Esther Barbosa has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at Pestana Park Avenue

Esther joins the Pestana Park Avenue team with over 15 years of experience in the travel and hospitality industry. With over 10 years of experience in the New York City market, Esther has managed sales teams, overseen multiple properties and directed overall office operations, most recently holding a Director of Sales and Marketing role for New York's Doubletree Times Square West hotel. Throughout her career, Esther has gained a thorough understanding of how to manage mega-agencies, consortia accounts, wholesale/FIT contracting, as well as groups and the corporate market. Having earned a Masters of International Development degree from Nagoya University in Japan, she has a unique familiarity of key international markets including Japan, Europe and South America. In her role as Director of Sales and Marketing of Pestana Park Avenue, Esther will lead all sales and marketing strategy, creating effective sales programs and a strong awareness of this new property as well as the Pestana Hotel Group overall in the United States.