Tim Peter Named Managing Director of Leading Interactive Reservations, LLC
NEW YORK, NY, March 20, 2007. Paul M. McManus, president and chief executive officer of The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. has announced the appointment of Tim Peter as managing director of Leading Interactive Reservations, LLC, effective April 2, 2007.
Mr. McManus said, "We are very pleased to have someone with Tim Peter's background and experience at the helm of Leading Interactive Reservations, one of the most dynamic of our ancillary businesses. His knowledge and insights into the industry will be distinct advantages to our organization."
Mr. Peter brings 18 years of outstanding industry experience to his new position. He previously served as director, Internet product development at Wyndham Worldwide, formerly Cendant Corporation. Prior to that, he was senior manager, e-learning and technology for Charles Schwab & Co. as well as manager, technology solutions/webmaster. Mr. Peter has won several awards for his noteworthy work at Wyndham Hotel Group and at Charles Schwab.
An honors graduate of the University of Phoenix with a degree in business management, Mr. Peter spent part of his early career as a musician and worked with various companies within the music industry.
Founded in February 2001, Leading Interactive Reservations, LLC is the online reservation transaction and media company dedicated to increasing Internet reservations for The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. and its member hotels. In addition to managing all the company's websites for reservation processing and online advertising sales, it also owns and operates two additional luxury travel websites dedicated to providing affluent consumers with exceptional travel resources and service online.
Leading Interactive Reservations manages multiple booking engine platforms, including hotel-only and vacation-packaging engines, which can be found at www.lhw.com and its affiliated sites, www.luxres.com, and over 100 independent member hotel sites.
The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. is the prestigious luxury hospitality organization representing more than 430 of the world's finest hotels, resorts and spas, and is the operator of www.lhw.com - the online source for your luxury lifestyle. As the largest international luxury hotel brand, the firm maintains offices in 24 major markets across the globe.
Since 1928, the company's reputation for excellence derives from the exacting levels of quality it demands of its members, each of which must pass a rigorous, anonymous inspection covering 1,500 separate criteria.
High resolution images of member hotels are available for downloading at www.lhw.com/press. For reservations and information, visit www.lhw.com or telephone toll-free from the USA, Canada, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, (800) 223-6800.
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