Leisure & Wholesale Sales Manager – Luxury Resorts

St. Regis Hotels & Resorts; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Marriott International’s St. Regis division seeks a Senior Sales Manager for leisure/wholesale segments across The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort and Al Wathba, a Luxury Collection Desert Resort & Spa.

You will own defined accounts, lead strategy, and collaborate with on-property teams to maximize bookings and revenue. The role requires a proven track record in luxury hotel sales, strong network in leisure/wholesale, and fluency in English with additional EU language skills preferred.

Qualifications

• Fluency in English
• Additional EU language skills required e.g. French, Spanish, Italian etc.
• Experience within luxury hotel chains/5-star luxury properties require
• Substantial knowledge and established network of connections within leisure/wholesale sales segment required
• Proven track of proactive leisure/wholesale sales experience on managerial level; minimum 2 years of experience as Sales Manager – Leisure Travel
• Proven prospecting and luxury business development abilities
• Middle East/UAE experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Builds and strengthens business relationships with existing and new customers to enable future bookings and grow leisure market share.
• Effectively develops valuable business relationships within leisure/wholesale segment to further expand customer base.
• Works collaboratively with off-property sales channels to ensure leisure/wholesale sales efforts are coordinated and aligned with the hotels’ strategy.
• Manages and develops relationships with internal and external key stakeholders.
• Develops, implements and drives the commercial strategy of the leisure/wholesale segment; supports distribution efforts.
• Identifies and acquires new potential partnerships through various channels.
• Attends leisure showcases, conferences, tradeshows and client entertainment as a representative of the properties.
• Maintains knowledge of market trends and competition to optimize revenue.

Skills

English fluency

French

Spanish

Italian

Luxury hotel sales

Job description

Marriott International’s St. Regis division seeks a Senior Sales Manager for leisure/wholesale segments across The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort and Al Wathba, a Luxury Collection Desert Resort & Spa.

You will own defined accounts, lead strategy, and collaborate with on-property teams to maximize bookings and revenue. The role requires a proven track record in luxury hotel sales, strong network in leisure/wholesale, and fluency in English with additional EU language skills preferred.