Gina DelGiudice-Gabbard

Vice President, Leisure and Independent Advisors at OvationNetwork
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(386) 825-5501
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New York, New York, United States, US
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Dolores Simonds

Gina is a true asset to the Tzell organization. Her ability to grow and maintain strong business relationships has enabled our clients to work successfully with the Tzell organization.

Jamie Kurzban-Brown

I have worked with Gina for a number of years and she is always a true professional. She has extensive knowledge in all aspects of the trave l industry. Wonderful working with her on any project or account.

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Experience

  • OvationNetwork
    • United States
    • Travel Arrangements
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Vice President, Leisure and Independent Advisors
      • Aug 2022 - Present

  • Lindblad Expeditions
    • United States
    • Travel Arrangements
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Chief Sales Officer
      • Sep 2020 - Jul 2022

  • Amex GBT Ovation
    • United States
    • Travel Arrangements
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Senior Vice President, Leisure & Independent Advisors
      • Jul 2018 - Sep 2020

      Oversee all areas of multi-million dollar leisure and independent advisor division including operations, leisure supplier relations, sales and recruitment. Oversee all areas of multi-million dollar leisure and independent advisor division including operations, leisure supplier relations, sales and recruitment.

  • Tzell Travel Group LLC
    • United States
    • Leisure, Travel & Tourism
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Vice President, Leisure Sales
      • Dec 2010 - Aug 2017

      - Oversee multi-million dollar, 35-branch leisure division of a leading luxury travel agency, develop sales and integrated marketing strategy, grow preferred partnership programs to drive consumer and affiliate travel agency revenue, manage global vendor relationships, establish a successful rail desk and lead an in-house team. - Increase supplier sales from 10% to 20% YOY through email marketing and significant growth of social media presence, introduce and grow a vendor coop marketing program to reach consumers and agents. - Grow global vendor relationships across Europe, Asia and Africa to increase revenue and expand consumer offerings; establish pioneering division-wide contracts (negotiating deals to increase revenue, efficiency and profitability), standardize methods to manage/assess vendor performance and evaluate new partners. - Provide escalated problem resolution for independent contractors across the US; create/lead 12-14 exclusive annual global FAM trips to partner destinations, collaborating with vendors to maximize agent education/experience; manage sponsorship and leisure curriculum for the Tzell University travel advisor program. Show less

  • MLT Vacations
    • United States
    • Travel Arrangements
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • National Sales Manager
      • Jul 2010 - Dec 2010

      - Managed portfolio of multi-million dollar consortium accounts and led strategic planning and sales/marketing strategies for consortia agencies and product improvement initiatives at the NY office of a leading provider of vacation packages.- Negotiated contracts with key accounts, set revenue targets and managed co-op funds.- Collaborated with inside and outside sales managers/regional sales managers to optimize account management and transform underperforming accounts by developing strategies to drive revenue.- Led sales strategy presentations at large regional and national conferences. Show less

    • Regional Manager, Business Development & Sales
      • Nov 2008 - Jul 2010

      - Selected to establish NY office and Northeast presence; developed go-to market and key account strategies and built sales team; achieved initial sales goal and doubled revenue in year two, exceeding key account goals by 142%.- Developed quarterly regional sales and strategy plans, coordinated special highly-targeted sales initiatives and led site visits and FAM trips.- Identified regional market needs/opportunities and collaborated with partnership marketing and internal product teams to drive product improvement to address unique regional preferences and ensure optimal inventory and hotel partner mix.- Trained sales team on products and selling strategies and determined resource allocation for optimal account management; educated airline sales teams on leisure products to drive penetration into regional travel agency partners and taught highly-rated classes at MLT University, a large, annual educational conference for travel agents. Show less

    • Business Development Manager
      • Jul 2005 - Nov 2008

      -Directed business development for vacation package sales across 7 states (based in Memphis office) for 200+ travel agent accounts, doubling revenue within 3 years.- Cultivated and managed agent relationships and collaborated on account strategy, analysis and planning to jointly grow revenue.

  • Marriott Hotels
    • United States
    • Hospitality
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Director of Sales and Marketing
      • Jul 2004 - Jul 2005

    • Corporate Sales Manager
      • Aug 2002 - Jul 2004

      - Promoted to DOSM

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