Brazilian joins hotel team

A Brazilian-born tourism professional with international experience has joined the team at the Novotel Queenstown Lakeside hotel as its sales manager.

Diana (pronounced Giana) Mendes is responsible for overseeing sales and marketing activity for the hotel across all segments, including free independent travellers, meetings, incentives, conferences, events and wholesale.

Having been in Queenstown for the past four years, Ms Mendes has gained extensive knowledge of the resort's marketing and hospitality industry, including sales and marketing experience at the Crowne Plaza Queenstown hotel and Millbrook Resort.