Alejandro Gomez Garcia

• I am a highly adaptable, strong team player, with excellent interpersonal communication skills who enjoys people, and consistently meets and exceeds targets.
• +12 years of international experience (Spain, UK, Switzerland, Portugal and Czech Republic).
• Native Spanish, fluent in English, French & Portuguese.
• Master of Science (MS) in Business Administration – International Management.

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CORE COMPETENCIES:

ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT:
Solid expertise in account management in the online travel and tourism industry. Leading account growth, and maximizing their revenue and conversion through regular business reviews with stakeholders.

SALES:
Demonstrated experience in developing sales and marketing plans for hotel brands and destinations, as well as Real Estate projects. Project development of customer success strategies. Experience and special interest in sales data analysis.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
PMP® certified. Experience as part of a project management team of a Real Estate development, with a special focus on sales and marketing.

BUSINESS CONSULTING:
Experience in strategic consulting, conducting market research, feasibility studies and business plans at international level. Brief experience working for one of the Big Four professional services firms.

Nov.20 – Present   VRBO (Expedia Group) | Account Manager, Partner Success, FrancePrague, Czech Rep.

              Account management for Vacation Rental properties in France. Managing a portfolio of over 250 accounts, mainly property managers based in France with properties all over Europe and overseas.

May.18 – Oct.20    EXPEDIA GROUP | Market Associate Spain, Portugal & FrancePrague, Czech Rep.

              Account management for properties in Spain, Portugal, and France. Helping to drive the business growth and expansion of the Expedia Group in the mentioned territories. Opening up new business opportunities and ensuring partner satisfaction.

Jan.15 – Apr.18      Freelance contractor

Apr.17 – Jul.17               TEMPO HOSPITALITYRhône-Alpes, France

Reopening of a traditional thermal destination set in the French Alps, the Thermes de la Léchère. Audit and consulting project for the competitive development and strategic repositioning 

Oct.16 – Mar.17            GALA TERMAL SLAlhama de Murcia, Spain

Market and feasibility study, business model definition and counselling during pre-project phase.

Nov.15 – Dec.15            PwC – PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERSA Coruña, Spain

Consulting services on strategic development plans and diversification of private funding for SMEs. 

May.15 – Sep.15           TEMPO HOSPITALITYSwitzerland / Cape Verde

Project evaluation of a hospitality and tourism school in Cape Verde, developed and funded by the Luxembourg Development Cooperation (LuxDev).

Jan.15 – Apr.15             PwC – PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERSA Coruña, Spain

Technical advice to 125 SMEs in Galicia in digital marketing and international development. 

Jun.10 – Sep.14      EUROFIN HOSPITALITY | Adviser – Asset Dev        Switzerland (10 – 12) & Portugal (13 –14)

• Development of feasibility studies and impact assessments of tourism, hospitality and wellness projects.
• Business development and consolidation in the Spain & Portugal, PALOP and LATAM.
• Management of a portfolio of tourism assets of the Espirito Santo Group in Portugal: development, implementation and monitoring of commercial strategies, marketing and communication, as well as operational consulting with a strong focus on costs reduction.
• Project management, concept proposal and development and implementation of the Sales Action Plan of a real-estate development of 27 hectares in Porto, including 134 residential and commercial units.

2017                   Project Management Professional (PMP)® | Project Management Institute 

2008 – 2010     Master of Science in Business Administration | University of Geneva, Switzerland 

2006 – 2008     Post degree in Business Administration | University of Geneva, Switzerland 

2001 – 2004     Bachelor in Tourism Management | University of A Coruña, Spain