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1ST July 2008 Hotel Representation Australia (HRA) HRA is delighted to announce the signing of another Thailand property to its portfolio with the signing of the spectacular Racha. HRA’s Managing Director, Craig Davies says, ”Thailand is booming and its great to be able to offer something different and unique and so close to Phuket”. Set on Batak Beach overlooking one of Thailand’s most spectacular bays Racha Yai Island, twelve miles to the south of Phuket. A forty-five minute transfer from Phuket International Airport to Chalong Bay followed by an additional thirty minutes by sea. There are a total of forty-four deluxe villas at 43m2 excluding terraces, eleven grand deluxe villas at 54m2 excluding terrace, six grand deluxe pool villas and four junior pool suites at 86m2 excluding pool & terrace and four grand pool suites at 93m2 excluding pool and terrace. Finally one unique villa ‘The Lighthouse’ a two bedroom pool villa at 150m2 excluding pool and terrace. The Racha has four restaurants and two bars plus in-villa dining. The Anumba Spa with a wide range of soothing massages, body treatments and facials. Facilities include a gym, sauna, steam room, yoga room, shop & health bar. Recreational facilities, two swimming pools with underwater music, flood lit tennis & basketball courts, boats for private excursions, all terrain vehicles, mountain bikes, library plus a five-star PADI dive centre. In addition there are thai cooking classes, thai boxing classes and batik painting. The Racha also offers meeting facilities with a 48m2 meeting room with a seating capacity for forty persons theatre style and 34m2 boardroom for twelve persons. The Racha is a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World and was voted one of the top 100 hottest new resorts in the World by Condê Nast Traveller.
1ST June 2008 Hotel Representation Australia (HRA) The Philippines is an unknown quantity to many Australians and we believe this to be a positive as so many are looking for new destinations to visit. El Nido,a municipality at the north-western tip of the Province of Palawan, located 430kms southwest of Manila. Scenic landscape, crystal clear waters and relative isolation attract and fascinate most travellers to El Nido. The 45 islands, inlets and surrounding sea present endless opportunities, perfect for sunbathing, scuba diving, picnic lunches etc. Exploring the islands of El Nido you may find ancient caves with fascinating drop stone formations or be surprised by stretches of lime stone walls that conceal a world of calm lagoons. The El Nido Resorts are located on Lagen Island and Miniloc Island. Lagen Island Resort, set in a cove and fringed by thick primary forest is a showcase for El Nino’s flora and fauna. Lagen Island Resort has a total of 51 rooms with a variety of accommodation types ie 18 water cottages built on stilts, 9 beach front cottages with a perfect view of the entire cove, 20 forest rooms and 4 forest suites built on the fringe of the tropical forest.
1ST September 2007 Hotel Representation Australia (HRA) Sutera Harbour Resort * Golf * Marina * Spa * Country Club. Sutera Harbour is ideally located in the heart of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Malaysia. Overing looking the beautiful shores of the South China Sea with the majestic Mount Kinabalu as its backdrop, this 384-acre resort encompasses The Magellan Sutera and The Pacific Sutera Hotels, which are nestled within Sutera Harbour Resort. This presents you with the ideal combination of business and pleasure with full access to everything from the convention centre and fully equipped meeting rooms to the 27 hole Graham Marsh designed golf course, Mandara Spa, Marina & Country Club plus a multitude of other recreational facilities and activities. With a combine total of 956 rooms, (The Pacific Sutera with 500 rooms and The Magellan Sutera with 456), 15 restaurants and bars, Club lounges, Sutera Harbour Resort has one of the largest convention and exhibition facilities in a resort setting in South East Asia, coupled with a creative and enthusiastic team to help make every event a success. Meeting capacities range from small-personalized boardroom meetings of 10 to large themed events. Pacific Sutera has a Ballroom able to cater for 550-banquet style and 1000 for reception with the Magellan Grand Ballroom able to cater for 1200 banquet and 1600 for reception.
1st June 2007 Hotel Representation Australia (HRA) Cape Panwa Hotel & Kantary Bay Hotel, private pieces of paradise AWAY from it yet close enough when you want all that Phuket has to offer. We are very excited about taking on Cape Panwa Hotel & Kantary Bay Hotel as they both represent great value and a unique location in Phuket, away for the hussle and bustle of Patong, yet close enough to all the action when you want it! Families, honeymooners and even corporate business will all enjoy the feeling of safety and the relaxed atmosphere. |
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He has twenty years experience
in publishing both consumer & industry related publications. He
has been actively involved with all state visitor & convention bureaus,
Tourism offices and major airlines during this twenty year period.
