Kat***ide

Hospitality, Hospitality Industry

Senior Luxury Travel and Lifestyle Advisor at Travel Edge

• Location: New York
• Duration: Mar 2017 to Present
• Description: Built my own Virtuoso travel business of 70+ luxury leisure and corporate clients while acting as DOSM for a tech start-up. Planned over 500 trips incorporating luxury hotels, villas, tours, cruises, private air and yacht charters. Mentored 25+ new-to-business agents and guided them through ethics, supplier relations, booking processes and client retention. Travel to major capitals and lesser known gems of 40+ countries on 5 continents. Consult with foreign tourism boards and luxury hotels to elevate products and service.

Head of Travel at METTA Management

• Location: New York
• Duration: Sep 2022 to Jul 2023
• Description: Managed all leisure and business travels for 50+ UHNW clients and families. Built, trained and mentored a team to deliver extraordinary travel experiences. Advanced partnerships with industry leaders to fast-track membership in preferred programs. Designed, administered and taught company travel policy and optimized operations across departments.

Director of Sales and Marketing at Stealth Matrix

• Location: New York City Metropolitan Area
• Duration: Jan 2017 to Aug 2022
• Description: Established and maintained relationships with industry influencers and key strategic partners. Planned and oversaw advertising and promotion activities including print, online, electronic media, and direct mail. Developed product positioning, packaging, and pricing strategy. Directed market channel development, established sales territories, quotas, and goals. Represented company at trade association meetings, negotiated and closed deals, liaised with Operations and Technology, and analyzed and controlled division expenditures.

Editorial & Lifestyle Consultant - Head Writer at Fischer Travel Enterprises

• Location: New York City
• Duration: Feb 2015 to Feb 2017
• Description: Composed correspondence, interviews, surveys, and reports for the President. Created original content for print, online and trade publications; edited client newsletter. Responsible for CRM database and streamlined input process of client preferences, vendors and trips. Trained support staff on CRM concepts and implementation. Built and updated 7,000+ vendor profiles; liaised with new vendors, resulting in 30 new partnerships. Researched and wrote destination guides for 27 cities; contributed to bespoke travel itinerary projects and conducted site inspections worldwide.

Travel & Lifestyle Consultant at Fischer Travel Enterprises

• Location: New York City Metropolitan Area
• Duration: Oct 2013 to Feb 2015
• Description: Supported Senior Travel Manager in advising, proposing and arranging domestic and international travel, dining, and experiences. Produced bespoke travel itineraries and learned SABRE global air and hotel distribution system. Traveled to and reported on luxury properties in the Bahamas, Milan, Punta Mita and Middleburg VA.

Executive Recruitment Division - Research Associate at NBCUniversal, Inc.

• Location: New York City
• Duration: Oct 2012 to Apr 2013
• Description: Researched and identified top talent to fill Executive and VP positions at NBCUniversal. Reported directly to Vice President of Executive Search. Coordinated meetings, interviews and managed team research assignments.