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January 2013 Edition

Voyages to Antiquity Names Applebaum VP-Sales and Marketing

Voyages to Antiquity named Jim Applebaum vice president of sales and marketing-North America, replacing Mitchell J. Schlesinger, who departed the company he helped launch since August 2009. “Mitch made a great contribution to the development of Voyages to Antiquity in the U.S. We thank him for his initiative,” said David Yellow, managing director of the company.

Applebaum most recently served as director of sales-Southeast region during his seven-year tenure at Paul Gauguin Cruises. Before that, he worked for First European Cruises and Travelsavers. Other cruise industry experience includes Premier Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line.

Jim brings with him more than 25 years of    experience in the travel industry,” Yellow said.

  (Image: Mitch Schlesinger)    

“He is well respected, has a solid reputation within the travel agent community and an intimate understanding of our target audience, the specialty cruise market. We are looking forward to his success with Voyages to Antiquity.”

Before joining Voyages to Antiquity, Schlesinger was vice president-North American sales for Norwegian Cruise Line and senior vice president-marketing, sales and passenger services for Orient Lines.

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