Biographical Information: Babs Daitch, Personal, Passionate and Professional; romancing the tourism community for three decades as a global travel advisor, tour director/ guide/ manager and travel event planner for associations, while maintaining her love and lifestyle centered on the travel experience and adding a bit of panache to the tourism industry. A veritable walking encyclopedia of information with a wealth of insights about: International & National Destinations, California, Nevada, the Southwest and Seven Continents; all in her back pocket. Since 1981, She has been playing an active role in the global tourism community, while maintaining her love and lifestyle centered on the travel experience, revealing history, local culture, unique places of interest, obscure curiosities, architecture, food, fun, contemporary art, reinvention, and hidden gems. With thirty years of hospitality and tourism expertise in: Sales & Marketing, Meeting & Event Planner, Ground Operations and Product Development for destinations, land, cruise, and niche market campaigns, I deliver a high profile team player with excellent organizational and communications skills. Working with companies and organizations that appreciate a "thinking out of the box" high energetic mature team member who is very results oriented, I continue to add my bit of panache to the tourism industry. Presently available as a consultant or short term contractor for travel projects & events or tourism marketing campaigns.Specialties: Tourism product development & programming, meeting & event planning, ground operations & transportation, tour & itinerary development, product and pricing negotiation, logistics, people & communication skills, computer literate, branding, public relations, student, senior, active or LGBT markets., while bringing along three decades of cultivating business relationships and tourism industry intelligence.Industry Associations:International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA.org)Las Vegas Tourist Guides Guild, Certified Professional Tour Guide (lvtgg.com/babsdaitch/) President of the Las Vegas Tourist Guides Guild (LVTGG.com)National Federation of Tourist Guides Association, Secretary, NFTGA Board of Director. (NFTGA.com) Member of San Francisco Tour Guide Guild, Member of Women's Leadership Philanthropy Council (WLPC) Dominican University, San Rafael, CA/