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for Hilton�s National Sales Office � Thailand |
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May 2006, Thailand & Singapore� Hilton International today announced
the appointment of John Neutze as Director of Business Development for
Hilton�s National Sales Office � Thailand.
Based in Bangkok, Neutze will be responsible for driving and growing inbound leisure and MICE business to the Hilton Family of hotels in Thailand. These include Millennium Hilton Bangkok, Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa and Hilton Hua Hin Resort & Spa. Prior to assuming his position at the Hilton National Sales Office Thailand, Neutze was Director of Sales at Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa. A position he has held since 2003, Neutze was directly responsible for overseeing and managing relationships with wholesalers from Europe, UK, Japan, Middle East, Australia and South Africa for the resort. Most recently, Neutze has been involved in re-launching the newly upgraded resort and has achieved consistent occupancy rates of over 80% every month since the resorts� reopening in July 2005. Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa underwent a US$40 million dollar renovation between April 2004 and June 2005. Neutze brings to his latest role within the Hilton family, excellent sales and business development expertise honed from more than 20 years in the hospitality industry; the last 13 of which has been in senior executive positions with other international hospitality companies. Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) is the leading global hospitality company, with nearly 2,700 hotels and 475,000 rooms in more than 80 countries, with 150,000 team members worldwide. More than 2,300 hotels are owned, managed or franchised in North America with a portfolio of some of the best known and highly regarded hotel brands including Hilton®, Conrad®, Doubletree®, Embassy Suites Hotels®, Hampton Inn®, Hampton Inn & Suites®, Hilton Garden Inn®, Hilton Grand Vacations�, Homewood Suites by Hilton® and The Waldorf=Astoria Collection�. Outside North America, the company operates 262 hotels branded Hilton and 130 under the mid-market Scandic brand. |
Contact:
Shorbani Roy
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