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By working with businesses and organisations to understand their corporate travel programme or corporate housing requirements, we can deliver innovative solutions to the challenges that business leaders, travel bookers and travellers themselves face. Our range of serviced apartments across London and the South East offer travellers the opportunity to create a home-away-from-home experience from just three nights to much longer term stays. Serviced apartments offer an opportunity to add value to your travel programme, giving travellers the option of greater flexibility, a higher degree of comfort and the ability to continue with their usual routines by cooking, working out and relaxing like they would at home. This often results in a higher adherence to corporate travel policies as travellers have more options to consider. For businesses, a service apartment option can offer cost savings versus hotels in both in rate and traveller expenses. Rather than booking with Airbnb or Booking.com, Flying Butler offers businesses and travel bookers better support when they are on the road but also in the booking process and post-departure. If you are considering adding a serviced apartment component to your travel programme or would like to know more, I would be delighted to discuss further.

Lead and inspire a team of Sales Managers and Sales Executives to hunt new business and develop strong working relationships with their defined market segments to achieve overall hotel revenue goals in rooms, events, food & beverage and spa. Devise and implement sales improvement plans to support Sales Team in achieving goals. Work with Marketing Manager to enhance the brand and property recognition amongst client base. Support Revenue Management with pricing decisions to ensure that we remain ahead of our competitor set.

Responsible for sales, marketing and public relations activity for The Swan Southwold and seven properties within the 'Adnams Managed Properties' group. Lead and develop strong guest experience improvement plans through weekly reporting and partnering with property leaders to deliver initiatives aimed at driving guest and brand loyalty. Support operational teams during the season to ensure that guests always received a level of hospitality that exceeded their expectations. Sourcing and manage the relationship with the chosen PR agency to ensure press office activity level was high and fruitful to brand recognition efforts. Key achievements include gaining acceptance into Mr. & Mrs. Smith and collaborating to drive revenue through this auspicious channel. Work with Quintessentially Travel to launch The Swan Southwold to their membership base. Delivered press and influencer trips including Lady Amelia Windsor's review in Harper's Bazaar and worked with Property Leaders to achieve 4 Black Star AA rating for The Swan.

Curating engaging experiences designed to motivate, inspire and deliver business objectives.We immerse ourselves in our clients’ brands, providing strategic and creative direction through to live event delivery. We will work with you to create the content of your event and will source the production, logistics, digital amplification and communications - we offer a fully integrated service, ticking every box.

Rosewood London is at the heart of one of the world’s leading cities. Since the early years of the 20th century, the grand Edwardian edifice has been a notable part of the life of the British capital.Rosewood London offers guests true urban sanctuaries, with 262 rooms and 44 suites that are among the top hotels in London. Informed by the grand traditions of a British manor home, the five-star hotel’s stylish interiors –all dreamed up by designer Tony Chi and Associates– are crafted from the finest materials and appointed to the highest standard.From the beguiling jewel box design of the Mirror Room to a buzzy modern British brasserie – not to mention the conversational Scarfes Bar and charming Edwardian courtyard terrace – Rosewood London offers some of the capital’s finest cuisine. An ideal destination for romantic dinners or corporate entertaining, the heritage hotel offers an assortment of culinary experiences to remember.One of the premier spa hotels in London, Rosewood London offers world-class amenities for keeping both body and soul in good health. Relaxation and rejuvenation take centre stage in the indulgent spa and state-of-the-art fitness centre.

Dorchester Collection hotels are landmarks of individuality, prestige and comfort with peerless reputations that continue to attract royalty, dignitaries, celebrities, and an international set accustomed to the finer things in life. Whether you are staying in London, Beverly Hills, Paris, Milan, Geneva or Los Angeles, each of our hotels offers a rich and unique provenance, embodying the distinctive culture of the world’s finest cities. Contemporary style and state-of-the-art facilities enrich the original charm and heritage of each hotel, ensuring a consistently exceptional and memorable experience. To stay at any one of these iconic hotels, to meet or dine in their refined surroundings, is to experience the epitome of taste and glamour. The Dorchester Collection name remains an assurance to guests of a special sense of welcome and belonging, in hotels remarkable for their unique character, attention to detail and quality of service.Focus on Midwest, West Coast and Canadian group segments along with responsibility for managing charities, associations and airlines for the three UK properties - The Dorchester, 45 Park Lane and Coworth Park.

