CALGARY — Calgary-based Superior Lodging Development TL Corporation has added two members to its sales team.
Tatyana Spiridonova is the new national Sales manager, Tour & Travel and Nicki Coles has been named regional Sales manager, Western, Central & Northern Ontario, for Travelodge Canada.
“In an effort to maximize the aggressive ‘heads-in-beds’ vision for Travelodge Canada’s national Sales team, we are pleased to announce the appointments of Tatyana Spiridonova and Nicki Coles to our group,” says Kathrin Jin, director of national Sales for Travelodge Canada. “Both bring solid experience and a keen understanding of their markets to the company.”
Spiridonova graduated from the Moscow State University of Management, majoring in Hospitality & Tourism. She held roles at the Moscow Renaissance by Marriott for five years before moving to Canada, where she has worked at the Holiday Inn & Conference Centre in Brampton, Ont., as well as the new Holiday Inn Express in Richmond Hill, Ont. More recently, she was with Hilton in the GTA as a director of Sales.
Coles has worked at the property level for the past seven years at Choice Hotels, IHG and Best Western — first as a Guest Services Representative/Supervisor, followed by Sales, Marketing and Operations roles. Coles will oversee the Ontario market with a focus on the corporate and association market segment. Both Spiridonova and Coles will be based in Ontario.
