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📌 Silvia Catena joins Playa Hotels & Resorts as the new Commercial Director for Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, UK, and Ireland, leveraging her extensive experience from TripAdvisor and Cara Hotel Marketing, where she managed over 70 Caribbean hotels for the British and European markets. Catena's role focuses on driving sales performance, enhancing partner relationships, and ensuring key partners are well-informed about Playa's properties. The engagement and training of Italian travel agents on www.playarewards.com are top priorities. This appointment marks a significant growth phase for Playa's European team, emphasizing increased agent involvement in emerging markets.

📍 Boeing announced Dave Calhoun's resignation in 2024 and named Kelly Ortberg as the new CEO and president, starting August 8. Ortberg, with 35 years of experience and a mechanical engineering degree, joins Boeing from outside the company, replacing Calhoun who was on the board for over a decade. Ortberg aims to prioritize safety and quality amongst Boeing's 170,000 employees, following incidents like the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max losing a door mid-flight.

🛩 Robert Ortberg became the new CEO of Boeing during one of its worst times, as announced in the second quarter financial data, reporting a loss of over $1.4 billion due to reduced revenue. Boeing also agreed to a $244 million fine in a criminal investigation related to two Max incidents and is tackling supply chain issues, with hopes of mitigating them by reacquiring Spirit AeroSystems.

🚢 Barbara Biffi has been named vice president of global sales for Silversea Cruises, succeeding Massimo Brancaleoni. Biffi, part of Silversea since 2007, previously worked at Msc Crociere and Yonderbound, returning to Silversea in 2017 as vice president, brand. These changes follow Bert Hernandez's appointment as president in April, after Barbara Muckermann's departure.

🏢 Gabriele Coen appointed as Development Director for Minor Hotels Europe & Americas in Italy, overseeing 58 properties. Starting May, he's responsible for expanding brands like Anantara, Tivoli, Nh Collection, Avani, nhow, and Nh. Previous roles in tourism with Numa, Sonder, and Sweet inn across Milan, Rome, Florence, Venice, and a 5-year stint in New York as an auditor and licensed real estate broker. Coen holds a degree in economics and business administration from Università Roma Tre and works in Rome's development department.

📓 Ilaria Carini, after a 12-year career at Hilton Molino Stucky in Venice and a degree in oriental languages from Ca’ Foscari, joins Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel as the F&D Operations Manager. Alessandro Cabella, the Managing Director, describes her as a highly esteemed manager known for rapidly building a successful career. Carini's role is pivotal in the hotel's management, entrusted with bringing innovative and exciting ideas to the F&D department.

📅 Sandrine Buffenoir appointed head of Atout France Italia-Grecia, succeeding Frédéric Meyer who moved to the German market at the Frankfurt office. Buffenoir has over 25 years of experience, previously served as deputy director in Amsterdam, and worked in Vienna and London. She co-led the Explore France campaign and is committed to promoting future French tourism with a focus on slow, environmentally conscious travel, building on Italy and France's common vision.

🏨 Gonzalo Aguilar will become the new CEO of Minor Hotels Europe & Americas starting January 1, 2025, succeeding the retiring current CEO, Ramón Aragonés, at the end of this year. Aguilar has over 30 years of hospitality industry experience and is joining from Marriott, where he was the Chief Operating Officer for EMEA and oversaw the successful integration of AC Hotels. He begins a three-month transition period with Aragonés starting October 1.

🏖 Relais & Châteaux, a luxury hotel and restaurant association, welcomes 11 new properties located in Africa (Botswana), the United States (Louisiana), Europe (Spain, Romania, France), the Middle East (Israel and Egypt), and Asia (China and India). Notable openings include hotel Les Lumières in Versailles, launching at the end of July, and Les Clos Vauban in Langres, opening at the end of October. President Laurent Gardinier celebrates the expansion, emphasizing a shared commitment to authenticity and heritage preservation.

🛫 Milan Malpensa Airport will be officially named after Silvio Berlusconi, as announced by the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. The change, effective immediately, comes after a contentious debate, with support from Minister Matteo Salvini and ENAC President Gianluigi Di Palma. The airport's new official name is "Aeroporto Internazionale Milano Malpensa – Silvio Berlusconi." SEA, the airport's management company, will handle the implementation of the new designation.