Charis Ricafuente won the best in Social Media award at the Women in Travel Awards in Australia. This program recognises those exceptional women who have achieved success in their professional arenas and celebrates their invaluable contribution through their leadership, innovation and courage to their industry. 

Charis Ricafuente is the senior marketing manager of Hawaii Tourism, and has worked on some of their biggest Australian campaigns, including Aloha Down Under  – the company’s largest trade show in Australia and New Zealand.

Charis has been in the tourism industry since 2014, and has extensive experience in the marketing sector.

In addition to marketing campaigns, Charis is also extremely skilled in social media. Over the last few years, she grew @gohawaiiau’s fans/followers on Facebook and Instagram by 550% and 860%, respectively. This growth has largely been organic and with a limited paid social budget.

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