About this role
Company Description
About Orient Express
Artisan of travel since 1883, Orient Express sublimates the art of travel with its luxury trains, hotels, and sailing yachts. The brand has just launched its first hotel, Orient Express La Minerva, in Rome – which will be followed by Orient Express Venezia in 2026. The experience continues with the recent launch of La Dolce Vita Orient Express train, followed by Orient Express Corinthian in 2026, the first of two Orient Express Sailing Yachts, and finally, the return of L’Orient Express train to railways. Since 2022, Orient Express is part of Accor Group’s leading collection of luxury brands with a century-old legacy in the hotels and fine- dining sectors. In 2024, Accor and LVMH entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of Orient Express. Follow the journey at @orientexpress on Instagram or visit the website at www.orient-express.com.
Job Description
Based in Rome, the Director of Leisure Sales is responsible for driving the leisure segment performance across a prestigious luxury hospitality portfolio comprising two five-star hotels in Rome and in Venice and an exclusive luxury train La Dolce Vita Orient Express. The role focuses on strategic segment development, USA and LATAM market management and development, revenue growth, and brand positioning within the global leisure travel sector, ensuring alignment with five-star standards and overall commercial objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Leisure Segment Strategy & Performance
- Define and execute the leisure sales strategy for the two luxury hotels and the luxury train
- Drive leisure segment revenue, market share, and profitability across all three assets
- Set, manage, and achieve leisure sales targets in line with cluster and commercial objectives
Market Development & Key Accounts
- Manage and grow relationships with luxury consortia agency owners, advisors, tour operators, wholesalers
- Identify new leisure markets and business opportunities for all assets
- Represent the portfolio at international trade fairs, roadshows, and sales missions
- Organize and participate in different familiarization trips
Commercial Collaboration
- Work closely with Revenue Management and commercial director to optimize pricing, availability, and packaging strategies
- Partner with Marketing to develop leisure-focused campaigns, storytelling, and experiential B2B offers
- Align with Operations to ensure delivery of promised guest experiences
Luxury Train & Experiential Sales
- Position the luxury train as a flagship experiential product within the leisure portfolio
- Develop multi-destination and hotel–train itineraries to maximize cross-selling opportunities
- Support seasonal launches and bespoke leisure experiences
Performance Monitoring & Reporting
- Together with commercial team analyze booking trends, market data, and competitor performance
- Track KPIs, forecasts, and pace to ensure leisure segment objectives are met
- Participate at weekly/monthly commercial meetings and present leisure segment performance updates to commercial director
Leadership & Brand Representation
- Provide guidance and direction to the cluster leisure sales manager currently in the team
- Ensure consistent luxury brand standards across Rome, Venice, and train products
- Act as a senior ambassador for the portfolio within the luxury travel community
Qualifications
- Minimum 8 years of experience in leisure sales within luxury hospitality
- A very solid knowledge and a strong network within luxury consortia market, especially in USA and LATAM geographic areas
- Proven track record in multi-property or cluster sales roles
- Deep understanding of luxury leisure distribution
- Experience with luxury hotels and experiential travel products
- Strong international leisure sales network
Additional Information
- Medical Insurance, integrating Collective Labor Agreement one and extended to the family
- Ticket Restaurant
- Annual leave
- ALL - Heartist® Program: Employee benefit card offering discounted rates at all ACCOR locations and partner venues worldwide.
- Learning & development: Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
- Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.
Other facts
About AccorHotel
We are Accor
We are more than 290,000 hospitality experts placing people at the heart of what we do, creating emotion for our guests, and nurturing passion for service and achievement beyond limits. Building on the strength of our teams and of our fully integrated ecosystem of leading brands, personalized services & expert solutions, we break new ground to reimagine hospitality and inspire new ways to experience the world.
We are dedicated to suit all desires and needs, and reinvent the guest experience every day with our 45 hotel brands across all segments- 5,600 properties around the world from luxury five-star palaces to smart economy hotels, exquisite residences to full-service resorts.
Because we take care of millions of guests and each of our hotels is a world in itself, where every action counts. We strive to make positive impact both locally and globally, to ensure hospitality benefits not only the few, but all.
What you'll do
- The Director of Leisure Sales is responsible for driving leisure segment performance across luxury hotels and a luxury train. This includes defining sales strategies, managing key accounts, and ensuring alignment with commercial objectives.
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