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Amsterdam En Omgeving, Nederland

• Position ResponsibilitiesConsistently leveraging data specific to their market available in Expedia’s proprietary market insights and activity prioritization dashboard, and leveraging their local market knowledge..
• Build and progressively expand their portfolio of local hotel partners by introducing prospective high potential partners to Expedia’s global value proposition
• Develop and sustain strong partner relationships by providing relevant data insights and superior support services to hotel partners (revenue management advice and marketing opportunities)
• Ensure that their partner hotels’ product (content, rates and availability) is consistently optimized and competitive on the Expedia sites to maximize customer conversion
• Secure additional inventory over high demand and compression periods to satisfy customers’ needs
• Secure seasonal deals, evergreen and dynamic promotions within the guidelines set by Management to support the brands’ merchandising and marketing efforts.

Pffafikon, Switzerland

From a central location in Switzerland 1 International team of contract managers is appointed to contract the total portfolio of accommodations (about 7000 accommodations which vary between campsites to 5* deluxe hotels all over Europe). My main contracting destinations during these 13 years for Thomas Cook brands are in Italy (Tuscany, Umbria, Lazio.

Hoofddorp, Netherlands

Coming back at Thomas Cook again starting contracting again in destinations like Italy (Tuscany, Umbria, Lazio, Adriatic coast, Lakes (Garda, Como and Maggiore)), Austria (Tirol and Salzburgerland), Germany (northern part) and Holland.Main tasks:- responsible for your part of the portfolio about 300 contracts to have enough available rooms;- (re)negotiate.

Ridderkerk, Netherlands

Being a Senior Product manager you have the task to be responsible for self-drive holidays to Austria during Summer and the Wintersport destinations. Every year you prepare the new planning and strategy by analyzing variety of offers and the product from your competitors. You are also visiting and contracting the accommodations. You prepare the package.

Hoofddorp, Netherlands

Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland

As traffic manager you were responsible for the whole operation to organize the travel per coach from different pick-up points in the Netherlands to different holiday destinations in Europe. Every week between 15 and 40 coaches were hired and scheduled to bring customers from different Touroperators to their holiday destination. Together with an assistant.

Alphen Aan Den Rijn, Zuid-Holland

Labyrinth Outdoor & Travel, this agency started organizing holidays for youngster from 18 to 30 years doing all kind of outdoor activities all over Europe and beach holidays in Spain, France, Italy and Croatia. With a small team I was responsible to set up the sales organization and get our product known at the travel agents all over the Netherlands..

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Hague Area, Netherlands

Main tasks;- On a daily basis processing request for groups incentives.- sales visits to potential customers and companies.- setting up programs, negotiating rates for activities, drinks, meals and hotelstays.In total we organised on a annual base about 300 groups incentives with a average of 35 participants per group.

Haarlem, Netherlands

Main tasks:- taking reservations by telephone for trips by coach for groups and individuals.- support the product department by selecting hotels and programming- setting up a groups & incentives department which makes tailor-made incentives. I organised a 4 day visit of Dutch writers from the publisher "De Bezige Bij" to the annual book-fair in Frankfurt.