Gregory Abbott Email & Phone Number

West Usa

Major European River Cruise Line, based in France. Promote Groups and full ship charters to tour operators and other group operators. Handled sales and travel promotions with various consortiums and host agency leisure accounts. Travel industry account management.• Coordinated and hosted events for travel partners including sales meetings, trainings, celebrations, consumer events and familiarization trips• Attended conferences and trade association meetings to represent company and promote products.• Planned, developed, and implemented training strategies to increase company growth- Effectively manage travel partner relationships and achieve growth targets through regular contactand informative communication.- Develop a business development strategy for a specific region in North America.- Maintain a high level of product knowledge and understand the overall marketplace, competitor's strengths and weaknesses, and industry trends.

West Coast Usa

Chambers of Commerece, alumni and Affinity group promotions Groups sales with travel promotions to various Affinity Groups, including Chambers of Commerce and Alumni accounts. Increase Group Sales and assist and advise accounts building revenue from travel programs. Promotions and Presentations both in person and on webinars

Southern California

Travel Industry Account management Increase sales revenue mainly from travel agency accounts, both Group and FIT tour programs.Build long-term relationships with both existing clients and bring in new accounts.Promote tour products at trade shows, in-person sales calls, and product seminars.Road Show sales Blitz with Costa Cruises in joint promotion. • Developed long-lasting relationships with partners and customers.• Followed up with existing customers to increase purchases of products and services.- Coordinate and oversee marketing initiatives executed by travel partners.- Efficiently manage a sales and cooperative marketing budget.- Develop and execute penetration strategies in-line with the company's overall sales strategy.- Effectively manage travel partner relationships and achieve growth targets through regular contactand informative communication.

Now re-branded as CELESTYAL CRUISES. Account management for Greek Island niche product LOUIS CRUISE LINES. Athens-based line sold through various tour operators in the USA. Partnered with tour operators to promote Greece in their programs. In person sales calls to travel agent offices, primary focus on leisure accounts. Considerable training and seminars to educate travel agents on various programs. In-person product training at tour operator offices in-house for their sales teams. Territory Sales Blitz prior to seminars to agents. Set locations and invited agents to dinner / breakfast seminars and shipboard Fams. Territory California and Arizona.

Italian cruise line with itineraries operating in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. Company unknown in USA at time with no brand awareness. Travel Industry Field Sales Territory Western USA- states of CA, AZ, NV, UT, OR, & WAPrimary sales mission build business for European-based cruise line without preferred relationship accounts or United States brand identity. Started with no accounts and added over 800.• Strategically worked with travel partners focusing on building relationships, creating brand loyalty, and increasing annual revenue• Formulated and fostered relationships with several multi-million dollar producing accounts• Led the development and implementation of annual sales and marketing plans for key accounts• Created and developed annual business plans that include territory analysis, marketing plans and ROI• Analyzed regional market trends to discover new opportunities for growth.

Southern California