Global Traveler, the only monthly magazine for business and leisure luxury travelers, announces the appointment of Rafie Iannello as account director, Pacific Rim. Iannello will manage print and digital media advertising for the U.S. West Coast, Hawai’i, Asia, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand.
Iannello joins Global Traveler after successful tenures with Yellow Book USA and Travelzoo, bringing more than eight years of new business development and account management experience across multiple channels of media and industries. Iannello prides herself in relationship-based selling and loves getting to know her clients.
Ianello resides in Santa Monica and loves the Southern California beach lifestyle. She is a foodie, world traveler, adventurer and yogi, and enjoys playing piano and a number of sports, cooking for friends and family, reading and gardening.
“Rafie is a great addition to the GT family,” said Francis X. Gallagher, publisher and CEO. “We are pleased to welcome her onboard our team. Her experience and competitive spirit make her the perfect person for the position, and I look forward to watching her bring her talents to our selling field.”
For more information about Global Traveler, visit globaltravelerusa.com.
About Global Traveler
Global Traveler, the only AAM-audited U.S.-based magazine for the international business and leisure traveler, is a business travel and lifestyle publication with an AAM paid circulation of 109,000+.
About FXExpress Publications, Inc.
FXExpress Publications, Inc., based in Yardley, Pa., is a privately held company publishing Global Traveler, China Global Traveler, eFlyer USA; eFlyer Asia, Trazee Travel and several annuals; and also operating globaltravelerusa.com, globaltravelerusa.com/blog, china-globaltraveler.com and trazeetravel.com.
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