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Team and Opens Los Angeles Office |
New
York/May 1, 2003 - The CARINO Collection, an innovative sales representation
company for independent hotels, announced the expansion of its national
group sales team and the opening of a Los Angeles sales office, at 499
North Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
Launched in January 2002, the CARINO Collection has 35 distinctive member hotels worldwide, including properties in the US, Europe, Asia and Australia, and offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and London, UK. CARINO Collection President Joe Carino announced that industry veteran Gary Kohler will head the new CARINO Collection office in Beverly Hills. Kohler is no stranger to the industry, with more than 15 years of experience in hotel sales. He was previously with HelmsBriscoe Hotels and The Heathman Collection. Kohler said, �It is a privilege to work for the fastest growing hotel sales service company in the US.� He concluded, �The West Coast corporate market is extremely important to our members, and our Los Angeles office will provide yet another opportunity to serve them better and further increase group and transient sales.� Carino said, �As the CARINO Collection continues to grow, our new Los Angeles office and the expansion of our national sales team will further enhance our member service to assure that we exceed their expectations.� Further additions to the national sales team include:
SalesConnect2.0� is a web-accessible database of corporate, leisure and group account information. This on-line tool enables hotel sales departments to maximize their sales potential by gathering real-time, up-to-date contact and business profile information on existing and potential clients. In addition, for those hotels that rely on corporate and consortia business, SalesConnect 2.0� is linked to a variety of on-line RFP tools to facilitate the on-line submission of completed proposals. |
Contact:
Marcelo Marinho MFC PR (212) 808-6558 [email protected] http://www.carinocollection.com |