In her new position, Aretha Kelly is responsible for assisting meeting professionals, association executives, incentive specialists and business executives in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region who are interested in conducting meetings, conventions and/or incentive programs at any of ALHI’s member hotels and resorts.
WASHINGTON, DC – Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) has expanded its Global Sales team in Washington, D.C. with the addition of Aretha Kelly as Director of Sales. In her new position, she is responsible for assisting meeting professionals, association executives, incentive specialists and business executives in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region who are interested in conducting meetings, conventions and/or incentive programs at any of ALHI’s member hotels and resorts. ALHI, the world’s leading independent Global Sales Organization serving the Meetings & Incentive marketplace, features a distinguished portfolio of more than 250 luxury and upper-upscale hotels and resorts around the world, which are either independent or are with an independent hotel brand. The announcement of Kelly’s appointment was made by ALHI’s Chief Sales Officer Mark Sergot.
Prior to joining ALHI, Kelly was Business Development Consultant for CaseWorthy, Inc. Her extensive experience includes serving as Sourcing Sales Executive/Meetings Expert for American Express Meetings and Events; Global Account Executive for ConferenceDirect; Citywide Sales Manager for the DC Region for VISIT Denver, The Convention and Visitors Bureau; and Area Associate Director of Sales for several Kimpton Hotels in Washington, D.C. She is an active member of the Potomac Chapter of Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and the Capitol Chapter of the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA). She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel/Restaurant/Tourism Management from University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
“Aretha is a terrific addition to our Mid-Atlantic Global Sales team,” said Sergot. “She has extensive and diverse experience which will prove to be truly helpful for planners in the Washington, D.C. area who are interested in conducting meetings, conventions and/or incentive programs at any of our member hotels or resorts, or the 23 luxury cruise ships in our portfolio. We are very proud to expand our team in the region with the addition of such an outstanding sales professional as Aretha, to address the high demand in the region for our Global Sales services and our exceptional member hotels and resorts.”
In addition to its member hotels and resorts, ALHI’s portfolio features 10 Luxury Brand Collections to make it easy for planners to identify properties that will suit their programs’ specific needs. This includes the “Convention Collection” with 29 member hotels and resorts; “Level 5 Collection” with 64 upper-upscale hotel and resort options; “City Solutions,” offering 100 city-center hotels; “Golf Collection,” featuring 76 resorts with championship golf; “Beach & Island Collection,” with 54 member options; “Elite Retreats,” consisting of 58 exclusive hotels and resorts with fewer than 200 rooms; “Mountain Collection,” with 26 choices providing inspiring mountain views; “Bahamas, Bermuda & Caribbean Collection,” offering 17 luxury-level tropical options; “Ocean Line Collection,” with the 23 ultra-luxurious “floating resorts”; and “DMC Solutions,” providing local expertise in more than 100 destinations worldwide.
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