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Get to Know ME with Carrie Fox

Motivation Excellence

I started at Motivation Excellence in 2001 and worked until 2011, then took a break to become a full-time mom. I was with Motivation Excellence through some pretty big events in my life; celebrating with my team when I turned 21, getting married and having a baby (all back in the 2001-2011 time). I’m a Travel Program Coordinator.

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Smart Moves: Marriott Marquis Washington, DC Appoints Sustainability Concierge

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In 2011, she began working as director of Climate Business, where she led a growth strategy that increased climate-related business by 50% over the course of three years, and mobilized a team with which she developed the EDGE green buildings brand and platform, now a $5 billion IFC business.

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Smart Moves in Berkeley, Hollywood and More

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In 2011, he received both the IHLA Chicago Department Head of the Year Stars of the Industry Award and the Hostmark Hospitality Director of Sales and Marketing of the Year. Throughout his 28 years in the hospitality industry, he has represented premier hotel brands from IHG to Hilton, plus various lifestyle hotels.

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New and Renovated: Creative Destinations Across North America

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The design reimagines the original Kona Village Resort, which opened in the 1960s and shut down in 2011, with an environmentally and culturally responsible emphasis. Legacy Reimagined Kona Village is Rosewood’s newest resort, opened on July 1, 2023, spanning 81 acres across Hawaii’s Kona Coast.

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Smart Moves in Portland, Hawaii and More

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He has worked with Marriott since 2011 and has excelled in food & beverage roles. Billy Thurman Billy Thurman, Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront appoints Thurman as senior sales executive. Since then, he has shifted into more sales roles, and worked as senior catering sales executive in 2019.

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Smart Moves in Arizona, Florida and More

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McClain joined Destination DC is 2011 as director of communications and was promoted to senior vice president in 2017. McPartlan McPartlan is general manager for New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge ; he previously worked at the property as director of operations from 2011 to 2017.

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Dubai RevPAR to rise in 2011

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The post Dubai RevPAR to rise in 2011 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. A new report by Deloitte & Touche predicts Dubai hotels will increase their revenue per available room (RevPAR) by about 10% in 2011. The post Dubai RevPAR to rise in 2011 appeared first on Travel Daily.

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