Sales And Marketing Manager
Current• Sell hotel guest rooms and banquet facilities through direct client contact to maximize room revenue. Selling hotel inventory to embassies, corporates, ministries and Public Sector Undertakings.• Prepared and presented marketing plans, sales literature, and contracts for clients to keep the hotel in conjunction with corporate quota.• Met with prospective clients in order to establish a business relationship• Communicated effectively with the sales team and internal departments to meet organizational goals Increased RevPar, Occupancy and Caterings making Hotel the most profitable for ownership out of our fourteen hotels while working all market segments.• Manage and maintain relationships with key clients in order to produce group and or business travel.• Negotiate guest room rates, meeting room rental, function space, and hotel services within approved booking guidelines.• Participating in Domestic and International Travel marts and Exhibitions• Responsible for maximizing our hotel's revenues by developing programs to increase occupancy and make profitable use of its accommodation, meeting and leisure facilities. • Identify the factors that shape the hotel’s appeal to customers. Monitor customer reviews on own website or on hotel booking sites to identify the strengths and weaknesses of our hotel. Speak to guests in person or in follow up calls. • Be responsible for coordinating marketing and promotional activities to meet customer needs, working closely with other hotel staff to ensure customers are satisfied with the facilities and their time there.