Based at Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel, set in Mayfair near museums and landmarks, grand department stores, West End theatres and businesses, our 5-star hotel's London location boasts quick access to top area dining, shopping & attractions. With its stately forecourt graced by its original Lutyens wrought-iron gates, striking hotel reception and intimate library, our five-star hotel's London guests are introduced to the approachable elegance that extends throughout richly appointed guest rooms, palatial suites and executive-level rooms to lavish public spaces, including our extensive fitness suite. Responsible for securing US based meetings, incentives, conference and event business from both direct clients and intermediary agents in order to achieve and exceed rooms and banqueting revenue targets.

Corporate Traveller is one of the worlds leading personal and competitively priced corporate travel and expense management service providers. We have a unique culture of accountability, ownership and performance recognition that delivers flexible and renowned personalised service.Corporate Traveller operates locally around the United Kingdom, providing a high touch “one stop” travel service to businesses with a small and medium sized spend, paying for our service by transaction fees. Generally our clients’ travel spend ranges from £5,000 – £2M.Responsibilities:Pro-actively manage and develop a portfolio of corporate clients' corporate travel requirements.Utilize account planning and revenue targeting tools to effectively manage account activity and aim to increase account spend, profit margin and overall account growth. Build and maintain strong and robust working relationships with key decision makers within portfolio to ensure that client satisfaction levels are maintained and exceeded. Provide clients with a full travel management service including spend analysis and reporting, manage and handle all supplier negotiations with air, hotel and land supplier partners.Seek and and explore new business opportunities through networking, organizing business development events and undertake lead generation projects. Qualify new business leads, deliver exciting and unique new business pitches and respond to RFP requests.

Provide a full account management service to a wide range of specialist travel agencies and event management companies with a view to increasing Virgin Atlantic's market share andgenerating increases in flown revenue.Attend, host and participate in corporate hospitality events aimed at generating new business leads and/or consolidating existing business arrangements. Organize, host and manage client fam trips including airport visits and international exploration events to educate key travel bookers on the product and service offered. Develop comprehensive Account Management Plans using the set account planning methodology for all key accounts in specified portfolio with a view to protecting existing revenue streams, maximizing new business opportunities and ensuring client satisfaction.Plan face to face meetings, telephone calls and conference calls with senior level decision makers to build and maintain relationships to secure long term revenue streams and life time value customers.Provide accurate product and service training to travel partners on the Virgin Atlantic Group Sales proposition.Manage and coordinate internal relationships with Revenue Management, Pricing, Airport Services, Trade Marketing, VIP Team, and outstations across the network to ensure all Group travel requirements are met and expectations are exceeded.Initiated and coordinated a successful networking event aimed at influencing corporate in-house event managers on their choices of destination for future events.Worked with VIP Coordinators and Airport Operations to handle Group travel for a number of well known music and entertainment groups resulting in increased loyalty to the Virgin Atlantic product and service. .

Managing and developing a key account portfolio of 356 clients with a view to generating incremental revenue and increasing Virgin Atlantic’s Market Share. Working in collaboration with the marketing department and clients to refresh the service, build a broader portfolio and create new acquisition campaigns. Researching competitors, products and the marketplace using business directories (Dunn & Bradstreet), websites and industry media to generate new business and leads for the Flying Co scheme.Supporting Flying Co Teams in the redevelopment of the service in Johannesburg, Caribbean and the USA. Representing the Flying Co product and service at open days, trade shows and other marketing events. Building relationships with key members of the travel trade to push Flying Co as a means of increasing the use of Virgin Atlantic Corporate Nett agreements. Working in collaboration with IT and Internal Communications, spearheaded the creation of a company-wide incentive scheme that is poised to deliver 6000-10000 leads per annum. Delivered an Outbound Lead Generation project aimed at acquiring new business through contacting companies that have no prior commercial arrangement with VA. Played a key role in doubling direct reservations to £1m in 2011.Delivered a 39% increase in total revenue generated by the programme year to date. Personally generated blue chip corporate leads for Sales Managers with companies such as Balfour Beatty, L’Oreal and Fujitsu. Signed up 40 new client accounts through representing the Flying Co product at marketing events such as the ‘Business Travel Trade Show’. Have successfully run corporate events at The O2 and The Oval with a view to further strengthening relationships with key clients. Facilitated the development of a new Flying Co acquisition campaign through working with ‘Miss Jones’ PA Club.