Sol Meliá Adds New Sales Directors

MIAMI— Sol Meliá Hotels & Resorts has appointed new directors of sales at several Mexican properties, including the Meliá Los Cabos All-Suite Oceanfront Spa & Golf Resort and Meliá San Lucas, both in Los Cabos; Gran Meliá Mexico Reforma Hotel & Convention Center, Mexico City; Paradisus Riviera Cancun All-Suites, All-Inclusive Beach & Spa Resort, Puerto Morelos and Meliá Puerto Vallarta All-Inclusive Resort. Roberta Ramos is the new DOS at Meliá Los Cabos and Meliá San Lucas. Previously, Ramos worked in sales with the Bass Group, Vista Hotels and Westin Ixtapa. Ramos also served as a sales and marketing consultant for the opening of the Meliá Azul Ixtapa Beach Resort & Conference Center in December 1998. Humberto Unna is the new DOS at Gran Meliá Mexico Reforma. Previously, Unna served as the director of sales and marketing for the Westin Regina Resort, Ixtapa, and sales manager for Krystal Vallarta Hotel & Village, Puerto Vallarta. Claudia Ritter has been appointed DOS of the new 500-room Paradisus Riviera Cancun, Sol Melias newest all-inclusive resort, which will open Dec. 15. Ritter previously served as the director of European sales for Sol Meliás Dominican Republic properties, and held management positions within the Meliá Bavaro and Meliá Juan Dolio. Luis Fortanell is DOS at the 360-room Meliá Puerto Vallarta All-Inclusive Resort. Fortanell, who has been with Sol Meliá Hotels & Resorts for more than six years, has served as the director of promotions for Latin America in Miami, director of sales for South America in Buenos Aires, and director of sales at the Meliá Turquesa, Cancun. He has also worked with Westin Hotels and Crowne Plaza Resorts.