HotelPlanner & Meetings.com Reveal List of Best U.S. Sales Managers for Group Travel

HotelPlanner and Meetings.com, the leading online providers of group bookings for hotels and meeting space, just announced the top 100 group sales managers in the U.S., recognizing those who experience continued success in both managing and booking group travel YOY.  In celebration of this year’s National Travel & Tourism Week’s theme “Faces of Travel,” HotelPlanner and Meetings.com are helping to shine a spotlight on those individuals who have had an enormous impact on the U.S. travel industry.  The top performing sales managers were selected based on a combination of factors including, booked business, outstanding customer service, the most competitive rates, and fast response times.

Tim Hentschel, CEO of HotelPlanner and Meetings.com said, “We want to recognize the top sales managers by giving them a badge of excellence in group travel. Their great attention to detail, dependability, and excellent sales skills makes them star players in the industry.”

The top 100 U.S. group sales managers include:

U.S. – Northeast:

Best Western Plus BWI Airport Hotel/Arundel Mill, MD- Tina Comma

Best Western Plus Philadelphia Convention Center, Days Inn Philadelphia Convention Center, and Four Points by Sheraton Philadelphia City Center, PA- Kevin Cushing

Best Western Plus The Inn At King Of Prussia, PA- Katrina Richardson

Boston Park Plaza, MA- Heather Schell, Linda Rindos, David Berkoski, Vanessa Kuo, Alexander Goldstein, and Francisco Martinez

Comfort Inn Oxon Hill, MD- Shelley Peterson

Comfort Inn at the Park, PA- Debbie Toomey

Comfort Suites Hummelstown Hershey, PA- Joseph Jupoli

Embassy Suites Philadelphia Center City, PA- Robert Hilton

Holiday Inn Alexandria at Carlyle, VA- Deifilia Meneses

Holiday Inn Express Philadelphia Penns Landing, PA- Gloria Mari

Holiday Inn Inner Harbor, MD- Judy Wilbur

Hotel RL Baltimore Inner Harbor, MD- Brandon Halstead

Hyatt Place Baltimore/Inner Harbor, MD- Amy O’Connell

Hyatt Place Boston Braintree, MA- Camille Murgo

Hyatt Place Washington DC/National Mall, DC- Gilanie Bohulano

Lancaster Host Resort & Conference Center, PA- Kathy Danz

Loews Philadelphia Hotel, PA- Sabrina Haney

Red Lion Hotel Harrisburg Hershey, PA- Brenda Ryneski

Residence Inn Pittsburgh Monroeville, PA- Skip Phillips

SpringHill Suites Annapolis, MD- Emily Mcauley

The Kitano Hotel New York, NY- Tania Lavandeira

The Liberty Hotel, MA- Peter Campisani, Jennifer Morelli, and Rebecca Lyons

The Normandy Hotel, DC- Arnelda Broadaway

Omni Providence Hotel, RI- Krista Sarasin

Omni William Penn, PA- Carly Furlough and Randy Connolly

One Washington Circle Hotel, DC- Elizabeth Simmons

Park Lane Hotel, NY- Laura Ortiz

Wingate by Wyndham Lancaster/PA Dutch Country, PA- Eric Corneilson

Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown, PA- Michaela Morgan and Mary Jo Germaine

Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District, PA- Mizetta Hopkins

U.S. – South:

Ashton Inn & Suites Pensacola, FL- Ron Harper

Best Western Palm Beach Lakes, FL- Richard Netzel

Best Western Plus Cypress Creek, MS- San Naqvi

Best Western Plus Hotel & Conference Center Dallas, TX- Roy Fisher

Comfort Suites Huntersville, NC- Monisha Patel

Country Inn & Suites, TN- Ron Harrell

Country Inn & Suites DFW Airport South Irving, TX- Teresa Dehnel

Crowne Plaza Atlanta Midtown, GA- Bill Spicer

Crowne Plaza Greenville, SC- Lauren Bobo

Crowne Plaza Memphis Downtown, TN- Kelsie Cain

Crowne Plaza Tampa Westshore, FL- Sharon Haley

Embassy Suites Downtown Fort Worth, TX- Laura Renfro

Hampton Inn Dallas North, TX- Ruth Gallenberg

Hilton Garden Inn New Orleans Convention Center, LA- Artemus Anderson

Holiday Inn Charlotte University, NC- Deborah Slivensky

Holiday Inn Downtown Superdome, LA- Amber Cashio

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Atlanta Downtown, GA- Sharon Johnston

