Magdalena Grand Beach & Golf Resort in Tobago has named industry veteran Sandy Bell Rojas as Director of Sales and Marketing where she will oversee efforts in all international markets for the 178-room property.

“Sandy Bell Rojas is a welcome addition to the Magdalena Grand family as she brings an extensive knowledge of the hotel business and Trinidad and Tobago to the position which will help in the marketing of the resort,” said John Murphy, principal, efm Hospitality Solutions, operator of Magdalena Grand Beach & Golf Resort.

Bell Rojas is a Swiss hotel-school trained professional with more than 15 years of hotel operations and sales and marketing experience. She began her hotel career at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company working in all sectors of food and beverage operations rising to the level of Assistant Director, Food and Beverage during her 10 years with the company. Bell Rojas left the operations side of the industry in 2008 to join RockResorts as Area Sales Manager for the Caribbean where she was responsible for increasing tour operator business from the United Kingdom, Brazil and CARICOM countries.

Magdalena Grand Beach & Golf Resort features 178 rooms with 22 one or two-bedroom suite combinations. The spacious suites offer a private balcony, hot tub and parlor containing a pull-out sofa-bed. The resort’s two-bedroom suites have a king-size and two double beds while the resort’s one-bedroom suites include the option of either one king-size or two double beds.

The resort has three swimming pools including an adults-only pool; Tobago Reef Masters Dive Center with its own training pool; daily guest activities program; day and nighttime tennis; bicycles; room service; concierge service; a business center; 24-hour fitness center; beauty and spa treatments at the Equilibrium Face & Body Clinic Ltd.; tour desk that can arrange off-property excursions; convenience store; gift shop and secured parking.

Magdalena Grand Beach & Golf Resort, www.MagdalenaGrand.com