Two new BDMs have joined Playa Hotels and Resorts, effective today.

Andi Bacho is now Business Development Manager, covering Ontario and Christopher Jeffrey-Racine the new Business Development Manager for Quebec and Atlantic Canada. They bring over 30+ years of combined travel industry experience in various segments.

Andi started her industry experience in Santiago, Chile as a Travel Advisor and transitioned to Bilingual Customer Service Rep for Air France at the Santiago, Chile International Airport. Andi continued her work in Travel over the past 20 years in Ontario in various customer-facing roles including her most recent role as Travel Advisor at LatitudesPlus Smart Travel.

“I am thrilled to be joining the Playa Family at an exciting time in the company's growth," said Bacho. "I look forward to leveraging my experience in service & travel to provide support to Travel advisors, create new relationships and to continue to look for new areas of growth, across Ontario.”

Christopher, who is based in Montreal started his career in travel with Transat Holidays as a Commercial Delegate and Destination Representative in the Dominican Republic. When he returned to Canada, he began his journey as a BDM in the Quebec market with Transat Holidays and most recently Royal Caribbean Cruise Line.

“I’m thrilled to be joining the Playa family and returning to my first love of business development on the road," said Jeffrey-Racine. "Their broad and exquisite range of hotels is truly exciting, and I can't wait to show them to the agents, whom I also look forward to seeing again! In the last thirteen years, I have gained representation experience and developed some great partnerships. Back on the road, I want to continue to reach out and meet with agencies and their teams”.

This is busy time for us Playa Resorts as they continue to expand their portfolio including the most recent openings of Hyatt Zilara Riviera Maya, Jewel Punta Cana and Jewel Palm Beach. Playa Hotels & Resorts say they recognize the importance of working with the travel agency community and believe the additional support that Christopher and Andi will bring to the Canada market will allow the opportunity to ensure the Canadian team continues to have a strong and focused presence in the industry.

Christopher can be contacted at Christopher.jeffreyracine@playaresorts.com and Andi can be at andi.bacho@playaresorts.com.