Home based position to research travel dates, cruise destinations, and financial considerations for individuals and groups looking to cruise. Plan, describe and sell itinerary packages offered by cruise lines. Keep abreast of cruise trends and specials to relay to customers and repeat cruise clients

Responsible for bringing in new corporate business to travel agency. Territory responsibility Pacific NorthwestUse local and national resources to communicate to prospective corporate travelersPrepare and present sales opportunities/tools for new companies to save money in corporate travel

• Territory responsibility Idaho, Oregon, Washington• Make sales calls/presentations on accounts focusing on increasing bookings and managing override agreements• Build and maintain relationships with customers• Created a data base of top 500 leisure customers in territory• Send weekly e-mail blasts of company products/specials

• Plan and develop sales strategies and budgeting resulting in $20 million annual revenues for territory• Made sales calls on accounts focusing on revenue/share improvement, group traffic and high yield business• Identify specific corporate sales opportunities matching product with customer needs resulting in corporate contracts • Negotiate and manage relationships with key targeted accounts to enhance the sales process. Monthly review of progress by use of internal in-house computer reports and intra-net resources• Community involvement and lobbying efforts to involve Northwest Airlines with the governor, lieutenant governor, and other state officials including the State of Idaho Department of Commerce and Idaho Tourism Department• Team member in the launch of Northwest Airlines new PDX-NRT service (spring 2005)Ticket Agent/Station Agent Pacific Airlines/AirWest Airlines/Hughes AirWest/Republic Airlines• Gained experience in every department of the airline at the station level• Worked extensively in air freight, ramp, ticket counter, gates, lost and found• Supervised up to eight employees