MAKING CONNECTIONS
Dilan De Silva has global experience behind him and began his career in New Zealand as the General Manager of Terrace Downs resort in 2010. In 2014, during the Christchurch rebuild, he became General Manager of Ramada hotel. Dilan then joined the Select Hotel Group as Group General Manager. Now, Dilan has many more strings in his bow. A published self-help author, he released a title in the United States: The Blueprint to Take Your Life to the Next Level. He now finds himself in Aotearoa as a tourism broker in a complex time for the industry.
As a broker, Dilan facilitates the key connection between owners and buyers. While COVID-19 is a temporary drawback on tourism, Dilan is optimistic that New Zealand will be among the first to recover this aspect of its economy, thanks to its unique, hospitable character.
Despite the lack of international travellers, Dilan says buyer enquiry is high, and now is the perfect time to be investing. He has around two-dozen businesses listed with him as an industry professional. Alongside Principal of TourismProperties.com, Adrian Chisholm, Dilan covers the Canterbury, Marlborough, Tasman, and West Coast regions.
For those considering buying a tourism business or wishing to sell, Dilan believes the inside knowhow is imperative. As an industry expert, his breadth of knowledge and connections mean that he is easily able to connect an ideal business or property with the perfect buyer and broker the best deal.
For buyers who are new to the tourism, hospitality, and leisure sector, Dilan offers a free three-month business consultation programme. He fully understands the demands of marketing, compliance, staffing, costs, and the many other pressures that new business owners face. Those who join the programme can freely tap into Dilan’s extensive industry expertise, reaping benefits on both a professional and personal level.
Dilan loves being a dedicated business broker, meeting new people, and utilising his vendor networks and connections across the tourism industry to achieve great results for his clients.
“At the end of the day, these connections and financial decisions can transform lives – and that’s a very special thing to be a part of.”