Pam Meehan Email & Phone Number

Leader entrusted with managing key strategic partnerships and mentoring a staff of Account Directors.Program Management - responsible Internova's SELECT and Worldwide Hotel Programs.Partnership Development - Serve as the executive liaison between EVP and hotel program partners. Main point-of-contact for key strategic accounts. Budget - responsible for budget forecasting and reporting.

Plymouth, Mn

Executive entrusted with managing the company’s highest-producing hotel partnerships and with mentoring a staff of market managers. * Partnership Development - Serve as the executive liaison between leadership team and the programs’ hotel partners. Main point-of-contact for global hotel partners including IHG, Best Western, Choice, Fairmont and La Quinta. * Program Measurements - Forecast and track performance to ensure business objectives are exceeded and future growth is realized.* Team Management – RFP specialist is a direct report, responsible for processing over 30,000 RFPs. * Program Management - responsible for company’s Lanyon relationship and negotiated a long-term agreement for the on-boarding of two hotel program’s participating hotels.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Part of the team responsible for developing hotel programs to help drive new revenue the company’s divisions (Vacation.com, Nexion, Tzell, Protravel, Travel Leaders Leisure, Travel Leaders Corporate).* Partnership Creation - negotiated contracts with top hoteliers like Hyatt, Hilton, IHG and Choice. Prospected independent properties represented by aggregators like WORLDHOTELS.* Product Development – tasked with conceptualizing the hotel division’s marketing tools and sales-support materials.

Eden Prairie, Mn

Department head tasked with the development of programs to exceed objectives and differentiate the product portfolio. * Supplier Relations – managed the company’s portfolio of hotel, car rental and travel insurance preferred relationships. * Contract Negotiations - negotiated long term contracts including marketing and sponsorship funds.* Co-Op Marketing – prospected over $1M in incremental marketing funds during tenure.

Minneapolis, Mn

Managed the company’s hotel, car rental, niche tour operator and travel insurance preferred relationships. * Contract Negotiations - negotiated long term contracts with new partners and revamped evergreen agreements to be more productive. * Request for Proposal (RFP) Process Creation - developed the company’s automated RFP process. * Program Development - created the company’s Luxury Hotel Program and introduced marketing and sponsorship opportunities to drive incremental revenue.

Minneapolis, Mn

Developed and managed a leisure hotel program with over 5,000 participating hotels. * Program Development - negotiated, implemented and tracked a marketing program featuring company exclusive offers used by Carlson Wagonlit Travel’s 1,300 travel agencies to sell to consumers. * Training - led seminars-at-seas training session for CWT agency owners, managers and travel agents.

Minneapolis, Mn

Led the development of a cooperative marketing team of 17 European hotels with a mission to cross culturally build brand awareness. Developed long term and short term plans, defined marketing objectives and determined target customer segments.

Aruba

Managed a $3M dollar marketing budget. Advised a group of 30 resorts in the U.S. and Caribbean on maximizing co-op budgets. Managed relationship with American advertising agency on marketing programs designed to increase occupancy and revenue, resulting in a 9.9% increase in Rev Par (Revenue Per Available Room).

Minneapolis, Mn

Managed six SMART (Strategic Marketing Advertising & Regional Training) regions' activities. Developed and managed individualized customer specific, multi-million dollar marketing plans for each region (+200 hotels). Conducted numerous committee and regional meetings in the U.S. and Caribbean. Created a company-wide newsletter for owners, general managers and directors of sale.

Minneapolis, Mn

Coordinated a loyalty guest program, system-wide consumer promotions and the first on-line travel agent frequency program Look-to-Book. Produced an internal and external newsletter for all hotels, regional sales offices and clients. Participated in the development and implementation of a worldwide corporate rate program.

Minneapolis, Mn

Administered the frequent flyer program (five airline partners), local corporate program and national corporate rate program. Managed in-house advertising agency accounts receivable and accounts payable. Scheduled radio spots, newspaper space and negotiated barter agreements for local hotels.