Barcelo Hotels & Resorts Appoints Hospitality Industry Veteran Fiona Taylor to Director of Sales & M
NEW YORK, NY, July 29, 2005. Barcelo Hotels & Resorts today announced the appointment of Fiona Taylor to the newly created position of Director of Sales & Marketing. Ms. Taylor will be headquartered in the greater New York City area and represent all Barcelo Hotels & Resorts around the world with a special emphasis on the Latin American and the Caribbean properties. Ms. Taylor can be reached at: f.taylor@barcelo.com.
Ms. Taylor joins Barcelo from LIBGO Travel in New Jersey where she was director of marketing for the Caribbean and most recently, of Mexico. She has also served as the regional director of marketing for the Creative Marketing Alliance which represents hotels throughout Mexico and the Caribbean. Prior to that Ms. Taylor held several sales and marketing positions with Sol Melia Hotels and Resorts.
"Fiona is an integral part of our expanded sales and marketing efforts for North America," said Oscar Serrano, Contracting Director, Barcelo Hotels & Resorts. "Her wealth of industry knowledge and contacts, coupled with her experience in the Caribbean and Latin America, are a tremendous asset to our company as we grow our Latin American portfolio to more than 30 properties and expand our marketing in the US and Canada."
Ms. Taylor is a native of Australia. She has a BA in International Studies from Sonoma State University, CA. She is bilingual in English and Spanish and has been an active participant in the Caribbean Tourism Organization.
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