What are the responsibilities and job description for the Tour & Travel Sales Manager position at Embassy Suites by Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista?
Our busy hotel is looking for an enthusiastic person with great sales skills and a customer-focused approach to be our next tour and travel sales manager. You will add passion and creativity to our sales team, as well as build a strategy to reach and exceed revenue targets through outside sales calls, on-site visits, sales tours, and community networking.
You will also be able to increase sales by monitoring local market trends and competitor activity in order to find and close business leads. We are searching for someone with at least 2 years of hotel sales experience, as well as a love for meeting new people and providing exceptional customer service. Apply now if this sounds like an exciting opportunity!
Responsibilities:- Supports the director of sales and marketing in preparing the department budget as well as the hotel's overall sales goals and strategy
- Analyze local market trends and competitor activity to identify business leads
- Conduct yourself as a professional representative of the hotel at various industry tradeshows, conferences, and adhere to the guidelines of the budget and marketing plan
- Increase new business and accelerate revenue generation by cold calling, on-site visits, and sales tours, as well as engaging your local community network
- Create and maintain connections with key group and catering accounts in order to keep and expand our market share
- Stays organized and manage time well
- Must possess a high school diploma or GED and a bachelor’s degree in business or a similar major is desired
- This position requires previous work experience in a hospitality role
- Exhibits superior communication, negotiation, and interpersonal abilities
- Hotel sales experience
- Hilton experience ideal
Our Walt Disney World Good Neighbor resort offers a free scheduled shuttle to the parks or Disney Springs. Our hotel is built for family-friendly fun with tennis courts, indoor and outdoor pools, basketball, and volleyball courts, putting green, and fire pits.