Loretta Messick Email & Phone Number

Travel Manager responsible for all aspects of booking travel and for reporting cost savings. Meeting planner/negotiator for various on and offsite events such as sales meetings for internal & external staff, dealer advisory board meetings, dealer incentive trips, bicycle launch events and conventions.Worked directly for the President/COO, CFO and DOS of a.

Worked for over three years on a start-up online corporate travel site. Liaison between Expedia Corporate Travel and business travel accounts (REI, K2, Cobalt Group and Sagem Morpho were some local Washington accounts that I managed). Also, required travel out of state for onsite training, or with salesperson to assist with sell of account. Handled all.

Responsible for cold calling and being creative in obtaining leads for new corporate business; developing proposals; making formal presentations and working closely with new accounts to make their transition smooth.

Cold calling on new accounts to build a start-up parking business; relationship building; maintaining existing accounts by phone calls and personal visits all within the state of Arizona; account tracking; set-up, worked, and attended various industry trade shows; attended regional meetings for Thrifty Car Rental

Provided various travel services for three onsite Large-market corporate accounts that included: Orbital Sciences, TRW & ASU. Solely maintained a one+ million dollar account; worked as a team player in several multiple person on-sites; completed weekly and quarterly reporting for agency; process accounting documents; proficient use of Sabre & Apollo GDS.

Implemented on-site travel office through a small Travel Agency; provided meeting planning solely for Rockford Corporation as well as other various travel-related functions; processed all accounting documents; maintained my own reporting system; proficient use of Apollo reservation system

Started out as a new travel counselor and worked my way to Assistant Manager. Duties included: handling travel for both corporate and leisure markets; trained new staff on Apollo reservation system; processed accounting documents and weekly ARC reporting; cold calling for new corporate accounts