Holiday Inn Nashville Vanderbilt, TN- Nancy Keiser

Hyatt Place West Palm Beach/Downtown, FL- Todd Stone

L’auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles, LA- Olga West

Millennium Maxwell House Hotel, TN- Amy Allen and Carol Cochran

Rodeway Inn & Suites Ft. Lauderdale Air & Cruise, FL- Nadine Bankley

Seychelles and Tidewater Beach Resorts by Wyndham Vacation Rentals, FL- Joyce Danser

Shephard’s Beach Resort, FL- Cody Peer

Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, GA- Lynn Caldwell

Sheraton Sand Key Resort, FL- Monica Santiago

SpringHill Suites Tampa Westshore Airport, FL- Kimberly Merilus

Tampa Marriott Westshore, FL- Bonnie Dominguez

Westgate Resorts Wild Bear Inn, River Terrace, and Smoky Mountain Resort & Spa, TN- Chris Brown

Wingate by Wyndham Charlotte I 77/Tyvola, NC- Tim Jones

Wyndham Garden Dallas North, TX- Will Tibbets

U.S. – Midwest:

Cambria Chicago Magnificent Mile, IL- Caramarie Keith

Comfort Suites Chicago, IL- Daniel Grajdura

Crowne Plaza St. Louis Downtown, MO – Chris Barr

Drury Hotels USA- Maggie Schuh & Sharon Hooks

Hampton Inn St. Louis Chesterfield, Hampton Inn & Suites St. Louis, MO- Lee Ann Howlett

Hard Rock Hotel Chicago, IL- Carol Bader

Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza River North, IL- Daisy Fuentes

Holiday Inn Columbus Downtown Capital Square, OH- Sandi Hill

Holiday Inn Country Club Plaza Kansas City, MO- Stephanie Porter

La Quinta Inn & Suites St. Louis Airport-Riverport, MO – Debbie Loftus

Sheraton Grand Chicago, The Westin Chicago River North, IL- Zully Soriano

Westin Cincinnati, OH- Kaylee Wright

U.S. – West:

Ayres Hotel & Suites Costa Mesa, CA- Kara Kellogg

Crowne Plaza Los Angeles Airport, CA- Channa Perera

Crowne Plaza Seattle Downtown, WA- Beth Harwood, Cory De Rooze and Rodney Clay

Doubletree by Hilton Campbell Pruneyard Plaza, CA- Audrey Jablonszki-Hahn and Christina Fortune

Downtown Grand An Ascend Hotel Collection Member, NV- Shavon Mclean

Hampton Inn Tropicana, NV- Leah Harrison

Holiday Inn Express in Downtown Salt Lake City, UT- Ashley Brock

Hotel Angeleno, CA – Jackie Vargas

Hotel Diva & Hotel Union Square, CA- John Sibley

Hyatt House Seattle/Downtown, WA- Sam Samuelson

Hyatt Regency Los Angeles International Airport, CA- Shavonna Cadle

New York New York Hotel & Casino, NV- Dan Meisler

Portland Marriott City Center, OR- Jessica Fox

Quality Inn Placentia, CA- Jackie Parra

Red Lion Hotel Bellevue, WA- Craig Troxell, Matthew Webster and Toyin Fofana

San Diego Marriott La Jolla, CA- Heather Farnam

Sir Francis Drake a Kimpton Hotel, CA- Lauren Vojvoda

Stratosphere Casino Hotel & Tower, NV- Leslie Holland

Treasure Island Hotel & Casino, NV- Shelly Ryser

Wyndham Anaheim Garden Grove, CA- Jeremy Yujuico

Wyndham San Diego Bayside, CA- Jill Marie Vaquera

U.S. – Hawaii:

Courtyard by Marriott Waikiki Beach, HI- Brent Umehira and Darlene Plamenco

Royal Garden at Waikiki, HI- Samantha Monet

Shoreline Hotel Waikiki, HI- Rick Oberdahlhoff