Market leader WIMCO makes key hires, staffing up for growth in private,
luxury villa vacations
NEWPORT, RI, February 2006 –
NEWPORT, RI, February 2006 - Leading Luxury Villa Vacation Specialist Wimco
announced today the hire of two key sales and marketing veterans in response
to explosive growth in the luxury villa vacation industry.
“I am pleased to announce the addition to the Wimco team of Stiles Bennet as Director of Marketing and Bob Brown as Director of Sales,” stated Barclay H. Warburton IV, Wimco’s CEO. “Wimco along with the broader market for luxury villa vacations has grown at a tremendous pace over the last several years and we are fortunate enough to be adding two seasoned veterans to help us continue on this exciting trend in the future,” he added.
Increasingly vacationers are opting for the more personalized, private, high quality experience offered by luxury villa vacations as an alternative to hotels and resorts. With the reach and depth of information now available, travelers are increasingly utilizing the Internet to research destination and villa options, identify preferences, and complete bookings. This reflects the continued steady growth of the luxury travel market and the trend to book even luxury products and vacations online.
“With the increase in available information from the Internet comes
increased offerings from smaller inexperienced marketers along with
increased potential for confusion on the part of travelers.” states
Warburton. “Stiles Bennet and Bob Brown have joined Wimco to help ensure
that our clients continue to recognize and understand Wimco’s superior
quality and to build upon the trusted leadership relationship we have built
with our clients and partners over the past 23 years.”
Stiles Bennet joins Wimco as Director of Marketing with over 10 years of
consumer products brand management and online marketing experience, with
such companies as Kraft Foods, the American Homeowners Assn. and
YourWineService.com He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of
Vermont and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Bob Brown joins Wimco as Director of Sales with over 20 years experience in
customer care, and developing customized solutions for customers, with
Northwest Airlines and several custom manufacturing companies. Brown earned
an undergraduate degree from the University of Vermont.
About WIMCO
Wimco is the leading marketer of luxury villa vacations and boutique hotels.
For over 23 years, the Company has been sending clients to its exclusive
portfolio of select private luxury villas and hotels in the Caribbean and
Europe. Fortune Magazine recently rated Wimco amongst the top 5 villa
specialists in the world as the result of its strict selection standards for
high quality properties, the largest exclusive portfolio of properties in
the Caribbean and Europe and its award winning client service. Forbes
Magazine recently named Wimco’s online villa rental service “Best of the
Web”.
Each Wimco property is personally inspected by one of the company’s
experienced customer service representatives to ensure that it meets the
company’s strict standards for quality and upkeep. Additionally, Wimco
employees make frequent visits to explore the company’s core destinations to
ensure that the Company offers the most relevant and up to date advice to
its clients on local dining, cultural attractions and local attractions.
WIMCO is also the publisher for the Vendome Guide series, a collection of
destination-specific guidebooks with detailed insider information, photos of
private villas in the Wimco portfolio, and extensive recommendations on what
to do and see in each destination.
Preview Wimco’s exclusive villa portfolio at www.wimco.com . or call
toll-free 1-800-932-3222 (US) or 44-0870-850-1144 (UK).
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