• Rafael Izaguirre No. 30 Suite 501 Fraccionamiento Costa Azul. Acapulco, Guerrero CP. 39850 México

• Telephone/Fax (52)(7)4844437
• Telephone, México City
• (52) 55256918
• Mobile: (52)(19541166 )
• Email: [email protected]

Objective

To maintain an active role in a growing international organization where my bi-cultural background and my expertise in marketing, management, government and public relations would be of value and can be utilized as assets

ACTUAL Gaudelli MCW

México, D.F.

Director Tourism & Marketing

• Responsible for developing new business
• Developing and implementing marketing strategies in Tourism for the agency´s accounts
• Responsible for the implementation of the Tourism Plan for Telmex, Mexico´s largest telecommunications company (agency´s largest account)

 

During 2000 established its own Consulting firm, specialized in developing studies for investments, promotion, advertising , public relations and COOP´S programs all related to Tourism.

Participated in the group responsible for the transition team in matters of tourism of the President of Mexico Mr. Vicente Fox.

4/1997-12/1999 Acapulco Convention & Visitors Bureau

Acapulco, México.

Director General,

• Responsible for its legal constitution,.
• Administration and execution of the annual budget
• Conducting marketing analysis and surveys., monitoring competition.
• Planning and executing marketing and advertising campaigns
• Planning methods for maximum utilization of funds through co-op programs.

5/1996-4/1997 Government of the State of Guerrero, Mexico.

Tourism Advisor to the Governor.

• Responsible to present special tourism projects, for investments and new developments for Acapulco, Taxco and Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo.
• Coordinator of the promotional tourist activities within the government structure, including the sister cities’ program with Beverly Hills, California and Cannes, France.

 

7/1994-5/1996 Government of the State of Guerrero. Mexico

2/1977- 4/1981

Secretary of Tourism of the State

• Serving the same responsibility during two different terms.
• Responsible for the different activities of programming, planning, executing and supervising the various activities for development, promotion, investment, budgeting, sales and marketing campaigns of the famous tourist destinations of Acapulco, Taxco and Ixtapa – Zihuatanejo.
• Responsible for the implementation of the federal policies in matters of tourism, planning and promotion

2/1989-6/1994 Acapulco Hotel and Tourist

Association, A.C.

Acapulco, México.

Director General

• Constitution of the new Association.
• Legal representative and lobbyist before Federal, State and Municipal authorities.
• Coordinating the promotional and marketing programs of the members in cooperation with airlines, wholesales, travel agencies and tourism organizations.
• Coordinator of promotional trips to the feeder markets of tourism such as USA, Canada, Latin American countries and within Mexico.

10/1991-6/1994 Acapulco Tourism Board

Acapulco, Mexico

Director General

• As co-founder of the Tourism Board in 1998, proposed a series of plans and projects, that derived into this appointment, at the same time served as Director General of the Acapulco Hotel and Tourist Association.
• Recommending sources to collect founds for its operation.
• Proposing and executing policies, goals, promotion, advertising, marketing plans and strategies to fulfill the objectives to increase the number of tourist to the destination, the average occupancy, and the income from tourism activities.

9/1987-2/1989 Aéroméxico Airlines.

District Manager

• Responsible of management, operations and relations with the syndicate of the Acapulco and Ixtapa - Zihuatanejo stations, with over 300 employees.

Education

10/1992 New Strategies for Tourism Marketing.

Certification Cancún, Quintana Roo, México.

12/1991 Total Quality in Tourist Enterprises.

Certification. México City, México.

5/1979 Studies for General Perfectionism in Tourism.

Certification World Tourism Organization.

Mexico City, Mexico.

11/1976 Holiday Inn University, Sales Directors.

Certification Olive Branch-Memphis, Tennessee, USA

3/1973 Holiday Inn University, Marketing

and sales Techniques.

Certification Olive Branch-Memphis, Tennessee.

12/1970 National Autonomous University of México

Certification-Diploma. Faculty of Law.

Skills

English currently used for 40 years.

Computer intermediate currently used 4 years.

Sales, expert with 30 years in the field of tourism.

Organization, Planning, Marketing, Trouble shooting.

Additional Information

A dedicated proponent of tourism in the international field, a 30 years veteran of Mexico’s travel and tourism industry, has held numerous prestigious positions. Has also served as founder and President of the Hotel Sales Manager Association (HSMAI) chapter Acapulco, Vice-President of the Acapulco Chamber of Commerce, Federal Delegate of the Secretary of Tourism of Mexico for the State of Guerrero and Chief of Staff and Administration for the Municipality of Acapulco

Tourism advisor , Director General of Sectional Studies at the General Coordination of Administrative Studies of the Presidency of Mexico.

Also acting as member of the Advisory Council of the American University of Acapulco and have been professor in the career of Tourism Administration.

Have permanently participated in educational seminars on tourism and hotel administration.

Has been advisor in four different professional thesis with various topics related to tourism in the same number of Universities in Mexico.

Active participant in the major world travel trade shows for the last ten years, such us ITB, BIT, FITUR, WTM, ASAE, PATA, ITME, TIANGUIS.

In 1995 received the prestigious award "LATINAMERICA PERSON OF THE YEAR " given by the important magazine Travel Agent of New York, USA for the first time in 65 years to any professional of tourism outside USA.