Barbara Cassani to head Jurys Inns - TravelMole


Barbara Cassani to head Jurys Inns

Wednesday, 10 Apr, 2008 0

Budget chain Jurys Inns has appointed the former boss of budget airline Go Barbara Cassani as chairman.

She was most recently non-executive chairman of Spanish low fare airline Vueling.

Cassani, who saw Go sold to easyJet for £374 million in 2002, has been recruited into the newly-created role by Jurys Inns owner, private equity and property group Quinlan Private.

She has been charged with driving growth of the brand across Europe.

The chain, formerly a division of Jurys Doyle Hotel Group, currently has 22 three-star hotels in city locations across the UK and Ireland with a total of 4,835 rooms. A property in Liverpool us due to open next week.

Jury Inns chief executive Niall Geoghegan said: “Barbara Cassani has an excellent understanding of the budget travel sector and brings with her a wealth of experience in developing businesses profitably. The Jurys Inns portfolio offers enormous potential and I look forward to working with Barbara to realise those exciting growth opportunities.”

Cassani said: “Jurys Inns has a strong management team, a premium brand and excellent growth and development potential.”

by Phil Davies 

 



 

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