Established in 1992, Hodson Bay Group is an Irish family owned business with over 25 years of expertise in Property Development, Property Management and Hospitality. In 2016, we were the first Hotel Group to win the prestigious Platinum Deloitte Best Managed Companies Award for excellence.Customer centred approach and excellent staff is what our hotels are renowned for. Respect for our customers, respect for one another and respect for our local community is at our core. All staff from directors to operations work by these three pillars of respect.Hotels include:Hodson Bay HotelGalway Bay HotelSheraton Athlone HotelHyatt Centric, The Liberties Dublin

Led revenue management and distribution strategies at Hyatt Centric The Liberties Dublin, optimizing pricing strategies, driving guest experience initiatives, and achieving increased customer satisfaction and profitability through innovative strategies. • Implemented dynamic pricing strategies to maximize revenue.• Communicating hotel business stratey to senior stakeholders and senior management.• Achieved increased profitability through strategic revenue optimization efforts.

Rate Wise is a leading revenue management company providing cloud-based software solutions and yield management consultancy to over 75 hotels and serviced apartments across 9 countries. We have extensive experience working with all types of accommodation from small budget hotels to large five star resorts. We work with both branded and independent properties.Andy support all our clients in analysing the data of their reports and ensuring the gathering of data is accurate. Suggestions and recommendations are offered to our partners and strategic action plans are developed and executed.

PREM Group is Ireland’s leading hospitality management company with 38 hotels and serviced apartments across Ireland, England, Belgium and France. PREM Group is primarily hotel operators that manage properties on behalf of owners. The group also offers franchise services and are able to provide a range of support services to independent operators. As a result we have the unique ability to look at all aspects of the business, not only from an operators point of view but also of a business owner.Andy's core responsibility is to support hotels yielding practice, analysis daily, weekly and monthly revenue forecast, generate online channel's revenue distribution report and implement strategies to drive online revenue to low-cost distribution channels. He oversees and streamlines our properties front office systems with integrations of channel managers and revenue management systems. He is responsible for 30 properties in Ireland & UK

Trinity Hospitality Services offers an exceptional level of support in all areas of revenue generation and maximisation. We provide a range of specialist hospitality related support services to independent hotel owners/operators, serviced apartment operators and hospitality groups looking to improve overall performance and gain a competitive edge. Our areas of expertise include: • Group Purchasing • Hotel Website Management & Digital Marketing (E-Commerce) • Hotel Revenue Management • Hotel Accounts Support Services • Group & Tours Representation • Guest Loyalty/ Rewards Programme • Payroll Services • Human Resources • Hotel Franchising • IT & Telecoms Support

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Took a career break and explored different cultures and lifestyles around the World. The plan was one year travelling but there is so much to explore, it ended up almost three years. Highlights included Angkor Wat in Cambodia, three weeks of the Vietnam war trail, the adventure of Laos, Great Wall of China, exploring Bangkok, Aussie bbq & lifestyle, experiencing & working in outback Australia, Skydive,Bungee Jump, climbed Franz Josef Glacier, Ayers Rock, Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand and three months exploring North & South island of New Zealand

- Part of the management team responsible in opening the hotel successfully - Part of the sales team in forming aggressive strategies to promote the hotel to its target market- Pre-opening e-commerce marketing strategy with tools such as PPC campaign and Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)Successful installation plan for Opera v4 PMS and Sales & Catering, Concept Spa & Golf system- Successful interfacing the Starwood Integrated Property System with Opera v4- Identifying key third party web-site for the hotel and maintaining rate parity- Drafting and implementation of accommodation and conference budgets to support hotels opening strategy- Responsible in drafting revenue reports, forecasting rooms revenue, analysing historical data - Ensuring standard operation procedures have been followed by all conference & banqueting and reservations agents- Responsible in maximising revenue in line to hit monthly target on accommodation and conference & banqueting budget- Responsible in maximisation of Sirana Spa bookings and ensure that maximum utilisation has been maintained

- Implementation and drafting of accommodation budget plans in line with business plan submitted to Choice Hotels Ireland- Successful installation plan for PORTfolio Hospitality System in 2006- Implementation of “Tier Pricing Structure” to support the delivery of the accommodation budget- Managing and communicating the “Tier Pricing Structure” to all ongoing distributors, ensuring that rate parity is maintained at all times- Effective promotion of accommodation offers to all target markets in conjunction with the Sales & Marketing Department.- Implementation of Standard Operating Procedures for all areas of Revenue Management, Reservations, Front Office & Meeting Rooms- Effective communication to all departments to ensure smooth operation of the hotel- Effective communication of dip dates to all tour operators and travel agents- Carrying out training and induction of all new personnel and conducting performance appraisals- Implementing Optimus Service Excellence and a member of the Optimus Committee. Main duties are to liaison with the coordinator and undertake training sessions.