Occidental Hotels & Resorts Names Inigo Onieva Senior VP of Marketing & Global Distribution
Miami, FL - February 12, 2014 - Occidental Hotels & Resorts is proud to announce the appointment of Iñigo Onieva as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Global Distribution at the corporate offices in Miami. Onieva will help support direct sales and online agencies, especially in key markets in the Americas, and also improve positioning, customer experience and the reputation of the brand portfolio, which includes: Royal Hideaway, Occidental Grand Resorts, Allegro Resorts and Occidental City Hotels.
"We are excited to welcome Iñigo Onieva to our team," said Jaime Buxó, Managing Director of Occidental Hotels & Resorts. "Inigo's role with the company will not only help us maintain our overall brand strategies but will also help us to continue reaching new goals well into the future."
Onieva is a seasoned hospitality professional with extensive experience working in e-commerce, marketing and global distribution. Before joining Occidental Hotels & Resorts, Onieva held the position of Senior Vice President of Marketing & Electronic Distribution at NH Hoteles, where he spent more than nine years. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid.
About Occidental Hotels & Resorts
Throughout its 30 year history Occidental Hotels & Resorts has established itself as a key player in the vacation industry, both on the hotel as well as on the timeshare level, primarily in the Caribbean region through the implementation and development of its own unique style based on service excellence, and defined by the "Occidental Experience."
Today, Occidental Hotels & Resorts manages over 6,000 rooms in 18 hotels across 7 countries: Aruba, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Mexico with more than 4,600 employees delivering service to more than 600,000 guests annually, and a Vacation Club with more than 23,000 members.
In May 2013, Occidental Hotels & Resorts concluded a significant long-term debt refinance agreement. As such the company has initiated a significant capital improvement investment plan in its hotels and resorts with the objective to enhance its product offering and increase differentiation among its four brands - Royal Hideaway, Occidental Grand, Allegro Resorts and Occidental City Hotels - to the satisfaction of its guests.
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