Role OverviewThe Business Development Manager will drive awareness, engagement, and advocacy for a portfolio of all-inclusive and resort properties among wholesale partners and travel advisors throughout Texas. The role involves building and managing strategic relationships with wholesalers and front-line travel agents, positioning the portfolio as a preferred choice in fly-to vacation markets. The Manager will work closely with internal stakeholders to ensure consistent portfolio representation, alignment with commercial priorities, and successful execution of regional sales strategies.
What You Will Do
The Business Development Manager will support revenue growth through strategic partnerships with wholesale partners and travel agents, build and maintain strong relationships with wholesale partners, travel agents, and key stakeholders, and represent the portfolio through sales calls, webinars, training, FAM trips, and industry events.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The ideal candidate will have 3–5 years of hospitality or travel industry sales experience, excellent presentation, verbal/written communication, storytelling, and consultative selling skills, and a strong attention to detail. The candidate will also have a commercial mindset, prioritization, professionalism, and accountability, and the ability to work independently while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Requirements
- 3–5 years of hospitality or travel industry sales experience
- Established network of travel advisors, host agencies, consortia, and wholesale partners in Texas and the Southwest
- Knowledge of the Mexico and Caribbean all-inclusive resort market and competitive landscape
- Proficiency with CRM systems, Salesforce, Microsoft Office, and reporting tools
Benefits
- Annual base salary + up to 10% performance-based bonus
- Company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for the employee
- 20 days of paid vacation+ personal and sick days
- Monthly phone allowance for employees who choose to use their personal device for business purposes
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