Natalia Anani

Past

• Corporate and Transient Sales Manager at The Legacy Hotel and Conference Centre
• Director of Sales , Mktg, Rev at Wyndham Garden Hotel
• EMC Manager at Doubletree Hotel Bethesda

• EMC Manager at Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center
• EMC Planner at Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center
• EMC Manager at Wyndham Miami Airpot Hotel
• EMC Manager at Crowne Plaza Austin Hotel
• Group Rooms Coordinator at Marriott Pyramid Albuquerque

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Education

• Academy of Art University
• The University of New Mexico

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Natalia Anani’s Summary

After 10 years in Hospitality Industry I am working on creating a new direction for my professional growth.
Currently a Graduate Student at Academy of Art,
San Francisco , CA - MFA program in Computer New Media (Photo, Print,Graphics and Web Development)

Natalia Anani’s Specialties:

Meeting planning, site selection, hotel search, translation, hotel services contract negotiation,boutique hotels, sales and marketing collateral, posters, brochures,new marketing concept development

Natalia Anani’s Experience

• Corporate and Transient Sales Manager

  The Legacy Hotel and Conference Centre

  (Hospitality industry)

  August 2008 — July 2009 (1 year )

  Are you looking for a unique hotel for your next event?Representing an evolution in contemporary hotel design, a perfect balance of technology, service, comfort, and convenience together with an exciting selection of products and programs geared to support healthy living, productive travel, and environmental responsibility.
  EPA certified hotel has 162 sleeping rooms and 9,000 sq.feet of elegant meeting space, conveniently located across the street from the Red Metro Line - easy access to Downtown DC.Contact me any time to discuss your needs.

• Director of Sales , Mktg, Rev

  Wyndham Garden Hotel

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Hospitality industry)

  December 2007 — May 2008 (6 months)

  • Successfully lounged a conversion from Marriott Courtyard Hotel to Wyndham hotel brand
  • Set up communications and tracking networks like Hotel Sales Pro, Starsite leads, Go leads
  • Administered Opera PMS system to maximize revenue of the hotel
  • Successfully integrated hotel representation through wholesalers like Priceline and such
  • Continued promotion and marketing of the hotel through local publishers and newspapers.

• EMC Manager

  Doubletree Hotel Bethesda

  (Privately Held; Hospitality industry)

  May 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 7 months)

  •Helped in conversion from Hotel to IACC approved Conference Center during renovation
  •Training new Conference Planners, Banquet Staff & Business Center Concierge
  •Training entire hotel staff in Conference Center operations
  •Participating in Food and Beverage forecast

• EMC Manager

  Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center

  (Hospitality industry)

  2006 — November 2007 (1 year )

• EMC Planner

  Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center

  (Hospitality industry)

  June 2006 — July 2006 (2 months)

  Task Force, hotel is owned by Thayer Lodging Group
  • Participated in sales calls and signed contracts with new clients for small day meetings
  • Contributed in sales revenue maximization meetings
  • Represented at sales promoting and client entertaining events
  • Acted as a liaison between the executing and operating departments of the hotel in order to provide outstanding services to conferees

• EMC Manager

  Wyndham Miami Airpot Hotel

  (Hospitality industry)

  March 2006 — June 2006 (4 months)

  Hotel is owned by Thayer Lodging Group. Brand Hotel of the year - 2007
  • Helped in conversion from Hotel to approved Conference Center during a $12MM renovation
  • Assisted in training of Conference Center staff totaling 20 employees
  • Assisted National Director of the Conference Centers in setting up the procedures of the Conference Center Operations in order to comply with IACC and EMC Venues standards
  • Acted as a liaison between the executing and operating departments of the hotel in order to provide outstanding services to conferees

• EMC Manager

  Crowne Plaza Austin Hotel

  (Hospitality industry)

  2003 — 2006 (3 years )

• Group Rooms Coordinator

  Marriott Pyramid Albuquerque

  (Hospitality industry)

  2001 — 2003 (2 years )

  Sales Administrator/Group Rooms Coordinator: meeting with event organizers to accommodate the guests according to their special needs. Prepare the hotel and documentation from the time a group checks in to the hotel to the time group checks out with the final billing.
  A)Rooms type inventory maintenance- providing inventory count for all guests in house to guarantee their accommodations and payment methods.
  B)Group Accounting – maintaining house accounts, A/R for groups and banquets in the hotel, billing disputes for group and transient guests.
  C)Internet Prospecting Manager- finding leads for business for sales department on the internet.
  D)System Maintenance- in charge of main system passwords, building market codes, revenue management assistance, interface maintenance, inventory restriction on sold out nights. Provided MARSHA cross-training education for better communications between hotels and departments.

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