Tortola’s Long Bay Beach Resort Names New GM

By: - September 28th, 2022
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The Long Bay Beach Resort in Tortola has named a new general manager. 

The property has tapped Rodrigo Lillo to the role, it announced this week. 

Lillo’s career includes stops at a number of top resorts in the Caribbean, including Breathless Punta Cana, Grand Palladium’s resorts in Jamaica and the Paradise Suites hotel in Punta Cana, among others. 

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“I can confidently share that the resort will continue to provide the highest service standards and achieve the expansion goals set in place,” Lillo said in a statement. “I know we will consolidate Long Bay Beach Resort with the team and take it to the next level.”

The resort is set on Tortola’s famous Long Bay Beach.

It is a transformation of the former Long Bay Beach Club. 

For more, visit the Long Bay Beach Resort.

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