IVAN WALTER has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of GTA, Kuoni's FIT division. The move marks a promotion for Walter who previously served as GTA's Senior Vice President for Global Sourcing & Product Development. He has spent 12 years in the Kuoni FIT world. MEIKE SCHULTZ has been announced as Merlin ...

Asia Pacific, March 28, 2013

STUART LLOYD has been appointed Acting Publisher of Travel Daily Media. Lloyd, who is a former Senior Director of PATA, has also owned his own marketing & communications agency with clients including Mandarin Oriental, Tourism New Zealand, South African Airways, Hilton and Sheraton. LAURA RUFFLES has been appointed Chief Executive Officer ...

Asia Pacific, March 14, 2013

AKIRA MORENA has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of GHM's Chinese hotel management company, Ahn Luh. Moreno is currently the Vice President of Development & Pre-Opening Services for GHM, and will assume the new role while maintaining his duties at the parent company. RAJ RANA has been named as the new ...

Asia Pacific, March 5, 2013

ALEX ALT has been appointed President and General Manager of Sabre Hospitality Solutions, effective April 2013. Alt, who has a Masters degree from Harvard Business School, joined Sabre in 2012 as Chief Operating Officer. He has also worked for Rosewood Hotels & Resorts. MOHD RAFIN has been named as the Park ...

Asia Pacific, February 21, 2013

GEORGE HARB has been announced as Travelport's new Managing Director for China. Harb has been working for Travelport for more than seven years, serving as the company's Marketing Director for Asia Pacific, before being promoted to Commercial Director for Asia in 2007. MARTIN SYMES has been appointed Vice President of Marketing ...

Asia Pacific, February 7, 2013

KAPIL CHOPRA has become the new President of The Oberoi Group, responsible for Oberoi and Trident Hotels in India. With 19 years’ experience, Chopra most recently served as Oberoi’s Executive Vice President, and played a key role in opening the Oberoi and Trident in Gurgaon. WILSON YONG has been named as ...

Asia Pacific, January 17, 2013

KATHLEEN TAN has become the new Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia Expedia, overseeing the Expedia brand, AirAsiaGo and Backick online travel agency (OTA). Ms Tan was previously AirAsia’s Group Head of Commercial and Senior Vice President for China. PAMELA CONOVER has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of SeaDream Yacht Club, as ...

Asia Pacific, January 10, 2013

JAMES RHEE has been announced as AirAsia's new Chief Executive Officer for North Asia, covering Japan, Korea, China and the Philippines. Rhee was most recently Managing Director of an investment company in Taiwan and has previously worked with computer firm Dell. JEFF SMISEK has become the new Chairman of United Continental ...

Asia Pacific, December 20, 2012