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Island Outpost Announces New Marketing /Sales Affiliation on the West Coast

08/08/2005

JAMAICA – August 8, 2005 - Island Outpost, the collection of hip hideaways in Jamaica and The Bahamas, has just hired League Marketing Group, (LMG), to assist with marketing and sales on the West Coast of the US.

LMG represents luxury, upscale boutique hotels worldwide in the areas of sales, marketing and public relations. The company provides comprehensive services and project management specializing in Sales, Marketing and Public Relations for Tourism related entities. Over the past nine years, 90% of LMG’s clients have come by referral from former associates and or other tourism industry personnel.

Founder and CEO of LMG, Evelyn League-St.Germain, has over twenty-five years experience within the travel industry. Her Hotel career started in Anaheim, California and she has since been involved in opening seven hotels, and has specialized in numerous market segments during her tenure.  Prior to forming LMG, Inc. she was the DOSM for the luxury Bora Bora Lagoon Resort in French Polynesia for six years, now an Orient Express Hotel. Prior assignments include positions with Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Kea Lani Hotel (now Fairmont), Emerald Hotels (which included Mauna Lani Bay Hotel, Hawaiian Regent and Pan Pacific in  Anaheim) and three years working for a DMC in Hawaii. Evelyn is also Chair of the highly visible Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Committee and is a key sponsor for the recently held Annual Conference and the Fall Tea.  It has recently been announced, that she will be honored by the So. California Cystic Fibrosis Foundation on Sat., September 17, 2005 for her 12 year commitment to assisting the non-profit raise funds to find a cure.

The LMG core and support teams are a highly experienced group, and consist of several salespeople in Southern California with associates in Northern California, Washington, Texas, Chicago and New York.

Ms. League-St. Germain says, "We are thrilled to have the incredible Island Outpost properties join our collection of luxury and unique hotels throughout the world.  They will provide us with fabulous properties in another key market that agents and meeting planners love to send their clients. Our goal is to make sure that our clients support the hotels and resorts within the LMG portfolio so, that our properties will gain market share and higher revenues within the targeted marketplaces where we have been contracted."

More information about LMG can be found at http://www.leaguemarketinggroup.com/ or by calling 310-937-7618.

Owned and managed by Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records and Palm Pictures, Island Outpost properties are known for their interesting character and stunning surroundings and offer clients a feeling reminiscent of staying at a friend’s home. The group includes Goldeneye, Strawberry Hill, Jake’s, and The Caves in Jamaica and Pink Sands in The Bahamas.

For more information or to make bookings, call 1-800-OUTPOST or visit http://www.islandoupost.com/, 0800-OUTPOST1 in the UK.

Contacts

Public Relations US
Andria Mistakos PR
Andria@andriamitsakospr.com
+1 561.266.0568

Public Relations UK
Louise Swanne - Riva PR
louise.swanne@rivapr.co.uk
+44 (0) 20 8874 4750

Public Relations - Germany, Austria, Switzerland
EuroMarketingConnections
nicole.merse@euromarketingconnections.de
+ (49) 211-405 6 504