Trade push by Grand UK Hotels

Friday, 05 Sep, 2008 0

Grand UK Hotels aims to increase sales by creating a new role of sales and marketing manager.

The UK Holiday Group company has recruited Phil Maynard into the position.

He moves from Kalago, a London-based destination management and events company, where he was a senior manager.

Maynard will be meeting the trade at the Group Leisure Travel Trade Show in Birmingham on September 24-25.

Grand UK Hotels carried out more than £410,000 worth of renovations at two of its nine properties earlier this year as part of an ongoing refurbishment programme.

The Hotel Richmond in Torquay – acquired in July 2007 – reopened earlier this year after a first-phase refurbishment costing £250,000.

The Glen Usk Hotel in Llandrindod Wells, mid-Wales, completed a £160,000 revamp in conjunction with the Heritage Trust.

Sales director Harold Burke said: “The hotels group has taken on a life of its own so I am pleased to hand over the sales and marketing reins to Phil as he will help us to open up lots of new business opportunities for the properties.”

by Phil Davies 

 

 



 

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