Centara Opens Sales Office in Jakarta

Centara has opened a sales office in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Maria Lastfi Erma, who is Director of Sales for Indonesia, heads the Jakarta office.

Maria has 13 years of experience in the tourism and hospitality industry, including senior positions in hotel operations, business development and sales marketing in various international markets, including the Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese, Australian, Russian and Asian markets.

Before joining Centara she was Director of Sales and Marketing for Dynasty Hotels & Resorts global office in Jakarta for four years.

The new office is part of Centara’s strategy to open sales offices throughout ASEAN prior to the formalisation of the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015.

“Our new Jakarta office will allow us to become closer to the Indonesian travel industry and consumers,” said Chris Bailey, senior vice president for sales and marketing at Centara Hotels & Resorts. “This is important for our growth plans, as we expand our number of properties and destinations that are of interest to Indonesian travellers.”

Centara currently has 41 properties throughout Thailand, and a further 17 in Vietnam, Shanghai, Bali, the Maldives, Mauritius and Sri Lanka.