Warwick New York Appoints Barrymore Edwards Senior Sales Manager
August 6, 2010 - Barrymore Edwards has joined Warwick International Hotels as Senior Sales Manager, Business Travel for the collection's flagship location, the Warwick New York Hotel on West 54th Street and Avenue of the Americas. Edwards steps into the new position to support and oversee the management of the business travel program with the New York sales team. His position also extends to an increased focus on managing and expanding U.S. based consortia accounts for Warwick International Hotels globally.
As a seasoned hospitality professional, Edwards brings with him years of sales expertise to his new post. He has a proven track record of increasing business and client relationship management for luxury hotel brands both globally and in New York City. Edwards holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, with a focus on International Development and minor in Mandarin Chinese, from Lincoln University in Oxford, Pennsylvania. He also studied Mandarin for two years at National Taiwan University in Taipei.
“Despite the economy, the consortia business has grown steadily for Warwick International Hotels over the past several years,” said G. Paul LeBlanc, Vice President Sales and Marketing. “We continually improve our offering, both through ongoing upgrades to our existing hotels and the regular addition of unique new hotels to our collection. We have never had a better story to tell, and Barrymore brings the level of sophistication and experience needed to share that story with our current customers and new audiences.”
About Warwick New York and Warwick International Hotels (www.warwickhotels.com)
Celebrating its 30th anniversary of hospitality excellence, WIH was founded in 1980 with the purchase of Warwick New York, a hotel originally built by William Randolph Hearst for his Hollywood friends. It features 359 spacious guest rooms and 67 richly appointed suites. Six floors of the hotel have been recently renovated and branded Premier Rooms and Suites, with opulent decor reflecting the vintage Hollywood glamour (married with modern technologies) associated with the hotels' storied past. The WIH Group now includes more than 40 prestigious Hotels, Resorts & Spas worldwide located in city centres and resort destinations in the United States, Europe, Asia, Bali, the South Pacific, and Africa. More details are available at www.warwickhotels.com.
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