Venere.com, the European online hotel reservations specialist, recently acquired by Expedia Inc., has today announced the appointment of Arthur Hoffman as the new Managing Director of Venere.com Worldwide.
In his new role Hoffman will be responsible for spearheading the development of Venere.com, continuing its growth from a leading European enterprise into a global player in the hotel accommodation booking arena. He will work with a dynamic and experienced team based in Rome.
David Roche, President of Hotels.com Worldwide and Venere.com, comments, “It is a great coup for us to have brought Arthur onboard, he is an experienced travel professional with a proven track record in developing and growing businesses. His considerable experience will be highly beneficial to the Venere.com brand and we look forward to seeing it develop from strength to strength under his leadership.”
Hoffman brings with him a wealth of experience in the travel market. For the past five years he has held the position of Managing Director for Expedia Asia Pacific. In this role he has been responsible for overseeing all Expedia’s operations in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and India, as well as the continued growth of the Expedia brand across the APAC region.
Prior to joining Expedia, Hoffman was General Manager for Qantas Holidays, a role which saw him take responsibility for strategy, e-Commerce and IT for the brand. During his time at Quantas, Hoffman oversaw the development and implementation of a new IT platform, which included online booking tools for both the consumer and travel trade.
During his career Hoffman also served as a strategy consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton and Arthur Andersen. Hoffman holds an MA in Science from the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands and an MBA from INSEAD in France.
Hoffman takes over the Managing Director role at Venere.com from Emmanuel de Rycker, who leaves the company to become the European Managing Director of Circles, a company recently acquired by Sodexho Alliance, based in London. Roche continues, “Emmanuel has made real progress in developing the Venere.com business and integrating it into Expedia after the acquisition last year, and he now passes on the baton to Arthur. We wish Emmanuel every success in his future endeavors.”
Hoffman will continue to serve as a Director on the board of eLong, Inc., the second largest online travel provider in China, of which Expedia, Inc. is a major shareholder.
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