Former IHG sales director joins Preferred Hotels as regional director

Anna Moore has been named regional director, UK and Ireland, at Preferred Hotels & Resorts.

Moore joins from IHG Hotels & Resorts, where she was based for 13 years, most recently as global luxury and lifestyle sales director for EMEA.

At Preferred, she will be responsible for the retention and expansion of the brand’s estate within the UK and Ireland, which is home to 30 member hotels, resorts and residences, including 13 in its Legend Collection and the Newman, Kinsfolk & Co’s first hotel launching this summer.  

Moore is joined by Dan Clark, who has been named vice-president, global leisure sales – Europe. He was most recently senior director of hospitality sales at Calliope Collective, another Preferred Travel Group brand, having previously worked at Gleneagles, Elite Hotels, Radisson Edwardian and Trump Hotels.

Preferred Hotels & Resorts is believed to be the world’s largest independent hotel brand, representing more than 600 properties across 80 countries.