Melanie Millin-Moore has joined Red Carnation Hotels as International Public Relations Executive. Priorities on her agenda are the relaunch on 1 October of Umhlanga"s luxury seafront hotel, the iconic The Oyster Box; and the upgrade of Cape Town"s extensively-refurbished Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa.

"These two properties are jewels in the crown of South African holidaymaking," Melanie says. "They are hallmark destinations in two major tourism centres and beacons on each city"s social circuit. Unveiling them both this summer ahead of the tourism rush for the 2010 World Cup celebrations is an exciting start to my latest corporate appointment.”

Red Carnation Hotels is owned by the Tollman family, which also controls Cullinan Holdings Ltd, a public company that owns Thompsons Travel Group, South Africa"s largest tour operator. Melanie"s appointment marks the beginning of an extensive marketing campaign for the hotel group"s 4- and 5-star properties, which include the Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Wellness Retreat in the Cederberg of the Western Cape.

This latter property also features in the exclusive Relais & Chateaux worldwide catalogue of 480 hotels, and is rated Best Hotel In the World in this month’s authoritative Travel + Leisure Awards.

Melanie"s corporate marketing brief spans the entire, comprehensive brand portfolio of Cullinan Holdings Ltd, which is listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange and is the foremost Travel and Leisure company in Southern Africa.