Jumeirah director becomes Flying Butler MD
Deep Blue Apartments has appointed Steve Thorne as managing director of its Flying Butler brand.
The appointment is part of the group’s ambitious plans to grow its portfolio.
Thorne joins from Jumeirah Hotels and Resorts where he was director of sales and marketing.
Before that, he was regional director of serviced apartment operator The Ascott and has also worked for Oakwood Worldwide, City Apartments and Staybridge Suites.
Deep Blue chairman Steve Brenman said: "Our Flying Butler brand has been very successfully launched as ‘the next best thing to home,’ and we are now looking to capitalise on that momentum.
"It’s a statement of our intent that a professional of Steve’s calibre sees the potential and I’m looking forward to supporting him and the team to achieve our goals."
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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