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1. Complete Travel Marketing expands with new appointment
Sydney-based Marketing representation company Complete Travel Marketingis pleased to welcome Mr Michael Thomson to its team as Account Director – Boutique, MICE & Corporate. The appointment is following recent client growth resulting in new demands for the company’s sales and marketing structure.
Michael joins Complete Travel Marketing with over 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry, most recently with Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts where he looked after the leisure market, retail and wholesale, in the position of Director of Business Development – Leisure. Prior to Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts, Michael worked for a range of hotels and wholesalers including Creative Holidays, Classic Oriental Tours and Radisson Plaza Hotel, Sydney.
Michael’s role at Complete Travel Marketing will be aimed at further achieving the company’s marketing and sales goals, particularly in the MICE & Corporate segments, across the high-profile portfolio of travel clients represented by the company spanning from hospitality groups, boutique hotels to airport service providers and cruise lines.
Michael will be working alongside Mr Charlie Ridout and Mr Jonathan Milburn, Directors and co-founders of the company.
Jonathan Milburn, Director and co-founder of Complete Travel Marketing said ‘Michael fits the requirements of this newly-created role perfectly. His wealth of knowledge and experience in hospitality and sales, along with a strong network of contacts in Australia and New Zealand, will help us to further expand our business strategies and ultimately achieve our goals as the leading marketing representation company in Australia and New Zealand’.
Michael Thomson will start his role with Complete Travel Marketing on the 1 July 2016.