Helen Pratt Helen Pratt has been appointed Regional Director, Sales & Marketing for Fairmont Hotels, Pacific Northwest, based in Vancouver, B.C. In her new role, she will oversee Sales, Marketing, Revenue Management, Catering, and Conference Services for six properties in the portfolio; Fairmont Empress in Victoria, BC; Fairmont Olympic in Seattle, WA; and four Vancouver hotels - Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Fairmont Pacific Rim, Fairmont Vancouver Airport and the Fairmont Waterfront. Pratt has over 25 years experience in the hotel industry and started her career as a Conference Service Coordinator at Fairmont Banff Springs in 1988. In 1991 she transferred to Fairmont Chateau Whistler as Sales & Marketing Coordinator and after 3 years left the company to start her own wedding planning business in Whistler. In 1996, she relocated to Vancouver and held sales roles with Radisson President Hotel & Suites and Vancouver Marriot Hotel, and in 1999 joined Fairmont Vancouver Airport as part of the opening team. In 2004, she assumed the role of Director, Sales & Marketing for The Delta Vancouver Airport and in 2008 assumed the role of Director, Sales & Marketing to open Fairmont Pacific Rim. Pratt holds a Tourism Management Diploma from Georgian College in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.