&Beyond has announced the appointment of Black Pearl Solutions as its sales and marketing representation partner in Hong Kong and Singapore from December 1.
On the team are Singapore-based Sapinah Itam and London-based Craig Bingham.
Itam has over 16 years’ experience in the hospitality industry and is responsible for growing the outbound business from Singapore and Hong Kong. She has worked extensively with the luxury wholesale and leisure markets across Asia and has a comprehensive understanding of distribution, ecommerce, travel technology and emerging trends.
Bingham has over 18 years’ sales and marketing experience within the international hospitality and tourism industry. His career began with Marriott International in the United States, where he was accepted into the prestigious Marriott Graduate Programme and evolved into a senior sales and marketing role. On leaving Marriott, Bingham went on to open two high-profile hotels in London as the Director of Sales & Marketing, and later joined Hilton International as the Director of Sales & Marketing at Europe’s largest hotel, the Hilton London Metropole.
“Both Sapinah and Craig’s knowledge and passion for the tourism industry will make them valuable assets to &Beyond's team as the company grows its business from Asia,” said a statement by &Beyond.
