Elegant Hotel Collection strengthens Asia growth strategy with new hire
Elegant Hotel Collection has appointed Alice Matulessy as Vice President of Business Development, Asia Pacific.
It cements the company’s focus on unlocking growth across the Asia Pacific region
The move follows Elegant Hotel Collection’s expanding pipeline and rising demand for high-value representation services.
As VP of Business Development, Matulessy will lead membership expansion for Elegant Hotel Collection Asia Pacific, targeting high-end independent hotels.
With over 20 years of experience in luxury hospitality and strategic sales and marketing, Matulessy brings deep regional expertise to the role, having held previous leadership positions at Padma Hotels & Resorts, Discovery Hotels & Resorts, and Paragon Hotels & Residences.
Anita Chan, CEO Asia Pacific, Elegant Hotel Collection, said: “Alice’s appointment aligns with our ambition to scale rapidly and intelligently across Asia Pacific. Alice brings both commercial discipline and market nuance.”
Elegant Hotel Collection is a full-service luxury soft brand with regional hubs in Newark, London, Athens (EMEA) Miami (US) Hong Kong (APAC) Bogota, Panama (LATAM) in addition to 60 Sales and Marketing offices across the globe. It offers distribution operations, technology and sales and marketing services to a global network of independent luxury hotels,
Alice Matulessy added: “Elegant Hotel Collection offers a unique value proposition in the market. I’m excited to help independent hoteliers unlock the commercial benefits of global representation.”
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