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13 April 2010

New tourism officer appointed

Anne Marie Harwood has always had the travel bug, and now she’s loving her new job as the Chamber of Commerce, Tourism and Industry’s Tourism Sales Officer.

Anne Marie, who was born on the Island, said: “It is an amazing opportunity to do my bit to promote the Isle of Wight.”

Her 15 year career has been spent in the travel industry, including seven years as a business travel account manager for Amity Business Travel, and more recently running her own travel agency franchise.

She studied hotel and catering at Isle of Wight College, before studying Business, Finance and Tourism at Bournemouth University, following which she worked for a year in a Bournemouth hotel.

Anne Marie joined the Chamber in March with the brief to produce the annual Accommodation Guide and other tourism publications, to handle enquiries from businesses and members of the public; and help promote the GoWight website.

Anne Marie is looking forward to building working relationships throughout the tourism sector.

“It is wonderful to have the chance to promote the Island where I was born and grew up,” she said.  “I’m looking forward to helping tourism businesses promote themselves, too, because the more we can work together, the better.”