| 07/01/2009 |
| Marriott and Renaissance Caribbean & Mexico Resorts Announces its first 2009 Partners in Paradise Award Winner |
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email: jody@diamondpr.com
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Marriott and Renaissance Caribbean & Mexico Resorts are delighted to announce the first Partners in Paradise Award recipient of 2009: Rick Long, owner and founder of Journeys to Paradise travel agency. With 38 successful years selling wholesale and retail travel, Long received the Travel Industry Partner Award which is presented to the most extraordinary meeting and travel industry partners, recognizing their overall contributions to Marriott and Renaissance Caribbean & Mexico Resorts.
“Mr. Long’s dedication, resourcefulness and enthusiasm exemplify the ideal Marriott partner, which is why he has been selected to receive Marriott’s top industry honor,” said Steve Cook, Area Director of Sales and Marketing for Marriott and Renaissance Caribbean & Mexico Resorts. “The 2009 Partners in Paradise Award recognizes the achievement and support he brings to our properties through long-standing sales and marketing efforts of the Marriott brand.”
Long has been a true champion of Marriott’s Paradise collection, whether he’s promoting specials in his monthly newsletter, forwarding tips from Bill Marriott’s blog, or establishing a company culture recommending the Caribbean and Mexico resorts to ‘every customer, every time.’ He is also an enthusiast of Marriott's Spirit to Serve initiative, which has fueled his greatest passion of all, philanthropy– inspiring him to turn many of his own travel programs into fundraising opportunities, benefiting organizations like Rotary and Zonta International.
Launched in 2006, the coveted bi-annual Partners in Paradise Award program is a way of recognizing individuals whose contributions to Marriott and Renaissance Caribbean & Mexico Resorts properties go above and beyond the financial opportunities alone. Twice a year, the sales team nominates one meeting planner and one travel industry partner to receive this prestigious award. Winners are not only featured on ParadiseByMarriott.com and in a newsletter that is distributed to travel and meeting trades, but they also receive a personal letter from Mr. Marriott, an engraved plaque and a $500 American Express gift certificate. |
