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WORLDHOTELS, a global marketing and distribution
network for independent hotels and hospitality brands, has opened
a new sales office in Melbourne to support its expanding portfolio
of affiliate hotels in Australia and New Zealand.
Helming the Melbourne sales office is Samantha
Halpin, who has joined WORLDHOTELS as Global Sales Manager, Australia &
New Zealand. She reports to Ganessan Suppiah, WORLDHOTELS Director
of Sales, based in Sydney.
A graduate of RMIT in Australia, Samantha has vast
experience in the sales field. She has worked previously with
British Airways, Marriott Hotels and Hilton Hotels in various
roles.
Samantha is assisting in the development of
WORLDHOTELS key market sectors such as generating groups and
meetings (MICE) business, new corporate RFPs and managing boutique
agencies so as to target bookings for affiliate leisure properties
and resorts.
Roland Jegge, WORLDHOTELS Vice President for the
Asia Pacific, said, “Our expansion in Melbourne is a significant
step in building on our already strong presence in this very
important market, where our portfolio has now extended to 12
prominent hotels and resorts.”
In Australia and New Zealand, WORLDHOTELS
affiliates include eight Stamford Hotels & Resorts properties and
two casino hotels operated by Australia’s premier gaming and
entertainment group Tabcorp – Star City Hotel and Apartments in
Sydney and Jupiters Townsville.
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