Javier Canizales
About Javier Canizales
Javier Canizales is an Area Manager at Expedia Group in Lyon, France, with extensive experience in market management and sales within the tourism and hospitality industry.
Title
Javier Canizales currently holds the position of Area Manager at Expedia Group.
Current Role at Expedia Group
Javier Canizales has been serving as Area Manager at Expedia Group since 2019. In this role, he is based in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. His responsibilities include promoting Expedia's full suite of hotel products and services to partners in the region. He also represents the company in local markets, working with tourism offices and hotel associations to build Expedia's profile.
Previous Experience at Expedia Group
Before becoming Area Manager, Javier Canizales held multiple roles at Expedia Group. He was Senior Market Manager from 2017 to 2019 in Région de Paris, Market Manager for 5 months in 2017 in Paris, Associate Market Manager from 2015 to 2017, and Market Associate from 2014 to 2015. In these roles, he worked on various initiatives and projects aimed at improving market strategies and implementing organizational structures within the 'Lodging' department.
Early Career
Earlier in his career, Javier worked as a Sales Executive at Hotel Vernet in 2014 and Hôtel Lutetia from 2012 to 2013. He also served as Market Coordinator at Orbitz Worldwide from 2011 to 2012 and previously had apprenticeships at Hotel Crillon le Brave and Marriott Hotels.
Education and Qualifications
Javier Canizales holds an MBA in Opérations de marketing dans le domaine du tourisme et des services de voyage from EFHT Ecole de Tourisme et d'Accueil, completed between 2011 and 2013. He also has a Licence degree in the same field from Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse, and a BTS in Management en hôtellerie restauration from Ecole Hôtelière de Paris Lycée Jean Drouant. Additionally, he holds a Baccalauréat in Économie from Lycée Molière, Zaragoza.