Director, Global Leisure Sales | Americas East

Who We Are

At Preferred Travel Group, we champion the power of travel to inspire meaningful connections and enrich lives around the world. As a global family of brands and programs representing the finest independent hotels and resorts, we are united by a shared belief in authenticity, collaboration, and the value of independent spirit. Our culture reflects our ideology in action: people first, relationships at the center, and a commitment to creating lasting impact for our partners, our global community, and one another.

When you join Preferred, you become part of a purpose-driven organization where ideas are welcomed, growth is encouraged, and your work contributes to shaping the future of travel.

At Preferred Travel Group, we champion the power of travel to inspire meaningful connections and enrich lives around the world. As a global family of brands and programs representing the finest independent hotels and resorts, we are united by a shared belief in authenticity, collaboration, and the value of independent spirit. Our culture reflects our ideology in action: people first, relationships at the center, and a commitment to creating lasting impact for our partners, our global community, and one another.

When you join Preferred, you become part of a purpose-driven organization where ideas are welcomed, growth is encouraged, and your work contributes to shaping the future of travel.

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We are looking for a strategic, relationship-driven, and commercially minded sales leader to grow and strengthen our presence within the luxury leisure travel sector across the Americas East region. As Director, Global Leisure Sales – Americas East, you'll serve as a trusted partner to both our member hotels and key travel industry accounts, driving awareness, engagement, and revenue opportunities across Preferred Travel Group's portfolio of brands.

This role plays an important part in delivering value to our member hotels by identifying new business opportunities, deepening strategic partnerships, and ensuring our brands remain top of mind among influential luxury travel advisors and organizations. Through market expertise, relationship management, and a consultative approach, you'll help support the continued growth and success of our global hotel portfolio..

Success in this role comes from building strong, influential relationships that translate into measurable revenue growth, increased brand visibility, and long-term partner engagement. You'll consistently identify opportunities to expand business within key accounts, strengthen the position of our brands in the luxury travel marketplace, and deliver meaningful value to our member hotels through strategic sales efforts and industry expertise.

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• Generate increased revenues from managed and prospect account base consistent with Preferred Hotels & Resorts goals for the region.
• Responsible for consulting hotel members on leisure market segment trends and revenue opportunities.
• Manage & grow PTG brand visibility within specified markets amongst major luxury travel partnerships such as American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts, Virtuoso, Signature, Ensemble & Serandipians
• Promote awareness and increase revenue opportunities within the designated Preferred Hotels & Resorts brand initiatives for leisure programs such as Preferred Platinum, Life & Style and Preferred Pride
• Research and expand current account base by soliciting travel industry accounts via travel resources.
• Develop thorough knowledge of clients, hotel members and products via member portal, sales calls, hotel site inspections, weekly sales conference calls with SVP Global Sales & team, new hotel member announcements, Brand Travel Guides and Magazines, Worldwide Hotel Listing & Worldwide Meetings Specs via SharePoint Front Desk, individual hotel brochures & websites, Trade Publications, FAM’s etc.
• Follow up and pursue potential business opportunities identified by the Hotels or brand Hotel Revenue Optimization Directors (i.e. sales leads, Agency 360 Report, business reviews etc.).
• As guided…