SRS-WORLDHOTELS appoints Brian Zanzucchi Director, Membership Services, Asia/Pacific

SRS-WORLDHOTELS, one of the world’s leading and most dynamic hotel marketing and representation consortia, has announced the appointment of Brian Zanzucchi as Director, Membership Services, Asia/Pacific. He will be based at the Asia/Pacific headquarters of SRS-WORLDHOTELS in Singapore.

A US national from Phoenix, Arizona, Mr Zanzucchi was previously Revenue Manager for competitor group Summit Hotels & Resorts and has a strong background in revenue management and reservations systems maintenance.

Commenting on the appointment, Mr Roland Jegge, Vice President Asia/Pacific for SRS-WORLDHOTELS said. “It is quite a coup for us to have Brian join the team and reflects our aggressive stance towards generating increased revenue for member hotels in the region and developing innovative marketing and promotion plans for the group.”

Currently, SRS-WORLDHOTELS has almost 400 member hotels in its portfolio, representing over 70,000 rooms in 65 countries and 250 destinations worldwide. In 2000, SRS-WORLDHOTELS generated over 1.2 million room nights for its members and a total turnover of US$192 million – an increase of 17% over the previous year.

SRS-WORDLHOTELS’ Asia/Pacific operation has grown dramatically to 20 staff in four offices around the region. The company has over 50 properties in Asia/Pacific and SRS-WORLDHOTELS saw an increase of over 40% in it room night production from the Asia Pacific region in 2000