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Forbes
Travel Guide Names
Jennifer
Kane McGee as Vice President, Client Services
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New
York, NY – June 2015 / Newsmaker Alert / As it continues in its global
expansion in service and support for the luxury hotel community worldwide,
Forbes
Travel Guide announced the appointment of luxury hospitality veteran,
Jennifer Kane McGee, as Vice President, Client Services. She reports to
Peter Kressaty, Forbes Travel Guide’s Senior Vice President of Client Services.
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 Kane
McGee, who brings more than 20 years experience with many of the top luxury
hotel brands in the world, is based in Manhattan. She will drive the company’s
client service program in North America, interfacing with some of the finest
hoteliers on the continent to further expand Forbes Travel Guide’s global
star ratings support initiatives. She can be reached at 201-240-8670, jkmcgee@forbestravelguide.com.
“We
are delighted to welcome Jennifer Kane McGee, whose unique luxury hotel
sales and operations experience make her a perfect addition to our worldwide
client service team,” said Jerry Inzerillo, Chief Executive Officer of
Forbes Travel. “Forbes Travel Guide’s rapid international expansion and
the concurrent growth of our Global Star Ratings Program means we need
to stay closer than ever to the global luxury hotel community. We are excited
to have Jennifer join our team as a liaison to luxury hotel managers across
North America.”
Jennifer
Kane McGee began her career at Hyatt International Hotels, and subsequently
served in management positions at brands such as Four Seasons, Mandarin
Oriental, Ian Schrager, and then Langham. Kane McGee was a Director of
Sales during the opening and ramp up of Gramercy Park Hotel and The Surrey
New York, respectively. Kane McGee earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University
of Dayton, and is active in a wide variety of civic and philanthropic organizations.
Kane
McGee said, “I am thrilled to join with Forbes Travel Guide at this exciting
time in the brand’s growth and the development of the Global Star Ratings
program. I look forward to working closely with Peter Kressaty, the entire
Forbes Travel Guide team, and luxury hotels across North America, in the
months ahead.”
Forbes
Travel guide recently announced the launch of its London office and Chris
Fradin as its new Vice President for Client Services in Europe. It announced
a push into Latin America in 2014, with the addition of Lourdes Hanlin
as Vice President of Client Services for the region, and the expansion
of its star ratings system to Mexico, The Caribbean, and key markets in
Argentina and Brazil. It also announced its first star rated hotels in
Bangkok, Thailand, Guangzhou, China, and Tokyo, Japan.
In
February, Forbes Travel Guide released its annual list of top rated hotels,
restaurants and spas for 2015, recognizing hundreds of Five-Star, Four-Star
and Recommended properties in the markets it rates — the United States,
Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo,
Costa Rica, London, Beijing, Hong Kong, Macau, Shanghai, Tokyo, Bangkok,
Singapore and Guangzhou.
About
Forbes Travel Guide
Forbes
Travel Guide, formerly Mobil Travel Guide, is the originator of the prestigious
Five Star Rating system, and has provided the travel industry’s most comprehensive
ratings and reviews of hotelssince 1958. Forbes Travel Guide has a team
of expert inspectors who anonymously evaluate properties against up to
800 rigorous and objective standards, providing consumers the insight to
make better-informed travel decisions. Forbes Travel Guide is the gold
standard for luxury hospitality ratings worldwide. For more information
about Forbes Travel Guide, visit ForbesTravelGuide.com.
ForbesTravelGuide.com
combines the objectivity and heritage of the Forbes Travel Guide Star Rating
system with insightful recommendations from a hand-selected group of travel
experts, tastemakers and Forbes Travel Guide inspectors. ForbesTravelGuide.com
is the exclusive online destination for Forbes Travel Guide’s list of Star
Rated hotels, restaurants and spas, giving registered members exclusive
access to special offers and curated experiences from select Forbes Travel
Guide partners.
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Contact:
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for
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