With more than 20 years in the hotel and hospitality sector Ann specialises in business development support for hotels. After many years with IHG both on property and in corporate roles, as an independent consultant has supported an extensive variety of businesses from branded properties, including DoubleTree by Hilton, Marriott, InterContinental – managed and franchised, small boutique groups including the Doyle Collection and independent hotels in the UK and Europe.
Skills include:
- Hotel openings (Holiday Inn London Sutton, InterContinental Warsaw, myhotel Brighton)
- Creating comprehensive strategic business plans by market segment
- Preparation of rooms revenue, M&E revenue and Sales & Marketing expenditure budgets
- Reviewing Sales & Marketing activities, recruitment, training and implementation of key processes
- Analysis of account management and creation of total account management planning
