Industry Appointments

WELCOME to Industry Appointments, Travel Daily’s Thursday feature which has the latest job appointments from across the industry. If you have just appointed someone to a new position and would like to update the industry email appointments@traveldaily.com.au.

Joanne Karaboikis has been named as Nanuku Auberge Resort Fiji Retail Sales Executive. Karaboikis will help manage the resort’s industry related sales and partnership activity within Australia. She has 12 years’ experience promoting South Sea Cruises brands. Singapore Tourism Board Oceania has appointed Fang-Xun Ong as Senior Manager and Joelle Vella as Marketing Representative to the expanding Oceania team this month. Ong will be based in the Sydney office, while Vella is based in Melbourne. Singapore Airlines chief executive Goh Choon Phong has become the 76th chairman of the IATA board of governors, succeeding International Airlines Group chief executive Willie Walsh in the role. Patricia Affonso-Dass is the new President-elect of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association. Affonso-Dass was elected to the leadership role on Fri at the organisation’s annual general meeting. Captain Cook Cruises Fiji has announced the appointment of Ilisoni Vebose as Hospitality Manager on board MV Reef Endeavour. Ilisoni was previously employed at Shangri-La’s Fijian Resort & Spa in the position of Events Manager (MICE). Six Senses has recruited Alistair Anderson as its General Manager for Krabey Island. Anderson has worked with international and independent hotel groups for over 25 years.

GTI Tourism has been appointed by Visit Seattle, Globus family of brands and Broadway Inbound to manage each organisation’s public relations with consumer and trade media. Travelport has named Ming Foong as the new Managing Director of Greater China and Online Business Group, APAC. Foong’s appointment is effective immediately and he will continue to be based in Hong Kong.

Christian Yee has taken on the newly created role of Beach Club Manager for South Sea Cruises Fiji at the soon to open Malamala Beach Club in Fiji’s Mamanuca Islands. Yee has over 10 years’ hospitality and travel industry experience and was most recently Food and Beverage Supervisor at Novotel Tainui Hamilton in New Zealand. Holiday Inn Resort Bali Benoa has welcomed Sheilla Andrade Cruz as the new Director of Sales and Marketing. Andrade Cruz joins the hotel with over 20 years of hospitality experience and is expected to expand the current client base and segment portfolio for the resort.

Airservices Australia has reappointed Sir Angus Houston to the position of Chairman for a further 12-month term.