Pamela Brennan
*** **** ******* ****** #***, Chicago, Illinois 60654
Email: **************@*******.***
Career Objective: Travel Director/Event Planner
Meetings/Incentives and Event Planning
Transportation/Logistics
Tour Director/Meeting/Incentive and Event Operations
Summary: Windy City Travel, Lampert Tours (student groups), P.A.M. Tours
Professional tour director/guide for the following companies (12yrs)
both in Spanish and English.
● Developed new areas for incentive trips
Dine Around
Hospitality / Registration/VIP’s
Transportation including Bus Systems, Motorpool, and Airport Greets
Activities
Marketing/Sales
Summary: Travel Agent for 13 years selling both international and domestic travel,
with knowledge of Sabre, Apollo, Excel, Word, and Power Point.
● Mid-West Marketing Manager for Korean National Tourism Organization
during the 2002 World Cup in Korea.
Domestic Tour Experience/Destination Knowledge
Western States Central States Eastern States
International Tour Experience/Destination Knowledge
Canada Middle East South/Central America
Caribbean, including Cuba United Kingdom Western/Eastern Europe
Mexico Africa South East/Central Asia
Other Experience and Skills
2005 Toyota National Product Launch-VIP Hospitality Desk for 5,000 attendees
2005 Rotary International 100 Year Anniversary Chicago- Managed and facilitated tour desk, and private tours for Rotary participants
2006 Asian Games Doha- Organized Transportation for VIP Guests, and Sponsors
Created routes, and trained over 800 multi cultural drivers to be used for the Games.
● 2006, 2007, 2012 PGA- Coordinated local transportation for PGA sponsors
· 2007, 2008 NBA All Stars Game- Managed transportation for NBA Players, and guests
· 2007 Lion’s Club Chicago- Organized all of the buses and routes for 13,000 participants
· 2007 Nascar - Organized tours, and transportation for USG sponsors
· 2008, 2012 Democratic National Convention- Operated and managed the bus system from
delegate hotels to venues
2008-2011 Acura Brand Ambassador, working in conjunction with W Hotels while promoting and marketing the Acura MDX
2009 NHL Winter Classic Event and All Stars Game- Managed bus system for sponsor, and media hotels to all venues, and managed pre-game party night
2010-2012 Super Bowl- Operated and managed both Media Intra hotel bus system to and from Media Center, as well as bus system for Corporate Sponsors
2010 AllTech World Equestrian Games- Operated and managed Media Intra hotel bus system to and from Venue Media Center
2011-2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon- Organized transportation and logistics for medical support.
2011 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi- Trained over 100 multi cultural drivers for internal shuttle route to and from race track
2011 Pan Arab Games Doha- Worked training drivers and creating internal media shuttle to a multi venue stadium, sports to include Beach Volley Ball, Basketball, and Football.
57th Presidential Inauguration 2013- Created and implemented routes for POTUS and VPOTUS Friends and Family working directly with Secret Service, and Law Officials
Product Specialist/Trade Shows / Destination Presentations
Owner / Operator- American Linguist Tours: Inbound tours in Spanish of Chicago
Planned and organized catered functions/Food and Beverage Management
Tour Planner- Attended numerous trade shows in Asia, Latin America and Europe to develop working relationships with suppliers
Education
William Harper College, Palatine, IL- 2 years of Business Courses
Roberta Fischer Travel / School of Hospitality and Tourism-1 Year
United Airlines Apollo Training Class
American Airlines Saber Training Class
Personal Interests / Skills
Fully Bi-Lingual Spanish, basic understanding of Portuguese and Italian. Dance Instructor (Latin), Exploring Foreign Markets, Ethnic Festivals, personally have traveled to over 90 countries understanding basic international business protocols, competitive Beach Volley Ball, and Tennis