Hotels search engine and aggregator HotelsCombined.com has appointed Hichame Assi as its new head of strategy for online marketing.
Exclusive: Travolution rising star Assi joins HotelsCombined
Hotels search engine and aggregator HotelsCombined.com has appointed Hichame Assi as its new head of strategy for online marketing. Formerly On Holiday Group head of ecommerce, Assi also spent nine years at Octopus Travel where he was general manager of its Australia and New Zealand division. In 2007 Travolution named him as one of the Rising Stars of the sector, an accolade which recognised up and coming talent to watch out for. Assi is currently working towards a PhD in Social Networking and Open Innovation at the University of London where he earned a Master of Science in eCommerce in 2004. He said: “I’m really looking forward to working with such a dynamic and smart team and helping to extend the HotelsCombined.com social and commercial network functionality. “As online travel booking continues to change the face of global travel, my main priority will be to help make HotelsCombined.com
Michael Doubinski, general manager of HotelsCombined.com, added: “With experience in both information technology and eCommerce strategy, Hichame is a dynamic addition to the HotelsCombined.com team.
“Through further development of strategic online platforms and subsequent marketing, HotelsCombined.com will no doubt continue to shine as the worldwide hotel meta-search engine leader, offering the very best product for our users and our partners.”
