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VIVIENNE WILLISON, SALES
DIRECTOR, CORINTHIA HOTELS INTERNATIONAL (CHI)
APPOINTED TO FILL CORINTHIA'S SEAT ON THE AFRICA
TRAVEL ASSOCIATION'S INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF
DIRECTORS Vivienne
Willison, Director of Sales, Corinthia Hotels
International; Member, International Board of
Directors, Africa Travel Association New York, NY)
Vivienne Willison, Sales Director for the
Malta-based Corinthia Hotels International (CHI)
was appointed to fill Corinthia's seat on the
Africa Travel Association's (ATA) International
Board of Directors. ATA, based in New York, is the
premier professional travel industry association
promoting tourism to the continent of Africa.
Willison will participate in her first ATA Board
meeting at the upcoming 33rd International Congress
of the Africa Travel Association, which will take
place May 19-23, 2008 in Arusha,
Tanzania. Eddie Bergman, ATA
Executive Director, said "we are pleased that by
appointing someone at Ms. Willison's level,
Corinthia Hotels International will take a
leadership role in the further growth and
development of ATA. We are confident that ATA and
our members will benefit from the expertise CHI
already has in the African market." CHI, already
one of the fastest growing hospitality chains in
the Europe and Mediterranean regions, is also on a
major expansion track in Africa, through its joint
venture agreement to operate the Wyndham and Ramada
Brands in Africa, as well as managing its own
Corinthia Hotels Luxury Brand. On the Continent,
this includes the Corinthia Atlantic Hotel in The
Gambia, The Ramada Plaza Tunis in Tunisia, the
five-star Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel in Libya, the
Wyndham Port Lixus Resort in Morocco opening 2010,
the Corinthia Hotel Algiers opening 2009/2010 and
the Benghazi hotel in Libya opening 2010. CHI is
close to announcing a multi-property deal in Egypt,
while also looking at several hotel management
propositions throughout the African
continent. About Corinthia
Hotels International (CHI) CHI is a hotel
operating company that is a joint venture between
Malta based International Hotel Investments plc
(IHI) and Wyndham Hotel Group of the US. It
undertakes hotel management operations for
Corinthia Group and IHI owned or affiliated hotels
as also for third party owners. CHI is also the
exclusive hotel management company for Wyndham
Hotel Group managed hotels in the EMEA region
operating under the Corinthia, Ramada Plaza and
Wyndham categories. CHI has accumulated over 45
years of experience in delivering a high quality
service to hotel guests and an optimum rate of
return for owners and investors in diverse business
environments. Its expertise extends to management
of luxury and upscale properties in city and resort
locations, and products ranging from boutique to
large conference and meeting hotels. Corinthia
features among the top 50 hotel operating groups in
Europe, as reviewed by Hotel Management
International, an official publication of the
European Hotel Managers Association. CHI has this
year also been chosen as finalist in the 'Leading
provider of travel deals, Europe' category of the
'Travelzoo Awards,' organised by global Internet
media company Travelzoo. Editorial Contact
in US: Karen
Hoffman, The Bradford
Group Tel: (212)
447-0027 Fax: (212) 725
8253 E-mail:
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