Meet Chicago Northwest announces staff appointment
SCHAUMBURG - Meet Chicago Northwest, the official destination marketing organization for the Northwest suburbs, has hired Pamela Hailey as its new director of sales.
Hailey will lead three sales account executives. She has spent nearly 40 years in the hospitality and travel industry, starting at United Airlines' Tour Desk in 1983.
Working closely with our Chicago Northwest hoteliers and other stakeholders, she will develop and execute the sales and marketing plan for our upcoming fiscal year. Hailey will plan and guide the team as they attend dozens of trade shows and sales missions nationwide, communicating with the hotel community. She will also solicit specialty markets nationwide.
Hailey began her hotel career at the former Woodfield Hilton and Towers in 1990 and held various sales and leadership roles with Fortune 500 companies. Among her previous roles, she was the corporate and meeting sales account executive with United in Cleveland and Chicago. For 21 years, Hailey also led the Midwest sales team for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts as the regional sales director.
Most recently, she worked as a national account manager for Tauck, a luxury travel company and partnered with industry leaders in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest.
"We are excited to have Pam on our team. We are confident her many years of sales leadership in the hospitality and travel industry will expedite recovery for the hotel and restaurant businesses in Chicago Northwest," said Heather Larson, president of Meet Chicago Northwest.
Hailey lives in Hanover Park with her husband, Vincent. They have two adult children.