Don Meador

Current

• Director of Sales & Marketing at Landmark Hotel Group

Past

• Director of Sales & Catering at Crowne Plaza Hotel Virginia Beach
• Director of Sales at Sunburst Hospitality
• Sales Manager at Clarion Hotel Town Center

• Program Director at Clark Broadcasting (Sole Proprietorship)
• Program Director at WMGB

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Education

• West Virginia University

Recommended

1 person has recommended Don

Connections

109 connections

Industry

Hospitality

Websites

• Landmark Hotel Group
• "Get A Room!" Blog
• FaceBook Profile

Don Meador’s Summary

As Director of Sales & Marketing for the Landmark Hotel Group, I oversee the sales and marketing efforts of the hotels within our company's portfolio, which currently includes The Crowne Plaza Virginia Beach-Norfolk, The Candlewood Suites Virginia Beach-Norfolk, The Howard Johnson Virginia Beach Oceanfront and The Hilton Garden Inn and Suffolk Conference Center in Virginia, the Candlewood Suites Richmond Airport, and The Comfort Inn Oceanfront North in Kill Devil Hills, and Comfort Inn Oceanfront South in Nags Head, North Carolina.

In addition, I blog at "Get A Room!" where I offer advice to business and leisure travelers, group and meeting planners, tour operators and travel agents. Feel free to visit at http://getahotelroom.blogspot.com.

I'm also a guest blogger for the American Bus Association at http://www.buses.org/blog.

HOTELS IN VIRGINIA:
Crowne Plaza Virginia Beach - http://www.cpvabeach.com
Candlewood Suites Virginia Beach - http://www.cwsvb.com
Candlewood Suites Richmond Airport
http://www.cwsric.com
Hilton Garden Inn & Suffolk Conference Center - http://www.suffolk.gardeninn.com
Howard Johnson Oceanfront Virginia Beach - http://www.landmarkhotelgroup.com

HOTELS IN NORTH CAROLINA:
Comfort Inn Oceanfront North, Kill Devil Hills - http://www.hotelsobx.com
Comfort Inn Oceanfront South, Nags Head Beach - http://www.hotelsobx.com

COMING SOON TO VIRGINIA:
Staybridge Suites Chester

Don Meador’s Specialties:

Corporate and government travel and meeting planners, accomodations for sports teams, entertainment travel, tour and motorcoach operators.

Don Meador’s Experience

• Director of Sales & Marketing

  Landmark Hotel Group

  (Hospitality industry)

  June 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)

• Director of Sales & Catering

  Crowne Plaza Hotel Virginia Beach

  (Hospitality industry)

  August 2000 — June 2006 (5 years 11 months)

• Director of Sales

  Sunburst Hospitality

  (Hospitality industry)

  1999 — 2001 (2 years )

• Sales Manager

  Clarion Hotel Town Center

  (Hospitality industry)

  October 1999 — August 2000 (11 months)

• Program Director

  Clark Broadcasting (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Broadcast Media industry)

  1996 — 1998 (2 years )

• Program Director

  WMGB

  (Hospitality industry)

  1987 — 1989 (2 years )

Don Meador’s Education

• West Virginia University

  1981 — 1985

  Activities and Societies:

  Kappa Delta Rho Fraternity

Additional Information

Don Meador’s Websites:

• Landmark Hotel Group
• "Get A Room!" Blog
• FaceBook Profile

Don Meador’s Interests:

I blog at "Get A Room!" http://getahotelroom.blogspot.com and am a guest blogger for the American Bus Association http://www.buses.org/blog

Don Meador’s Groups:

SYTA, ABA, NTA, VMA, PBA

•    ! Sales Best Practices
•    WVU Alumni
•    Meeting Professionals International (MPI)
•    Hampton Roads Referral Network
•    Travel 2.0: Interactive Travel Industry Professionals
•    Homeland Security
•    THAT's Professional (Travel, Hospitality, Aviation & Tourism)
•    Hotel Online Distribution & Hotel Revenue Management Professionals Group
•    Hotel Pros
•    Richmond Va HR Consultants and Professionals
•    Hospitality Professionals Network
•    INN Social Media Executives (frmly HOTEL SEO EXECUTIVES)
•    Kappa Delta Rho National Fraternity Alumni Network
•    Travel & Tourism Industry Professionals Worldwide
•    Hotel Industry Professionals Worldwide
•    Hampton Roads Technology Council
•    Hotel Revenue Generators
•    Hoteliers & Hospitality Professionals
•    Directors of Sales and Marketing (Hotels & Resorts)
•    SingleParent411
•    GovLoop
•    NBTA
•    Orthodox Christian
•    Touched By Adoption
•    American Bus Association
•    IT Careers in Richmond, VA
•    FedRooms
•    Society of Government Travel Professionals
•    Doing Business with the Federal Government and Contractors
•    Virginia Association of Hospitality Sales & Meeting Professionals

Don Meador’s Honors:

Certified Hospitality Supervisor

Don Meador’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch