Lynde Evans Email & Phone Number

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Newark, Delaware, United States

• Embassy Suites Newark Wilmington SouthHomewood Suites Newark Wilmington SouthManager of the Year 2019- Embassy Suites Best RevPar Growth 2019- Homewood Suites
• 154 Room Embassy Suites
• 91 Room Homewood Suites
• Responsible for an overall $11 Million Dollar combined budget.
• Responsible for a personal booking goal of $1.8 Million Dollars in the Business Travel and Corporate Group Segments.
• Implement the overall direction, coordination, and execution of the Sales and Marketing Plan.

I currently establish specific Sales Topics for our weekly Regional Sales Call. Once a week I run the Northeast Regional Sales Calls for 13 hotels covering that Sales Topics of the week and report back to EVP, VP and VP of Operations.

A training and advisory role to new Director of Sales joining Island Hospitality. The DOS Ambassador optimizes the sales person’s time, learning and proficiency through the effective coaching and application of learning.

Mt Laurel NJ

• Island Hospitality Sales Leader of the Year 2016Best RevPar Index Growth -Hyatt house 2017
• Meets or exceeds budgeted REVPAR for the hotel.
• Prepares hotel’s Annual Marketing plan.
• Prepares departmental budget that correctly reflects the hotel’s business plan.
• Forecasts occupancy fluctuations and directs selling activities to maximize revenues. Knows the hotel’s demand segments, sources of business for each, and balances market segments according to supply and demand.
• Knows the principal competition for each market segment and takes advantage of hotel’s strengths against each competitor.

Philadelphia PA

• Sell hotel guest rooms groups through direct client contact to maximize total rooms revenues and profits.
• Responsible for individual travel including knowledge and experience in business travel.
• Contacted representatives from respective market segments to solicit business for the hotel.
• Negotiate guest room rates, meeting room rental, function space, and hotel services within approved booking guidelines.
• Negotiated National and Local Business Travel contracts & rates.
• Travelled to complete Booking Agency Visits (BCD & CWT)

Philadelphia PA

• Responsible for Corporate Group Bookings Midwest – East Coast
• Negotiate guest room rates, meeting room rental, function space, and hotel services within approved booking guidelines.
• Ensured quality service to both customers and colleagues.
• Executed cut-off dates on group bookings.
• Planned and conducted pre-cons and post-cons.
• Analyzed requirement of function space outlined available hotel facilities and service offered and quoted pricing.

Philadelphia PA

• Negotiate Local and National Account Contracts for Business Travel.
• Responsible for individual travel including knowledge and experience in business travel.
• Maintain and manage business travel accounts.
• Responsible for booking and maintaining Wedding Blocks.
• Secure and maintain SMERF Convention and Group Business as well as outline meeting space needed.
• Build relationships with local attractions, and vendors to establish leisure packages, and market them successfully.

Philadelphia PA

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication, General

Diploma, General Studies