Karmen Finney Named DM Associated Luxury Hotels
APRIL 8, 2008. Veteran hospitality marketing executive Karmen Finney has joined Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) as Director of Marketing. In this newly created position, Finney oversees the marketing, advertising, public relations, member programs, promotions, and special events for the prestigious organization. ALHI provides National Sales Services for its membership of more than 100 premier Four- and Five-Diamond/Star quality hotels and resorts worldwide to the meetings, incentive, conventions and expositions (M.I.C.E.) markets. Finney is based in ALHI's office in Orlando, Florida.
Prior to joining Associated Luxury Hotels, Finney served as Vice President of Hospitality Services for Chisano Marketing Group, a full-service marketing agency based in Longwood, Florida.
"We're thrilled to have Karmen on staff with Associated Luxury Hotels," said David Gabri, president and CEO of ALHI. "I've worked with her for over 20 years as a client of the agencies she served - first when I was with the Buena Vista Palace, then with Tishman Hotel Corporation, and for the past 5 years with Associated Luxury Hotels. She is an exceptional marketing and hospitality industry professional who has a great understanding of the markets. Karmen will develop, implement and manage our brand, the marketing of ALHI's National Sales Services, and of our prestigious member hotels and resorts worldwide."
With a diverse luxury portfolio of more than 80,000 rooms and suites and over 9 million square feet of meeting space, ALHI enables meeting planners and incentive specialists to gain easy one-call access to its outstanding member hotels and resorts worldwide which specialize in meetings and incentive programs requiring from 10 to more than 5,000 rooms. Member properties include extraordinary meeting resorts, incomparable city hotels, exclusive smaller hotels, golf resorts, historic and landmark properties, island destinations, resorts with spas, properties in international destinations, and hotels with gaming or entertainment. There is no cost to planners to utilize the National Sales Services of ALHI, as its members' dues fund the services.
Associated Luxury Hotels has 12 professionally staffed National Sales Offices, with locations in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Boston, Northern California, Southern California, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City (MO), New York City, Orlando, and Philadelphia.
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