Jane Patrick Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

~ Leader in the creation of life enriching, personally crafted luxury travel experiences.~ Event planning - Recommends, develops and manages travel, accommodations and hotel plans for conferences/meetings. Working closely with event delegates to accommodate pre and post event travel requirements. Negotiating hotel and accommodation contracts as an agent of the event planner. ~ Negotiates rates and contracts with hotels and inbound ground suppliers.~ Consistent top sales achiever. Exceeds individual sales and revenue targets yearly.~ Mentors, coaches and collaborates with colleagues and staff.~ Attends training sessions, familiarization trips and site inspections to maintain current industry knowledge and gain insight into tourism trends.~ Provides exemplary customer service to new and existing clients, which helps build lasting relationships and secure an extremely high rate of repeat and referral clients.~ Contributes fresh, innovative and informative travel pieces featured on the North South Travel travel blog.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

~ Founded and managed Fresh Tracks Adventure Travel. Grew revenue from less than one million dollars in sales to over six million dollars in sales.~ Developed and curated supplier relationships.~ Led a team of 6-8 full-time employees. Mentored, coached and trained new staff and assistants.~ Cultivated existing clients and explored new opportunities for business development.~ Achieved top sales performance and year on year sales growth by strategically adapting to the rapidly changing and competitive travel industry.~ Managed day-to-day business operations, including accounting, finance, HR, marketing and public relations.~ Created a forward-thinking, inclusive and performance-oriented business culture.~ Stayed current with market trends to determine opportunities for market growth of the adventure travel business.~ Strong interpersonal skills combined with excellent personal organization, planning and project management skills.

Certificate, Small Business & Entrepreneurship

Diploma, Tourism And Travel Management