Novotel Queenstown GM Jim Moore’s packing his bags to take up the role of ‘‘cluster GM’’ in Fiji late next month, where he’ll manage twoNovotels and a Mercure hotel, in Nandi and Suva. He quips ‘‘Queenstown will be taking over’’, given former Queenstowner Vincent Macquet’s still Accor’s Fiji Islands area GM. Moore, who’s been in Queenstown for 16 years, says the time’s right for him and wife, Sue, to make the most of the opportunity. ‘‘We love Queenstown, love the hotel, but … the kids have mostly gone … two will be overseas next year and a bit more independent, so it’s an opportunity [for us] to travel. ‘‘We love Queenstown — we’ll be back at some point.’’[email protected]

Source: Stuff June 29, 2024 16:34 UTC