Travelers now have a new escape when visiting the capital of French Polynesia, with the opening of the new 200-room Hilton Hotel Tahiti. Conveniently offering easy access to the downtown attractions of Papeete and Maritime Port, the resort is situated just two miles from the international airport, allowing guests to quickly start their visit.
Jean Marc Mocellin, general manager and 23-year veteran at the helm of the “Parkroyal, Beachcomber InterContinental,” is relocating mid-June to an InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) resort in Thailand. Thierry Brovelli, general manager of the InterContinental Moorea Resort & Spa for the last 11 of 19 years with IHG, will succeed Mocellin as InterContinental Tahiti Resort & Spa’s general manager. Charles de Resseguier, most recently from Accor in Vietnam and Belmond in the Caribbean, has been named deputy general manager.
Drawing upon 27 years experience with the Le Méridien brand, Nicolas Gautier is responsible for all operations of Le Méridien Tahiti as General Manager. He joins the resort from Le Méridien Mandji in Gabon and Le Méridien Douala in Cameroon, where he served as General Manager at both properties.
Orget served as Director of Sales and Marketing for Le Méridien Tahiti and Le Méridien Bora Bora since 2007. Born in Bordeaux, France, Orget studied hospitality and became a member of the Le Méridien team in 1999, where he was Yield Manager for Le Méridien Nice and later, Director of Sales and Marketing for Le Méridien Copacabana. Orget and Gautier worked together while at Le Méridien Nice.
Vincent joins Le Méridien Tahiti and Bora Bora from The Westin Resort/The Ramanos, a Starwood Luxury Collection Resort in Costa Navarino, Greece, where he spent the past two years as Complex Director of Sales & Marketing. Previously, he was Area Director of Sales & Marketing for Starwood in French Polynesia, overseeing sales and marketing efforts for four properties including Sheraton Tahiti, Sheraton Moorea and St. Regis Bora Bora. Prior to that, Vincent headed up sales and marketing efforts in Morocco and France.