Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) has expanded its sales team with the addition of Michelle White, who joins as the Regional Vice President of Sales for ALHI’s South Region.
She is based in Atlanta, Georgia, in the center of her region, which stretches from the Carolinas through Texas in the South. She reports to ALHI Division Vice President Ashly Balding, who had previously held that position for several years. The announcement of the appointment was made jointly by Balding and ALHI President Jim Schultenover.
Highly respected hospitality industry sales professional White brings extensive experience to ALHI. In her new position she is responsible for leading ALHI’s Global Sales team in ALHI’s South Region, in serving executives and meeting professionals, association executives, and convention specialists with ALHI’s Global Sales Organization (GSO) services and professional sales support for its portfolio of more than 160 Four- and Five-Diamond quality hotels and resorts worldwide, with more than 115,000 rooms and suites and 10 million square feet of meeting space.
White comes to ALHI from the 5,034-room MGM Grand Hotel & Casino Las Vegas and the 1,728-room The Signature at MGM Grand, which are long-time ALHI Member resorts, where she served for the past four years as the Associate Director of Sales. Prior to that, she served MGM Resorts International for six years as the Associate Director of Sales and previously as the Senior National Sales Manager at Las Vegas’ 3,220-room Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino and the 1,117-room THEhotel (soon to be rebranded the Delano Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay), also Members of ALHI. Her earlier experience also includes serving as Sales Manager for Wyndham Hotels in Colorado Springs for eight years. She is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, and is a triathlete and master diver.
“We’ve enjoyed the privilege of working with Michelle for the past 10 years during her MGM Resorts International tenure, and know what an outstanding talent she is, with tremendous dedication and great sales and leadership skills,” said Balding. “She will be a valuable advocate for ALHI clients in the South region and our worldwide portfolio of hotels and resorts, effectively identifying and coordinating specific site solutions for meetings, conventions, and incentive programs.”
“We are fortunate to match Michelle, who has been actively serving the Southeast region in her past duties, with an opening we created to help us keep up with the growing demand for our ALHI GSO services, at a time when family prompted her move East,” said Schultenover. “We know Michelle and her many strengths and character will enable us to continue to serve the market responsibly for our Members, while enabling Ashly Balding to focus on incremental areas in her division.”
ALHI provides planners and their organizations experienced Global Sales services with diverse options among its outstanding worldwide member hotels and resorts which specialize in meetings and incentive programs. There is no cost to planners’ organizations to utilize the ALHI GSO services, expertise, and account advocacy, as its Members’ dues fund the Global Sales Organization to best serve planners with local professionals.
