Roger Dow, umongameli ophumayo kanye Isikhulu esiphezulu se-US Travel Association, uzohlonishwa njengongene ngo-2022 e-US Travel's Hall of Leaders, inhlangano imemezele ngoLwesihlanu.
Ngokufakwa kukaDow, izinkanyiso zokuhamba eziyi-104 eziqavile zibizwe e-US Travel Hall of Leaders kusukela yasungulwa ngo-1969 ukuze kuqashelwe “iminikelo eqhubekayo, ephawulekayo eye yaba nomthelela omuhle embonini yezokuvakasha.”
“Kunzima ukucabanga ngommeli osebenza kahle kakhulu wokuhamba namuhla kunoRoger Dow. Ukuqokwa kwakhe endikimbeni yethu egqame kakhulu kukhombisa igalelo lakhe elingenakubalwa kanye nenhlonipho ejulile nokubonga kwemboni yethu,” kusho uMongameli weCarnival Cruise Line kanye noSihlalo Kazwelonke Wezokuvakasha wase-US uChristine Duffy. "Njengoba ephetha umsebenzi odumile njengenhloko ye-US Travel futhi, phambilini, njengomholi we-Marriott, ukwethulwa kwakhe kuhlonipha konke uRoger akuzuzile ukuqhubekisela phambili nokuqondisa le mboni kanye nabasebenzi bayo."
UDow usehole i-US Travel njengesikhulu esiphezulu iminyaka engu-17.
Ngaphambi kokuqokwa kwakhe ngo-2005, uDow usebenze iminyaka engama-34 eMarriott International, lapho ahola khona imisebenzi yenkampani yokuthengisa nokumaketha, ikakhulukazi ethuthukisa uhlelo lokuqala lokwethembeka kwamahhotela, olwaluzoba nguMarriott Bonvoy kanye nekhadi lesikweletu likaMarriott. Kodwa-ke, u-Dow uvame ukusho ukuthi ukufeza kwakhe okukhulu eMarriott ukuzibophezela kwakhe amashumi eminyaka ekuthuthukiseni nasekufundiseni amashumi ezinkulungwane zabathengisi.
E-US Travel, indlela ye-Dow yokusungula nokucabanga phambili ibangele ukunqoba kwezomthetho, okuhlanganisa ukudalwa, ukugunyazwa nokuvuselelwa kwe-Brand USA, inhlangano yezwe yokumaketha indawo okuyiwa kuyo. Ngenxa yale mizamo, nokwandisa kwakhe umbukiso wezohwebo we-IPW we-US Travel kanye nokwengezwa kwamazwe angaphezu kweshumi nambili kuHlelo Lokuhoxiswa kwe-Visa lase-US ngesikhathi ese-US Travel, ukuhamba kwangaphakathi okuya e-US kunyuke ngo-61% ngesikhathi sika-Dow.
UDow utuswe ngokwakha iphrofayili yezokuvakasha eWashington futhi ubambe imihlangano eminingi nomongameli baseMelika abahleli, onobhala beKhabhinethi namalungu eCongress. Ngaphezu kwalokho, wasungula i-Meetings Mean Business Coalition, ebeka ukubaluleka kanye nezinzuzo zemihlangano yebhizinisi, imibukiso yezohwebo, izingqungquthela nezingqungquthela.
Ukusiza imboni yezokuvakasha ngesikhathi sayo esikhulu kakhulu sesidingo, i-Dow yathola usizo lwenhlangano oluhlobene nobhubhane kanye noxhaso lokubuyisela amabhizinisi okuhamba nezinhlangano zokumaketha izindawo okuyiwa kuzo. Yena kanye nethimba le-US Travel balwela ngempumelelo ukuvulwa kabusha kohambo lwendiza lwamazwe ngamazwe kanye nokuhoxiswa kokuhlolwa kwe-Covid okungenayo ngaphambi kokuhamba.
I-Dow ithole ukuhlonishwa nemiklomelo eminingi, futhi ibambe izihlalo emabhodini amaningana, okuhlanganisa i-ASAE, i-GWSAE, i-MPI Foundation, i-PCMA, iTourism Diversity Matters, i-RE/MAX International, i-Travel Institute, kanye ne-US Chamber of Commerce Committee ye-100, phakathi abanye.
Ngaphambi komsebenzi wakhe wokuvakasha, u-Dow wasebenza eButhweni Lezempi Lase-United States ne-101st Airborne Division eVietnam, lapho athola khona iBronze Star nezinye izingcaphuno. Uthole iziqu zeBachelor of Science eSeton Hall University futhi wahlonishwa njengoMfundi Ohlonishwa Kakhulu ngo-2012.
I-Dow izohlonishwa yibhodi labaqondisi be-US Travel esidlweni sakusihlwa ngoNovemba 14, 2022, phakathi nomhlangano wayo wokuwa.
Uhlu lwabahlonishiwe bangaphambilini beHholo Labaholi luyatholakala lapha.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Prior to his appointment in 2005, Dow served for 34 years at Marriott International, where he led the company's global sales and marketing functions, notably developing the first hotel loyalty program, which would become Marriott Bonvoy and the related Marriott credit card.
- Prior to his travel career, Dow served in the United States Army with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam, where he received the Bronze Star and other citations.
- Dow has received multiple honors and awards, and has held seats on several boards, including ASAE, GWSAE, MPI Foundation, PCMA, Tourism Diversity Matters, RE/MAX International, the Travel Institute, and the U.
