The Team

Background

A graduate of the University of Miami, Maureen specializes in hospitality and travel public relations. Maureen has executed successful promotion campaigns for high-profile public and private sector clients, including the Starwood Luxury Collection Hotels, fine-dining restaurants and various tourism promotion agencies. With experience working with multiple hospitality and tourism industry partners, Maureen has a unique understanding of the various tourism stakeholders and leverages relationships to achieve maximum promotion results for a destination.

Maureen's Passion for Places

Growing up in a small town in Maryland, and working in the vibrant city of Miami, has allowed Maureen to recognize that places of all sizes offer a unique discovery and experience for visitors. Maureen uses her enthusiasm for authentic travel experiences to excite others to think outside of the box when choosing travel destinations and inspires them to explore.

Notable Results

• Maureen has coordinated successful media tours in both the U.S. and Canada for international clients including PromPeru, the Peru Promotional Export and Tourism Board, securing appointments with top tier media outlets and feature editorial placements and broadcast segments.

• Capitalizing on her specialty in food and wine promotion, Maureen has executed high profile gastronomy media relations campaigns, including media, travel trade and key stakeholders dinners, interviews with top food and wine publications, culinary broadcast segments, as well as consumer culinary promotions with strategic marketing partners, including the James Beard House Foundation.

• Maureen was an integral part of rebranding a signature Miami hotel property from development through implementation, resulting in increase bookings and visitor arrivals. Select campaign components included surveying segments of hotel guests, monitoring travel trends, developing key messages, securing media coverage, and promoting results to key stakeholders.