New faces and moving places for Red Carnation Hotel Collection
Sally Gray takes up the reins as Sales Manager for the Red Carnation group. Sally will be based at The Oyster Box in Umhlanga, KZN and will be working closely with Nicole Smith who will be responsible for sales for the two sister properties in the group, The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa and Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Wellness Retreat. Nicole will be based at The Twelve Apostles Hotel in Cape Town.
Sally has extensive experience in the hospitality and travel industries, having spent the past 20 years, in various capacities, working within the Thompsons Travel Group. Most recently she has held the position of General Manager: Global Sales for Thompsons Africa and brings a wealth of skill and experience to developing both the international and domestic travel markets on behalf of the RCH portfolio.
Nicole, who has been with The Red Carnation Group for the past nine years, brings both operational and sales experience to her new role. In May 2008 she was promoted to Guest Relation Manager of The Twelve Apostles Hotel, specifically looking after in a sales capacity the Key Consortia Relationships with large corporates such as Virtuoso and American Express, before becoming Assistant Sales and Marketing manager in 2009.