Jay Rios Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

Wyndham Destination Network/Endless Vacations is part of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands, one of the largest and most trusted names in hospitality across the globe. Endless Vacations Rentals makes it easy, convenient and affordable to search for and book resort vacations by providing access to more than 200,000 resort condo rentals in nearly 100 countries.

Greater Chicago Area

Global Sales Director, Wyndham Hotel Group - Parsippany, NJ Managed AAA National account for Wyndham Hotel Group with 2014 brand web and voice revenue goal of $62M. Primary goals of increasing AAA approved hotels across 15 brands, increasing AAA market share and growing relationship with AAA National and Regional AAA Clubs for top producing hotels. • Grew AAA production from all distribution channels from $325M in 2013 to $415M in 2014• Achieved 135% of 2014 revenue goal of $62M• Developed relationships with regional AAA leadership to market our top producing hotels to AAA members (result was marketing and promotional plans put in place with 6 of the top AAA Regional Clubs in the country)• Leveraged resources to influence qualified non-approved hotels to apply for AAA inspection• Grew the number of AAA approved hotels between 2013 and 2015 by 618 hotels• Worked with Sales Innovation team to develop local market strategy and deliverables for hotels and field resources to communicate to local AAA branch offices

Global Sales Manager, Wyndham Hotel Group - Parsippany, NJ • Increased market share and grew revenue in 10 state Midwest territory by 8-11% annually and grew by 24% in 2008• Minimum of 35 monthly sales calls to educate, update and build relationships with preferred and non-preferred top producing upscale leisure and corporate agencies in territory• Established database in Delphi using Corporate Hotelligence Reports / Travel Click to identify, service and increase bookings from top corporate and leisure accounts for a 14% increase in bookings from top accounts• Delivered presentations at trade shows hosted by tourist boards, wholesalers and industry organizations in 10 states • Established excellent working and personal relationships with key accounts, major airlines, wholesalers and competitors in marketplace• Achieved and surpassed sales goals for leisure and group production

Business Development Manager, American Classic Voyages - Chicago, IL • Sales calls to top producing group, incentive and volume FIT accounts in territory resulting in territory growth from $3.5M to $7.2M+ from 1989 to 2001• Met or exceeded sales goal in 10 of 12 years, and recognized for largest single year percentage increase of $1.2M in 1996• Territorial sales manager covering 7 mid-western states representing 4 owned and operated cruise lines: American Hawaii Cruises, the Delta Queen Steamboat Co, United States Lines and Delta Queen Coastal Voyages

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