Through Craig's publishing contacts he has the ability to get coverage in all forms of media when and where required. HRA follows a strict business plan that is service orientated and value added. We will make your property stand out from the pack.
Adam Watson: Associate Director
Adam has over 30 years of tourism experience ready to go to work for you. From Market Development Manager with Singapore Airlines to Director of Sales & Marketing for Hilton International, ANA Hotel Sydney and Daikyo Tourism & Leisure.
Adam has over ten years experience in marketing distribution (GSA) for a portfolio of tourism companies including Emirates, Asiana Airlines, Peter Deilmann Cruises, Macau Tourism and Regal International Hotels. Proven business development skills, a skilled sales negotiator, and a network of key contacts throughout all facets of the tourism industry, national and international experience in developing and implementing strategic marketing and financial plans, expertise in developing and implementing advertising and promotional campaigns and the ability to manage and motivate sales teams. Adam successfully launched Emirates into the Australian market and achieved a 125%revenue growth in the first 12 months of operation. Whilst General Manager for ICON Services he increased clients from initial of 5 to 15 airlines plus 4 hotel groups and various tourism and hospitality products. His knowledge and understanding of the tourism industry is second to none.
Associate Director, New Zealand. Lynette is well known in New Zealand for her fund-raising activities and marketing expertise. Her involvement with tourism goes back more years than she cares to remember and includes setting up Auckland Tourist Times, marketing for Tourism Tasmania, compiling wining and dinning guides for New Zealand and Australia and regular freelance articles from both sides of the Tasman. She is passionate about her birth country, New Zealand and sees a greater relationship building between Australia & New Zealand due to proximity safety issues and costs. Lynettes strengths will be a great asset to HRA and the New Zealand market.
Account Manager Melanie’s formal training and work history has been in the Leisure Industry. After completing her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Leisure Studies, Melanie worked for almost ten years in the industry where she developed experience in Sports Administration, Recreation Planning, group events and Community work. Melanie has also travelled extensively both independently and as a business traveller. After a number of years being expatriated, she returned to Australia to work in Corporate Relocations looking after the housing, education and travel needs of domestic and international Relocates. Most recently Melanie has been working as a Software Trainer where she provides training and support on a consultancy basis. All fields of her work have required a specific client focus which she looks forward to translating into strong and supportive relationships across the travel industry, ie Travel agents, corporate companies, incentive house’s and PCO’s.
Phil Oconnell Associate Philip joined Thomas Cook Travel in 1967 as a Trainee, this was the beginning of a very long, successful & prosperous career in the travel industry. He joined Malaysia Airlines in 1975 as a Sales Representative and the rest they say, is history. Philip’s career with Malaysia Airlines spanned 28 years and he recently retired as their National Sales & Marketing Manager. He was part of a Management Team that took Malaysia Airlines to 4th position inthe market share by the year 2000, working closely with the Distribution, Wholesalers, Hotel and Airline partners.
Account Manager Robyn Ronaldson is a member of the HRA team in Sydney and her primary role is representing HRA to travel agents in Sydney – both retail and corporate. Robyn has over 20 years experience in the travel industry and has built up a diverse range of experience in that time covering operations management of tourism events, sales and marketing to the corporate and retail market, together with experience in the inbound tourism market. She is well known and respected in the industry with contacts in most fields. During the past 10 years she has represented some well known operators in the market including Chat Tours, Wildlife Safari, Cable Beach Club Resort, Sonaisali Island Resort, Evason Resorts and Spas and Sahara Outback Tours.
David Latta is a Sydney-based journalist, editor and public relations consultant. He has written on a wide variety of subjects for such publications as the Sydney Morning Herald, Sun-Herald, Courier-Mail, Travel & Leisure and Vacations & Travel and is the author of six critically-acclaimed books as well as contributing to a number of travel guides. As an editor, he has steered the creative course of many magazines including convention industry publications The Convenor and Quorum, and trade publications such as The Gambler and Tomadachi – The Journal of the Australia-Japan Society. In a media career spanning more than 25 years, he knows what works and what doesn’t, a unique insight that has seen him in demand as a PR consultant for a range of industries. His PR clients have included McDonald’s Australia and the Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority.
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