Alison PartridgeWith a career in the travel and hospitality industries that spans over 37 years, Mrs. Partridge brings an innovative approach that includes such notable accomplishments as launching her own Public Relations and Marketing firm that catered to airline companies and tour operators while she was based in the UK, to creating SWAP for Travel CUTS, today’s largest student work exchange worldwide, and managing travel agencies in New Zealand and Canada. In her native city of Victoria, British Columbia in Western Canada, she sits on numerous boards and executive committees, and has been the President of SKAL International Victoria for the past two years. In her new role with Distinguished®, Alison Partridge will undertake the brand development within the luxury boutique hotel market niche throughout Western Canada and the Far East.