For Immediate Release:
Contact:
Dawn Weissman
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FURNISHED QUARTERS APPOINTS DONALD FOSTE AS DIRECTOR OF SALES, NEW YORK CORPORATE SALES TEAM
New York, NY (August XX, 2007) – Furnished Quarters, one of the East Coast’s largest corporate housing providers of furnished apartments, has announced the appointment of Donald Foste as the new director of sales for its New York corporate sales team. With over 15 years of experience in the travel and hospitality industry, Foste will be responsible for directing, training and supervising the New York corporate sales team’s efforts. He will report directly to Beth Searls, director of sales and marketing for Furnished Quarters, where he will assist with the management of the company’s sales and marketing operations.
“Customer service is paramount to our business at Furnished Quarters, which is why so many of our staff at Furnished Quarters come to us with rigorous training from the hospitality industry,” said Searls. “Donald Foste is no exception. He brings extensive sales and marketing savvy to our team, and we are confident that he will be instrumental in growing and attracting new business to our client roster.”
Prior to joining Furnished Quarters, Foste was the senior manager, U.S. sales and marketing for The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism., where he worked closely with the director of tourism and the head office in Grand Cayman. He was responsible for developing and executing strategic marketing and promotional initiatives to drive tourism and new business to the Cayman Islands from the American market.
Foste began his professional career in the travel industry with sales and marketing positions held at Club Med and Kingdom Tours. He then worked at Continental Exhibitions where he led sales and operations for the largest electrical contracting and telecommunications show in the U.S. Foste also served as director of trade sales and show manager for Gerard Bedouk Publishing, where he ran the advertising and sales departments in Paris for Europe’s largest bridal, fashion and meeting and incentive publications.
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About Furnished Quarters Furnished Quarters is the largest provider of corporate housing and temporary residential accommodations in New York City. Founded in 1998, the company has since expanded to provide more than 1,000 furnished apartments throughout Manhattan, northern New Jersey and the Boston metropolitan area. Combining the convenience of the best locations with the ease of having a true “home away from home,” Furnished Quarters apartments are stylishly furnished in a sleek, urban, modern design, reflecting the buildings, cities and cosmopolitan lifestyle in which they are located.
