SINGAPORE, 27 March 2019: Bedsonline has announced changes in its senior leadership team and the structure in Indonesia and Singapore following the recent inclusion of GTA’s retail product portfolio.
The migration of GTA retail customers to Bedsonline increased hotel content from 55,000 to 180,000 on the online system.
Tomeu Gili has been recruited as the director of sales for Bedsonline’s Asian, Middle Eastern and African source markets.
A new position, it now combines responsibility for both regions under one leader. Gili will continue to be based in Dubai and will lead a sales force of 70 people.
He brings with him over 20 years of experience in the travel industry, most recently in leadership positions for companies such as Destinations of the World, RTS and Gowaii Corp.
He previously worked for Bedsonline in senior leadership roles for 12 years, since the brand’s launch in 2003.
In addition, Elif Esen has been named Bedsonline regional sales manager for Indonesia and Singapore. He will be responsible for Bedsonline’s travel agency clients in the two markets and heading efforts to expand travel agent subscriptions.
Esen has worked for Hotelbeds for over 22 years and was most recently Bedsonline Asia head of sales, having joined the Hotelbeds destination offices in Turkey in 1997.
SHe will be based in Singapore and will lead a team of eight people.
Key account managers in Indonesia Agnes Febiyanti Paat, Muhamad Boy Valentino, Yusnita Ramdah, Lilies Wirjohadikusumo, Tracy Adikarta and Gilang Kurniawan will report to Esen.
Yance Irawan has been appointed as sales executive for Indonesia; Desmond Wong will cover Singapore.
Gili commented: “It’s an honour to be coming back to Bedsonline. I was privileged to be part of the team that launched the brand over 15 years ago in Spain and witness its rapid expansion at that time. Now, with a portfolio of over 50,000 travel agency customers worldwide… the booking platform has gone from strength to strength.”
Commenting on the changes Esen said: “The GTA platform, as well as the growth of our product portfolio to reach over 180,000
Recently it was announced that Hotelbeds, the parent company of both GTA and Bedsonline, will consolidate its retail product portfolio globally under the newly refreshed Bedsonline brand and platform.
Bedsonline is part of Hotelbeds, the world’s leading bed-bank and business-to-business provider of services to the travel industry globally, headquartered in Palma, Spain.
