Manager's reception

My goodness! I know I work at a resort that belongs to the Starwood's Luxury Collection, but it still amazes me how much money some of these guests have. Every Wednesday, the GM invites return guests to the "Managers Reception," with of course complimentary cocktails, wine, and heavy pupus (appetizers). Since Kelly was going to be out of town, James and I were volunteered for the job. After James and I had finished our day of analyzing numbers, reports, and rate plans, we headed to the Living Room, the hotel's lounge. We sat down to talk with the attending guests and chatted about their stay with the hotel so far. One lady I spoke to had obviously done some face work and soon went off telling me about all of her great travels to the different St.Regis properties. By far Aspen was her favorite, but it was hard for her to leave her BMW at her Orange County home . . . blah blah blah. Some of these return guests, come to the hotel a couple times a year dropping at least $20,000 for their rooms each time! But hey if it wasn't for these guests, we would all be out of a job :)

Tomorrow I'll be participating in the semi-annual sales meeting with our regional sales bosses. They are flying over from Honolulu to first visit Sheraton Kauai and then later with us. It will be a great opportunity for me to network and meet more people in the region and also learn more about how the regional sales team operates.