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New SeaDream sales director bolsters Southeast US coverage

SeaDream Yacht Club bolstered its travel agent support in the US Southeast by appointing seasoned hotels professional Allison Haynes as director of business development.

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

May 11, 2016

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Based in Atlanta, she'll manage a seven-state territory including Georgia (with the exception of Coastal Georgia), Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Kentucky.

Haynes will work closely with agents in the Southern states previously managed by two SeaDream veteran business development directors, Karen Brooks and Brooke Lepisto. 

Brooks will continue to manage Central and North Florida, Coastal Georgia and North and South Carolina. Lepisto will cover Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

Haynes brings 20 years of travel industry experience, most recently as director of sales, Southeast US, for Starwood Resorts Mexico. Other sales and marketing positions were with InterContinental and Marriott Corp.

About the Author

Anne Kalosh

Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She has been the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.

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