HONOLULU, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Castle Resorts
& Hotels is pleased to announce the following addition to its
sales and marketing teams.
"Both additions to our team bring a breadth of experience,
knowledge and skill to our sales and marketing departments, along
with the respect they have earned from their customers, partners,
and associates," said President & COO Alan Mattson. "This year continues to be one of
continual growth for Castle and we are exceedingly proud of our
team's accomplishments and positive returns to our owners."
Barrett De Santos has been
appointed Senior Director of Sales – Domestic and International.
In his new role, Mr. De Santos will be responsible for
further growing Castle's global wholesale business, a
high-priority, strategic growth area for the company. He will
be responsible for managing Castle's travel trade sales efforts to
wholesale agents for Castle Resorts & Hotels and its portfolio
of 24 properties in the Hawaiian Islands, Saipan and New Zealand. Mr. De Santos has over 30
years' experience in the hospitality industry and specializes in
the wholesale market. Mr. De Santos joins Castle from the
Kahala Hotel & Resort, where he served as the director of
sales. Prior to the Kahala, he served as director of sales
for Honua Kai Resort & Spa, general manager of Outrigger Aina
Nalu, senior sales manager for Outrigger Beachfront, sales and
marketing manager for New Otani Kaimana Beach, director of travel
industry sales for Royal Lahaina Resort, and sales manager for
Halekulani.
Chloe Rapozo has been
appointed as Castle's new Marketing & Web Coordinator.
She will be responsible for the administration of all Castle
marketing initiatives and the development of the company's creative
advertising and media content. Ms. Rapozo joins Castle after
earning her masters of business administration from Willamette University, where she was active in the
American Marketing Association, the National Association of Women
MBAs, and the International Graduate Students' Association. She
brings to Castle's marketing team her knowledge and experience from
her education and her previous role of marketing and communications
director for an Oregon medical
institution, as well as her skills as a talented graphic
artist.
ABOUT CASTLE RESORTS & HOTELS
Castle Resorts & Hotels was founded in 1993 and is a wholly
owned subsidiary of The Castle Group, Inc. Headquartered in
Honolulu, Castle manages a broad
portfolio of guest accommodations including value/economy hotels,
full-service hotels and spacious all-suite condominium resorts and
luxury villas in the Hawaiian Islands on Oahu, Maui,
Molokai, Kauai and Hawaii; in Micronesia on Saipan; and in New Zealand on the North Island. To learn more
or to make a reservation, visit www.castleresorts.com or
call (800) 367-5004. Join us and keep up with current events at
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