Alan E. Young Named VP, Sales of Hotel Booking Solutions Incorporated
ATLANTA, GEORGIA | Alan E. Young has been named Vice President, Sales for Hotel Booking Solutions Incorporated, a hotel Demand ManagementSM company located in Atlanta.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA | Alan E. Young has been named Vice President, Sales for Hotel Booking Solutions Incorporated, a hotel Demand ManagementSM company located in Atlanta.
Young has over 22 years’ experience in the hospitality technology industry in roles that include sales, business development, marketing, hotel operations, and advisory services. From 1994 to 2001, Young held sales and marketing positions with a number of early-stage, high growth technology firms that provided products and services to the global hotel industry. In May 2001, Young served as the Vice President, Hotel and System Integration, for Montreal-based Newtrade Technologies, a start-up firm that provides software, distribution management, and integration tools to the global hospitality industry. In April 2002, IAC Expedia acquired Newtrade Technologies. Immediately prior to joining Hotel Booking Solutions, Young served as the Vice President, Sales & Marketing and subsequently the Chief Marketing Officer for Hotel Information Systems, a provider of enterprise management solutions to the global hotel industry. In addition to his work experiences, Young serves on the Board of Directors of the Open Travel Alliance, a broadly accepted and supported technology specifications body for the hotel industry. In addition, Young participates on committees for HTNG (Hotel Technology Next Generation) and AHLA (American Hotel and Lodging Association). He also serves as a frequent lecturer on a variety of hotel technology, distribution, and integration topics for a wide range of industry related organizations.
“Alan has emerged as one of the global hotel industry’s foremost authorities on distribution, channel management, and technology matters,” said Larry Hall, President & Chief Executive Officer of Hotel Booking Solutions Incorporated. “In addition, Alan has a great deal of experience with the management and acceleration of technology companies that serve the global hotel industry. At this point in our company’s growth cycle, we consider ourselves fortunate to have an individual of Alan’s caliber and stellar reputation joining our team,” said Hall. “He’s an individual with integrity, intelligence, and intensity who will make a significant contribution to our success.”
“HBSI has always held the belief that our Sales Executives must have a firm grasp of the changes within our industry and a knowledge base that identifies our customers’ challenges and provides them with specific solutions,” said Darin McAuliffe, Senior Vice President, Sales of HBSI. “Alan exemplifies those attributes and his volunteer work on behalf of the industry demonstrates his commitment,” said McAuliffe.
Young graduated from Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, and will operate from the company’s Toronto office.