Industry veteran with over 23 years of expertise in resort gross sales named Vice President of Sales and Marketing at TradeWinds Island Resorts.
The TradeWinds Island Resorts – the Island Grand Resort and RumFish Beach Resort – situated alongside seashores on the island of St. Pete Beach, Florida, has introduced Rob Ferguson as Vice President of Sales & Marketing. In this place, Ferguson will develop, drive, and lead new enterprise alternatives for the favored beachfront landmark. He may even help potential accounts and collaborate and mentor inside gross sales staff members. Ferguson will function a member of the Executive Committee and keep relationships with space customer bureaus, journey brokers, assembly planners and different journey commerce business representatives.
“With the expansion of the RumFish Beach Resort completed and more exciting additions on the horizon, we’re thrilled to have Rob on board to lead the way with the sales and marketing team,” mentioned Travis Johnson, Hotel Manager, TradeWinds Island Resorts.
Prior to becoming a member of TradeWinds, Ferguson was Area Director of Sales & Marketing for the Grand Hyatt Nashville and Nashville Yards, the place he led the profitable launch and opening of the Grand Hyatt Nashville, a part of the 18-acre Nashville Yards’ $4.5 billion way of life, work, and leisure district. He additionally labored as Regional Vice President, Sales & Marketing for Highgate Hotels, with a portfolio of 15 distinctive properties throughout California and Nevada. Ferguson additionally has intensive gross sales expertise with Marriott Hotels, together with the Westin Denver International Airport and the Marriott Harbor Beach in Florida, and HEI Hotels and Resorts, a third-party administration group primarily based in Connecticut.
Located on Florida’s Gulf Coast, the TradeWinds Island Resorts supply greater than 88,000 sq. toes of versatile operate house. The resorts supply entry to 2 properties in a single, with limitless beachfront recreation, luxurious eating, and unique golf privileges at a number of the space’s best private and non-private golf equipment.
