SYBIL DAVIS JOINS PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU AS NATIONAL ACCOUNTS MANAGER, FOCUSED ON MULTICULTURAL, RELIGIOUS AND INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION MARKETS

Philadelphia, PA- January 11, 2016 – The Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau (PHLCVB) has named Sybil Davis as its new National Accounts Manager. Davis will be responsible for booking international, multicultural and religious meeting and convention groups for the Pennsylvania Convention Center and Greater Philadelphia hotels. Davis will work closely with PHLDiversity, a business development division of the PHLCVB, focused on promoting Philadelphia as an ethnically diverse destination for major meeting associations, groups and families, and encouraging multicultural business and social responsibility within the city.

“Sybil's proven capacity to develop new accounts in various markets and grow accounts within an organization will be key as the PHLCVB strives to increase the City's share of diverse conventions and major meetings,” said PHLCVB President & CEO Julie Coker Graham. “Her vast experience, accompanied by her ability to think strategically and execute effectively will further help position Philadelphia as a leading City in which to do business.”

“I'm excited to showcase my hometown, Philadelphia to a customer base that I have worked with throughout my hospitality career and am thrilled to have the opportunity to generate business and gain exposure for the city that I love,” said Davis. “These are very exciting times for Philadelphia and I'm proud to be a part of it, promoting the Pennsylvania Convention Center and our hotel community.”

A sales leader with over 10 years of group sales experience in the convention and hotel industry, Davis joins the PHLCVB after serving as Senior Sales Executive for the Renaissance Washington D.C. Downtown Hotel. Among her responsibilites were executing sales strategies to grow group business, developing unique group events for target audiences, and negotiating group sales agreements with meeting planners and directors to create mutually beneficial events.

Prior to her time at Renaissance,  Davis honed her hospitality expertise as a Mid-Atlantic Area Sales Account Executive with Marriott International. There, she managed accounts for 11 hotels in Washington D.C.; proactively targeted LGBT, religious, and union organizations; and partnered with the Marriott Diversity and Affinity teams to increase return on investment. As a result, Davis exceeded $4 million in sales goals among more than 50 percent of assigned accounts, and exceeded new business goals by 300 percent.  

Davis is active in key industry associations through committee membership and leadership at the Professional Convention Mangement Association (PCMA) and the Womanhood Training Program. In recognition of her accomplishments, Davis was named a Chairman's Golden Circle Achiever and a Consistent GM Applause Award recipient by Marriott.

A graduate of Howard University, in Washington D.C., Davis holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry/Biology.

For more information on Davis and PHLDiversity, visit www.phldiversity.com. 

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Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau (PHLCVB), www.discoverPHL.com, a private non-profit membership corporation, is the official Tourism Promotion Agency for the City of Philadelphia globally, and the primary sales and marketing agency for the expanded Pennsylvania Convention Center. The PHLCVB competes with its counterparts worldwide for convention and tourism business. The organization has departments dedicated to the multicultural, sports, and life sciences markets.