Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Strengthens Australia-Fiji Sales & Marketing
Darren Edmonstone, managing director for Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Asia-Pacific, has announced three promotions to strengthen Outrigger Hotels and Resorts sales and marketing operations in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. |
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Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Strengthens Australia-Fiji Sales & Marketing
Darren Edmonstone, managing director for Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Asia-Pacific, has announced three promotions to strengthen Outrigger Hotels and Resorts sales and marketing operations in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. |
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This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2014-04-29
Filed by Outrigger Hospitality Group
Darren Edmonstone, managing director for Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Asia-Pacific, has announced three promotions to strengthen Outrigger Hotels and Resorts sales and marketing operations in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
Effective April 1, Andrew Gee has been promoted to regional director of sales and marketing for Australia and New Zealand. He is responsible for driving the company's outbound business initiatives from these source markets. He was formerly director of sales and marketing for Outrigger on the Lagoon, Fiji. He will be based in Sydney.
Karen Marvel has been promoted to director of sales and marketing for Outrigger on the Lagoon Fiji and Castaway Island Fiji, based in Sydney. She was formerly head of sales and marketing for Castaway Island.
At the same time, Jason Zvatora has been appointed as regional director of revenue and distribution for Outrigger Hotels and Resorts in Australia and Fiji. He was formerly in charge of revenue and distribution for Outrigger on the Lagoon, Fiji. He will be based on the Gold Coast at Outrigger Surfers Paradise in Queensland.
Said Edmonstone: "Andrew, Karen and Jason have all proven themselves as motivated performers who have done well for Outrigger in recent years. Their terrific experience and professionalism will underpin our continued regional expansion."
Outrigger owns and manages the Outrigger on the Lagoon Fiji. It purchased Castaway Island Fiji on 31 January this year.
In Australia, Outrigger manages five properties: Outrigger Twin Towns Resort on the Southern Gold Coast; Outrigger Surfers Paradise, on the Gold Coast; Outrigger Little Hastings Street Villas and Penthouses and Outrigger Little Hastings Street Resort and Spa, Noosa, both on the Sunshine Coast; and the Boathouse Apartments by Outrigger on Airlie Beach.
Gee, Marvell and Zvatora are all Australian nationals with extensive professional careers in hospitality, tourism and hotels prior to joining Outrigger.
About Outrigger Enterprises Group Outrigger Enterprises Group is one of the largest and fastest growing privately-held leisure lodging, retail and hospitality companies in the Asia Pacific and Oceania regions and continues to expand its presence throughout the area. A family-owned company with 66 years of hospitality experience, Outrigger runs a highly-successful, multi-branded portfolio of hotels, condominiums and vacation resort properties, including Outrigger Hotels & Resorts, OHANA Hotels & Resorts, Embassy Suites, Holiday Inn Best Western, Wyndham Vacation Ownership and Hilton Grand Vacations. Currently, Outrigger operates and/or has under development 46 properties with approximately 11,000 rooms located in Hawaii; Australia; Guam; Fiji; Bali; Thailand; Mauritius; Vietnam; and Hainan Island, China. Outrigger Enterprises Group also operates and develops hotel properties and hospitality-related retail and real estate opportunities for partners in Hawaii, the Pacific, and Asia. For on-line information, log on at www.outriggerenterprisesgroup.com and www.outrigger.com.
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