board of directors has begun a search for Evansâ replacement. The agreement was reached in consultation with the board, and comes as the…