Colleen McCollum Named President of NYCBTA
CARINO Collection's Executive Director of Sales to Oversee Organization's Meetings and Events
NEW YORK, NY, October 21, 2008. The CARINO Collection, a sales and customer information company dedicated to assisting luxury hotels with the global sales process, is pleased to announce that its Executive Director of Sales, Colleen McCollum, has been named president of the New York City Business Travel Association (NYCBTA). In this role, McCollum will oversee and manage all meetings and events held by NYCBTA, and will continue the efforts of strengthening the organization.
A critical force in the success of CARINO Collection, McCollum brings over 15 years of hotel industry experience to her role as NYCBTA president. Since joining CARINO in 2002, her functions have included building and managing the company's global sales team, overseeing the sales process and direct selling in the corporate transient sales market, which includes managing the RFP bidding process. Prior to her work at CARINO, McCollum served as Manager of Corporate Accounts for Preferred Hotels, now knows as The Preferred Hotel Group. She also held various sales positions at the Ritz-Carlton New York, the Algonquin Hotel, and the Loews Hotel New York. Prior to being named NYCBTA president, McCollum previously served as Vice President and Director of Membership for NYCBTA.
"We are thrilled that Colleen has taken over the role of president for NYCBTA," said Joe Carino, President, CARINO Collection. "We feel her leadership in this capacity further expresses the commitment of CARINO Collection to our hotels worldwide."
The NYCBTA is the leading voice and forum for travel industry education, research, support, and action on behalf of the New York City business travel community. The organization boasts over 250 members with many travel managers from the Fortune 500 in the New York City area. Upcoming NYCBTA events include Education Day on October 24, 2008 at New York City's Rainbow Room and the Annual Tradeshow on February 19, 2009 at The Marriott Marquis, with over 80 vendor exhibitors and 200 corporate travel buyers. For more information on the organization, visit www.nycbta.org.
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