Erica Seigneur Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas Area

Drive the activities of the hotel sales teams, providing leadership, support, and motivation necessary to implement effective sales and marketing strategies and to maximize the generation of hotel sales/revenues.Develops, manages, and monitors sales activities/performance to ensure hotels exceed established revenue plan; accurately reports variances/projections.Regularly review the level of future revenue forecasts for to create action plans and strategies to enhance results.Flexible and adaptable to identify opportunity, and drive success within varying chain scale brands, locations, and changing economic conditions and/or cycles.Assist General Managers in the development and update of the hotel-level business plan to include input on sales goals and plans that support the overall business and sales strategies of the company. Recruits, hires, onboards, trains, & provides career development for all sales personnel; conducts performance evaluations and provides feedback to employees using company hiring standards and guidelines.Marriott Hotels -Houston Marriott Energy Corridor Residence Inn By Marriott Houston Park RowResidence Inn by Marriott Houston West Energy CorridorResidence Inn by Marriott BeaumontTownePlace Suites by Marriott San Antonio Airport Residence Inn By Marriott Tucson AirportTownePlace Suites by Marriott Tucson - Williams Centre Hilton HotelsHomewood Suites by Hilton Stafford/Sugar LandHomewood Suites by Hilton El Paso AirportHilton Garden Inn by Hilton El Paso AirportHilton Garden Inn Tucson AirportHome2 Midland (TX) East Home2 Tucson AirportHome2 Orlando South Davenport Hilton Garden Inn Lewisville -DallasHampton Inn and Suites Texarkana

Houston, Texas Area

2017 Results -Exceeded Budget by over $500,000Grew Special Corporate by 11% as compared to 2016Grew Group Bookings by 49% as compared to 2016Responsible for all rooms sales for business travel, group, transient, and local corporate catering.Proactively daily solicitations of new accounts through internet prospecting, telemarketing and sales blitzesAggressive Solicitor of New Group BusinessSales presentations and hosting events for key and target organizationsAssist in completions of monthly, quarterly and annual reportsAnalysis of quarterly presentations on state of business travelResearch and analysis for business planMarket analysis for hotel via Hotelligence 360 / Demand 360Memberships / AwardsTexas Business Travel Association – Member Texas Business Travel Association - Public Relation Committee Chair, 2017 & 2018Texas Business Travel Association - Nominated for Allied Member of the Year, 2017Texas Western Hospitality Conference - Most Improved RevParApple Reit (Hotel Ownership) - Shining Apple Award

Jacksonville, Florida Area

One Ocean Resort & Spa, an AAA four-diamond, Forbes four-star property, is a Northeast Florida’s beachfront boutique resort offering an authentic, elegant and intuitive experience. The artful getaway is situated on the sweeping white sands and rolling waves of the Atlantic Ocean in Atlantic Beach, minutes from Jacksonville. Travel and Leisure's 500 Best Hotels • Markets – Business Travel and Group (Medical, Education, Legal, and Sports)• Grew Business Travel by 20% in Occupancy in 2014• Pacing for a 20% growth in ADR and Occupancy for 2015• Monthly travel into new markets previously unsolicited• Sales presentations and hosting events for key and target organizations• Proactively daily solicitation of new accounts• Negotiate contracts and contract addendums• Assist in completions of monthly, quarterly and annual reports• Analysis of monthly presentations on state of business travel• Assist in research and analysis for business plan• Aggressive solicitor of new preferred accounts for the hotel• Market analysis for hotel via Hotelligence 360 / Demand 360

Sugar Land, Texas

• Business Travel Sales Professional representing 3.5 Million in Hotel Transient Sales• Manager and Hotel Liaison for Marriott Based System, MarRFP,MRDW, and CI/TY• Sales presentations and hosted events for key and target organizations.• Proactively daily solicitation of new accounts• Negotiate contracts and contract addendums.• Assist in completion of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.• Analysis of Monthly presentations on state of business travel.• Assist in research and analysis for Business Plan.Member of TBTA - Houston Chapter

Sugar Land, Texas

• Manager and hotel liaison of the Marriott based lead referral system “One Source”• Sales presentations and hosting events for key and target organizations• Proactively daily solicitations of new accounts• Negotiate contracts and contract addendums• Assist in research and analysis for business plan

• Represented the Local Corporate Catering, Government, and all Small Group accounts for the Houston and surrounding region.• Developed and implemented packaged plans for on-site group team building activities.• Creation and implementation of banquet menus, holiday menus, and meeting packages.• Customized and negotiated contracts based on client’s specific needs.• Developed and implemented strategies and campaigns to solicit potential clients.• Created client appreciation projects twice annually.• Member of MPI – Houston Area Chapter.

• Responsible for growing the business over 30% through proactive catering sales.• Responsible for all catered events including weddings, debutante balls, community annul events, and corporate day meetings.• Creation and implementation of banquet menus, holiday menus, and meeting packages.• Detailed and managed all catered events held within The Town Club.• Detailed and managed all catered events held in private homes and locations of Town Club members. Outside catered events included annual Governor of Texas fundraiser and Spohn Hospital Lyceum fundraiser.• Competed successfully against area county clubs to grow membership.