PALMA, Spain, 9 September 2019: Hotelbeds announced at the weekend the appointment of Forrest Zhang as managing director for China.
Forrest joins Hotelbeds in a newly created role becoming directly responsible for all the company’s activities, which are focused on the Chinese market, reporting directly to Hotelbeds managing director, Carlos Muñoz.
Forrest joins Hotelbeds from Expedia, where he held the position of director of market management, mainland China.
He was responsible for managing
relationships with Expedia’s extensive hotel portfolio, including global
accounts, local chains and independent hotels on a property level.
Muñoz said: “China is, in fact, our fourth biggest
source market globally. As part of our strong commitment to investing in this
region, to explore the huge opportunities it can offer and to further developing
our business there, we felt it was necessary to create a new dedicated role to
answer the specific and high demanding needs of this market.”