Sunwing Travel Group Appoints New General Manager, Retail


TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - April 06, 2015) - Sunwing Travel Group is delighted to announce the recent appointment of Stuart Morris as General Manager, Retail. Effective immediately, Morris will responsible for the Group's retail division which comprises the full service travel agency, SellOffVacations.com and specialist wedding planners, Luxe Destination Weddings. The role will encompass the management of both the division's on and offline commercial operations.

A seasoned marketing professional and alumni of the Richard Ivey School of Business where he attained an HBA degree, Morris's extensive experience in ecommerce within the travel industry is anticipated to be a strong asset within this new role. His resume includes senior positions at Travelocity, Thomas Cook and Expedia.

Chief Operating Officer for the Sunwing Travel Group, Andrew Dawson, commented, "We are extremely pleased to welcome Stuart Morris to the Sunwing Travel Group. Stuart brings with him a great deal of valuable experience that we are sure will be integral to the success of our retail division as we move forward."

Stuart Morris can be reached at smorris@selloffvacations.com.

About Sunwing Travel Group

One of the largest integrated travel businesses in North America, Sunwing Travel Group is comprised of Sunwing Vacations, the leading leisure tour operator in Canada; Sunwing Airlines, Canada's premier leisure airline; Signature Vacations, one of Canada's leading tour operators for all inclusive package vacations and Vacation Express, a growing tour operator in the United States together with the Group's own travel retail businesses SellOffVacations.com and Luxe Destination Weddings. Blue Diamond Resorts is the Sunwing Travel Group's own hotel management company, an innovative organization that operates resorts under the 'Royalton', 'Memories', 'Starfish' and 'Grand Lido' brands across the Caribbean, Cuba and Mexico; while NexusTours provides destination management services to individuals, agencies, tour groups, corporate businesses and tour operators.

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Contact Information:

For all media enquiries, please contact:

Rachel Goldrick
Corporate Communications Manager
Sunwing Travel Group
1-800-387-5602
media@sunwing.ca 

Stuart Morris, General Manager, Retail