Crowne Meetings Manager (EVENTS)
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- Manages all functions of the Conference and Banquet operations to achieve the optimum departmental revenue targets
- Conducts sales visits, telephone calls, writes letters, sends emails and extends invitations to clients to visit the hotel
- Follows up on all enquiries
- Analyses historical and other statistical information
- Entertain clients with the object to secure business or strengthen ties when required
- Negotiate terms pertinent to the sale of conference and banqueting services
- Conduct site inspections and tour familiarizations
- Conduct client interviews
- Attends trade shows and sells conference space when directed
- Establish leads from newspapers, magazines, relevant industry documents and follow up
- Maintain a regular pattern of sales calls
- Maintain regular contact with ICHG regional hotels and reservation networks
- Monitor competitor activities and use information when developing strategies
- Develop and maintain contact with business generations, meeting and convention planners, visitors/convention Bureau/ travel agents, tour operators, airlines, corporate accounts, Government Departments and other producers closely allied to hotel business
- Assist in the co-ordination of conference sales/promotional events and activities
- Assist in the operation of banquet functions