Objective

 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