Penelope McMahon Joins Houston's Hotel Sorella
Business Travel Sales Manager
JULY 9, 2009 - Travel industry veteran Penelope McMahon has been appointed to the position of business travel sales manager at Hotel Sorella. She has spent the past 20 years in client account management for two of the world's largest agencies: Carlson Wagonlit Travel and BCD Travel. McMahon joins the pre-opening team of the 244-room, luxury property, which will debut in August 2009 and serve as an anchor for CITYCENTRE, a dynamic, pedestrian-friendly mixed-use development located in close proximity to Houston's Westchase and Energy Corridor business districts. The hotel is the flagship for the new Sorella brand, an inspired hospitality concept from Houston-based Valencia Group.
Before accepting the position at Hotel Sorella, McMahon was employed by Carlson Wagonlit Travel for nearly a decade. In her most recent role as an account manager, she oversaw strategy for a range of mid-sized companies, allocated marketing funds for the South Central region and coordinated client/agency site inspections and events. From 1988 until 1998, she held a similar post with BCD Travel. In that capacity, she worked closely with airline, hotel and car vendors, developed both a VIP services and client retention desk and managed marketing dollars and an airline ticketing program for associates.
A native of the United Kingdom, McMahon also worked in the passport and visa department of Houston's British Consular offices.
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