Responsible for Marketing, Sales, Advertising & Promotion of Muckross Park Hotel, the Spa at Muckross, Yew Tree Restaurant, Jarvey's Rest Irish Pub, Monk's Lounge, The Reserve Self Catering Apartments and Weddings at Muckross.Represent the hotel at appointments, sales calls, trade & consumer shows. Conduct show arounds with clients, showcasing the hotel facilities and generating bookings from these leads.Devising Marketing strategies, plans & budgets, booking ads locally & nationally.Work on content and design of all collateral and marketing materials.Consistently updating all Social Media channels including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin, You tube and Pinterest. Writing press releases. Send regular newsletters.Updating websites. Ensuring all content and imagery is correct and up to date.Coordination of photography, graphic design and video production for every department within the business. Special event coordination for example, Celebrity Chef cookery demonstrations, Conferences, Style events, Wedding events.

I managed all areas of Marketing, Sales and Business Development. I coordinated Marketing and Sales strategies for the Limerick City Hotel and executed the Media launch for McGettigan’s Irish Bar Limerick. Maintained and built relationships with corporate clients, media connections, and all online travel agencies.Implemented effective digital and social media marketing strategies; sending newsletters & updating facebook. Managed and enhanced the hotel’s website www.limerickcityhotel.ie. I designed new innovative products to help maximise revenue, updated content, images and promotional offers. Negotiated and implemented key sponsorship opportunities - communicating with local companies in relation to upcoming festivals and events.

As Relationship Manager for Gulliver Ireland, Ireland's first online travel agency, I was the main point of contact for over 850 hotels, 25 hotel groups and 800 B&Bs and Guesthouses. I maintained and built strong B2B relationships with key suppliers. Knowing key demand areas and high demand periods, implementing regular rate & inventory revisions allowed me to secure stock to meet the demands of the market. I was responsible for securing stock for our main consumer site, GoIreland.com and over 100 affiliated websites. I ensured suppliers were utilising our Sales Channel to the best of it's potential and maximising revenue. Presented suppliers with optimisation tips, conducted evaluations & business reviews, monthly reports, quarterly business reviews and year end overviews.I was also responsible for maintaining a good level of discounted rates & promotional offers, gathering information for inclusion in newsletters & on social media networks. I gained extensive knowledge of B2B and B2C marketing tools, executing successful marketing initiatives both online & offline.

B2C and B2B sales of car-hire and accommodationClient Services for Nova Car Hire & Gulliver IrelandLiasing with Car Rental companies Confirming & Amending bookingsMarket ResearchSix Sigma ProjectTraining new staffNova Training Manual

A popular Ring of Kerry stop renowned for it's Irish entertainment, smoked salmon tasting and spectacular location on the banks of the River Laune.