Past Experience
2016 – Present * Wholesale Tour Operator * New York, NY * Business Development Manager / Destination Specialist / Air Department Manager
Extensive contacts at retail travel agencies nationwide.
Experienced in the luxury travel market.
Conduct office presentations and sales visits.
Attend industry trade shows and events.
Handle wholesale FIT and group bookings.
Work closely with retail travel agents to create customer proposals.
Liaison with inbound operators to create custom itineraries.
Follow through with all aspects of wholesale booking from proposal stage to final payment.
ARC Certified Specialist
Trained in the use of the Amadeus GDS. Manage air bookings and airline contracts.
1998–2015 * International Airline * New York, NY * Sales Executive
Responsible for selling services to travel agents, corporate accounts, group producers, consolidators and meeting/incentive planners.
Conducted joint presentations to potential customers in cooperation with destination management companies, hotels and specialty tour operators.
Produced contracts for all air market channels.
Conducted sales calls and training seminars.
1996–1998 * Certified Vacations * Fort Lauderdale, FL * District Sales Manager
Maintained sales territories in New York and Connecticut comprised of retail travel agencies, corporate accounts and meeting/incentive companies. Products included Delta Airlines and American Express branded vacations.
Organized cooperative sales and advertising campaigns.
Conducted sales seminars and familiarization trips.
1992- 1996 * NFT Travel * Buffalo, NY * Marketing Manager
Coordinated sales activities of a 16 branch regional corporate and leisure travel management company with specific goals to increase profit margin.
Served as account manager to several of the agency’s larger corporate customers. interfaced with corporate travel managers. Provided management reports and solved operational problems.
Participated in the creation and operation of a wholesale group travel department.
Negotiated volume sales agreements with travel suppliers