Ginn Appoints Lori Lachnicht as Leisure SM

Old Bahama Bay by Ginn Sur Mer

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. October 14, 2008

APRIL 2, 2008. The luxury resort, Old Bahama Bay by Ginn sur Mer, located in West End, Grand Bahama Island, has recently appointed Lori Lachnicht to the position of Leisure Sales Manager, as announced by General Manager Bob Van Bergen.

In this new role Ms. Lachnicht will oversee all leisure sales efforts, including liaison with tour operators and wholesalers and marina sales. As a travel marketing, hotel sales and advertising specialist, Ms. Lachnicht joins Old Bahama Bay from her most recent position as Director of Sales for MainStay Suites in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

"With her diverse background in the hospitality industry Lori Lachnicht will serve as a true asset to the Old Bahama Bay team," said Brent Ingraham, Vice President Resort Sales for the resort. "She is a highly-regarded hospitality expert in the Caribbean and well-versed in every aspect of sales and marketing, which will allow her to further promote the resort to the luxury leisure market segments."

In addition to her director of sales experience, Lori Lachnicht is a veteran advertising and marketing specialist, serving as the Caribbean Account Representative with SKIN DIVER, the largest scuba diving magazine in the world, and Territory Advertising Manager at Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers in Stuart, Fla. Ms. Lachnicht previously owned her own travel agency based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. in which she created the tour operation, "Bahamas Travel Network," serving the out islands of the Bahamas. Through this experience she was able to develop beneficial relationships with the Bahamas tourist offices, promotion boards, tour operations and various airlines that serve the region.

Ms. Lachnicht graduated from Broward Community College, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. with Associate of Arts Degrees in Hospitality Management & Marketing Management. She has also as served as a member of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) and Diving Equipment & Travel Marketing Association (DEMA).

Lori Lachnicht will be based in Jensen Beach, Fla. and can be reached at (772) 419-8041 and [email protected].

Ginn Resorts is currently developing Ginn sur Mer, a 2,000-acre resort community adjacent to Old Bahama Bay that will contain more than 4,400 condominium and hotel units, nearly 2,000 single family residential home sites, Signature golf courses designed by Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, clubhouses, two large marinas, a private airport, a Monte Carlo-style casino, water and swim pavilions, a beach club and a spa. The $4.9 billion Ginn sur Mer development will serve as Ginn Resorts' flagship Caribbean development.