- I-US Travel yamukela uChristine Duffy njengoSihlalo Kazwelonke
- Akukaze kube nesikhathi esibucayi kakhulu sokuthi imboni yezokuvakasha ihlangane ukwenza ushintsho futhi ibuyise ukuvuselelwa kwezezimali
- UDuffy ulandela uMongameli we-Destination DC kanye ne-CEO u-Elliott L. Ferguson, II, ogama lakhe njengosihlalo seliphothuliwe
I-US Travel Association ngoLwesihlanu imemezele ukhetho lukaChristine Duffy, umongameli we I-Carnival Cruise Line, njengosihlalo wayo omusha kazwelonke. UDuffy, osanda kusebenza njengebhodi njengephini likasihlalo wokuqala, uzohola ikomidi eliphethe kanye nebhodi elimele imikhakha eyehlukene yemikhakha yebhizinisi lezokuvakasha.
“Sijabule kakhulu ukwamukela uChristine njengosihlalo kazwelonke we-US Travel, hhayi nje kuphela ngesipiliyoni sakhe esijulile sokuqhuba amabhizinisi ezokuvakasha aphumelelayo, kodwa futhi nangethalente nangobuhlakani azokuletha ekusizeni ukubuyisela omunye wemikhakha emikhulu yaseMelika kulandela ukulahleka okukhulu nobhadane lomhlaba wonke, ”kusho uMongameli ophethe i-US Travel Association kanye ne-CEO uRoger Dow.
UDow wengeze wathi: "Ibhodi liyasithokozela isiqondiso sikaChristine ngalesi sikhathi esibucayi njengoba siqhubekisela phambili izinqubomgomo nezinhlelo zokuvuselela ukuvakasha kuya ngaphakathi nase-US"
Njengesihlalo sikazwelonke se-US Travel, uDuffy uzoqondisa imizamo yebhodi nenhlangano yoku:
- Nweba ukuzibandakanya namabhizinisi nezinhlangano ukuqhuba izinhlelo zokukhuthaza nokwakha ikusasa lohambo;
- Ukuhlanganisa imboni ngazwi linye ukwazisa imibono nezenzo zabaholi abakhethiwe;
- Izinto eziseqhulwini eziseqhulwini zigxile ekutholeni kabusha nasekwakhiweni kabusha kwemboni yezokuvakasha yase-US; futhi
- Fundisa futhi wazise ababambe iqhaza kwezokuvakasha
“Akukaze kube nesikhathi esibucayi njengalesi sokuthi imboni yezokuvakasha ihlangane ukuze yenze ushintsho futhi ibuyise imali. Uma kungekho okunye, unyaka owedlule ukhombisile amandla ezomnotho emkhakheni wezokuvakasha, kanye nobudlelwano baseMelika abanabo kwezenhlalo, ezengqondo, ezokuphumula nezinzuzo zenjabulo yohambo, ”kusho uDuffy. "Ngibheke phambili ekusebenzisaneni nabaholi abakhulu bemboni yezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha ukuze sihlele indlela eya ezingeni elisha lempumelelo."
UDuffy ujoyine i-Carnival Cruise Line, okuyisikhondlakhondla somholi wezezimboni zeMiami osuselwa eMiami uCarnival Corp., ngo-2015 ngemuva kokusebenza njengomongameli kanye ne-CEO yeCruise Lines International Association (CLIA). Ubuye wasebenza njengomongameli kanye ne-CEO yeMaritz Travel Company. Njengomongameli weCarnival Cruise Line, uDuffy wengamele inkampani ehamba ngemikhumbi emikhumbi engama-24, minyaka yonke ibamba izivakashi ezicishe zibe yizigidi eziyisithupha futhi iqashe abantu abangaphezu kuka-43,000 abavela emazweni ayi-110 emhlabeni jikelele. UDuffy ungowesifazane wokuqala ukukhonza njengomongameli weCarnival Cruise Line.
UDuffy uhlala emabhodini ezinkampani zabaqondisi be-Aimbridge Hospitality, umholi womhlaba wonke kwezinsizakalo zokuphathwa kwamahhotela, kanye neHerschend Family Entertainment, inkampani ephethe imindeni enesizinda esikhulu kunazo zonke ezweni, kubandakanya iDollywood neSilver Dollar City yaseBranson. Uhlala kwiProfessional Advisory Board yaseSt.Jude Children's Research Hospital okuyiCarnival Cruise Line okuyiyona esebenzisana naye ngokusemthethweni. UDuffy ubuye abe yilungu leThe Committee of 200, inhlangano yabaholi bamabhizinisi besifazane abaphumelele kakhulu emhlabeni esekela, igubha futhi ithuthukise ubuholi besifazane. Usanda kuqokwa yiWomen Leading Travel & Hospitality njengomunye wabesifazane abaphambili ekuhambeleni nasezihambeleni.
Ngaphezu kwe-Duffy, i-US Travel ifake ezinye izikhundla zesikhulu sebhodi:
- Izihlalo Eziyisekela:
- UJulie Coker, umongameli & i-CEO, iSan Diego Tourism Authority;
- UFred Dixon, umongameli & i-CEO, i-NYC & Inkampani;
- USharon Siskie, i-SVP, isu lokuhweba - Ama-Disney Signature Experience, i-Disney;
- UMgcinimafa uStephen Revetria, umongameli, iGiants Enterprises, iSan Francisco Giants; futhi
- UNobhala uMichael Dominguez, umongameli ne-CEO, i-Associated Luxury Hotels International.
UDuffy uphumelela esikhundleni se-Destination DC President and CEO u-Elliott L. Ferguson, II, ogama lakhe njengosihlalo seliphothuliwe.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Expand engagement with businesses and organizations to drive advocacy initiatives and shape the future of travel;Unite the industry under one voice to inform the opinions and actions of elected leaders;Advance priorities focused on recovery and rebuilding of the U.
- US Travel welcomes Christine Duffy as National ChairThere has never been a more critical time for the travel industry to come together to effect change and drive a financial recoveryDuffy succeeds Destination DC President and CEO Elliott L.
- “I look forward to working with the great leaders of the travel and tourism industry to chart a path to a new level of success.
