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In Brussels or Louvain, Genval or Bruges, Waterloo or Rixensart, each of the 11 Martin’s Hotels welcomes you in a distinct environment with that extra something, be it history, architecture or interior design.

Distribution Manager

You are within the sales and marketing department in Genval responsible for the touroperator-contracting, websites, leisure-promotions, gift vouchers, leisure fairs,… You are in contact with the reservation department and the General Manager of each hotel.

Profile:

-  Good knowledge of Dutch, French and English

-   Min 2 years experience in a similar position

-   Sales-minded and communicative

We offer:

-  A full-time contract

-  Competitive salary

-  Company-car and fuel card

Please send your CV to:

Olivier Meulemans - Director of Sales & Marketing - om@martinshotels.com - Tel. 02/655 03 81

Coverstory

Hainan Airlines makes Shanghai its second Chinese route from Brussels

Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines is now operating direct flights between Brussels Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The flights are offered three times weekly, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

The launch of the new route coincides with Shanghai 2010 Expo, which will run until the 31 October this year.  Liang Pubin, General Manager for Hainan in Europe, commented “Shanghai 2010 Expo is expected to generate the largest number of visitors in the history of the World Expos. However, the Expo is not the only reason why we are starting this service. We expect passenger demand to remain strong, as Belgium has many cultural and economic ties with Shanghai. A number of big corporations in Belgium have operations, manufacturing facilities or subsidiaries in the city and its surrounding region.”

Hainan’s Brussels-Shanghai flights are being offered as a code-share service with Brussels Airlines. Up to 30% of passengers on the new route are taking connecting flights.

The airline’s passengers to Brussels benefit from Brussels Airlines’ network of European and African destinations. Beyond Shanghai, passengers can connect to all the cities of China and Far East Asia, by taking advantage of Shanghai Pudong Airport’s comprehensive network. Shanghai is Hainan’s second route to China from the European capital. It also offers services from Brussels to its main hub in Beijing, with four weekly flights.

The Beijing and Shanghai flights are operated with Airbus 330 aircraft, with 36 business class and 186 economy class seats. Hainan Airlines has been rated as an official 4 star airline by Skytrax, for its service in both its economy and business class cabins. Business class is equipped with 180 degree lie-flat bed seats, with generous space allowances for each passenger. The renowned Belgian restaurant, L’Essentiel, has helped Hainan to develop its menu for business class.  In addition, Hainan’s business class passengers at Brussels Airport have access to the British Airways business lounge at Pier B.

The launch of the new Brussels-Shanghai service was celebrated by an official inauguration at Brussels Airport, in the Gallery of Light on 28 May. “Shanghai is a great addition to the portfolio of direct long haul destinations from Brussels Airport” said Arnaud Feist, CEO of Brussels Airport at the opening event. “Travel with Hainan Airlines from Brussels Airport to Beijing has tripled over the last four years and we have no doubt that the new Shanghai route will be just as successful. The opening of this direct route to Shanghai opens a powerful and very promising new window to the East”.

 “So far the performance on the new Shanghai route has exceeded our expectations in terms of occupancy, revenue and yield” said Liang Pubin. “For the time being there are three flights a week but we expect to raise the number of frequencies some time next year if the success of the route continues to grow.”