MAROMA RESORT and SPA APPOINTS FEDERICO ECHAIZ AS
MANAGING DIRECTOR

RIVIERA MAYA, MEXICO (June 18, 2007) – Maroma Resort and Spa appoints Federico Echaiz as Managing Director of this luxurious, authentic Mexican hideaway, a member of the Orient-Express collection of properties. Echaiz will look after Maroma’s 65 lavish rooms and suites as well as its uniquely designed Kinan Spa.  Echaiz previously served as Resort Manager of Rosewood’s Las Ventanas al Paraiso in Los Cabos.

With more than 20 years of hospitality experience, Echaiz is a veteran of the luxury hotel industry. He has held positions around the world from the Middle East and Asia, to Central and South America, including Executive Assistant Manager, Food & Beverage at the Ritz-Carlton and the Hyatt Regency in Santiago, as well as Director, Food & Beverage at the Park Hyatt Mendoza & Regency Casino Mendoza in Argentina. Echaiz holds a degree in Hotel Management from the Inacap Hotel School in Santiago, Chile.

Maroma Resort and Spa is an authentically luxurious 65-room hideaway built-by-hand in the tradition of the Mexican haciendas.  It offers personalized service, warm hospitality and unsurpassed privacy.  Part of the famed Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises collection, the Maroma Resort and Spa consistently receives the highest accolades by discerning publications such as The New York Times, Town & Country, Vogue, Gourmet and Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report.  The resort has also been singled out by The Travel Channel for “Best Beach in the World” and “Most Romantic Honeymoon Spot” and most recently in Condé Nast Traveler Magazine’s “Best in the World’s Readers’ Choice Awards” ranking number three in the top 10 Latin American hotels.  For more information, visit www.maromahotel.com or call (52) 998 872 8200 or 1-866-454-9351.