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Travelscream Names Former Google Sales Leader
Carrie Fabris as Vice President, Sales


 

Vail, Colo. (August 4, 2009) — Travelscream (www.travelscream.com), the leading provider of content distribution and social media marketing tools for the travel industry, announces today the appointment of Carrie Fabris as Vice President, Sales.
 
Ms. Fabris will direct national sales strategy and manage the company’s sales staff in all regions.  She comes to Travelscream from leadership positions at Google and Travelocity, bringing with her more than a decade of direct sales and marketing experience in the tour and travel industry and in-depth knowledge of online travel.
 
While at Google, Ms. Fabris was responsible for $40M in annual advertising revenue for Google’s Southeast travel vertical.  She led a sales team focused on strategy, search, online and offline sales for Fortune 500 companies including airlines, hotels, cruise lines and OTAs, winning awards for market growth as well as exceptional management and presentation skills. 
 
At Travelocity, Ms Fabris retained the role of Regional Sales Manager for seven years managing the Central and Southeastern United States, Europe, Mexico and Caribbean regions focusing on tourism and hotels.
 
“Introducing our leading-edge suite of content distribution, UGC and social marketing solutions to travel providers requires proven expertise,” said Travelscream CEO Tom Griffin.  “Carrie’s experience with online travel and social communities is a great asset for Travelscream.”
 
Travelscream has undergone remarkable growth over the past year and now consists of 25 employees in offices in New York City, Dallas and Vail in the United States as well as Beijing, China.
 
“Web-optimized marketing and social interaction strategies are necessary components for increased sales growth,” said Ms. Fabris.  “Travelscream’s platform of turnkey solutions offers easy, cost effective ways for travel providers to begin succeeding immediately and earning incremental revenue with an industry-leading ROI.   I am pleased to gain the opportunity to increase Travelscream’s awareness in the marketplace.”  Contact Carrie Fabris at (970) 306-4249 or [email protected].


 About Travelscream
Travelscream (www.travelscream.com) is the most flexible provider of low-cost, high-value marketing solutions for the travel industry. Travelscream offers the Travel Deals Network (TDN), which publishes travel offers from hotels, resorts and other service providers through a network of leading online media channels and the Social Media Toolkit, which includes interactive maps, guestbooks, blogs, video, social network sharing and other tools designed to increase customer engagement and stimulate user-generated content.

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Contact:

Travelscream 
Kristen Kopplin, VP Marketing Communications
Tel. (970) 306-4112
[email protected]

 




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