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Pip Miller PR
Telephone: 0419 681543
MEDIA INFORMATION Friday 20 March 09
NEW GENERAL MANAGER FOR RYDGES TRADEWINDS
Rydges Hotels and Resorts TNQ Area General Manager Simon White is pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew Hurley as General Manager of Rydges Tradewinds in Cairns.
Mr Hurley returns to Rydges Hotels and Resorts after nearly five years as General Manager of Operations for the Quicksilver Group of Companies comprising Quicksilver, Great Adventures and Green Island Resort.
An original member of the Rydges team when the company started in 1988, Mr Hurley went on to manage the Wentworth in Sydney from 1998 to 2000, then leaving after the excitement of the Olympics to be General Manager of Rydges Port Douglas until 2004.
During his career with Rydges, Mr Hurley opened Rydges in Perth and was awarded Rydges General Manager of the Year twice.
This appointment as General Manager of Rydges Tradewinds Cairns sees Mr Hurley return to the tropical city where he first worked as the General Manager of a much smaller establishment, Lake Central Lodge. He was just 23 years of age.
“I’m delighted to be back in the Rydges fold and working in Cairns where my career as a General Manager began. With its enviable position on the Cairns Esplanade overlooking the Coral Sea, Rydges Tradewinds has a range of markets from families to conferences and I look forward to building on those strengths,” he said.
Mr Hurley has been a pro-active player in the tourism industry, sitting on the Australian Hotels Association NSW Executive in Sydney, was chairman of the AHA Accommodation in Perth and most recently was vice-chair of Port Douglas and Daintree Tourism.
On a personal level he has been able to indulge his love of watching his sons play football while serving as president of the Port Douglas Junior Crocs AFL club. Mr Hurley has three children Ally, 18, Jacob, 13, and Liam, 11, and his partner is Liz Morris.
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For media inquiries contact:
Matthew Hurley General Manager Rydges Tradewinds
DD: 61 7 4053 0301, Mobile: 0418 200 935
E: matthew_hurley@rydges.com www.rydges.com/tradewinds