DAVAO-BASED seasoned hotelier, Pearl Peralta-Maclang of the Marco Polo Hotel-Davao, won this year's Hotelier Award for Sales and Marketing Asia.
Working for 34 years in sales and marketing, Maclang has a strong background in managing and leading hotels and resorts and full of positive dynamism.
She accepted her first assignment in Mindanao in October 2015 as the director of Sales and Marketing of Marco Polo Davao.
Pearl has been very instrumental in raising and intensifying Marco Polo Davao's reputation as the first and only premier hotel with best personalized service in the Hospitality Industry in Mindanao. Because of her marketing efforts, Marco Polo Davao has been at the front of the mind for national TV and print media interviews.
She is also known for her passionate approach toward the personal and professional development of her team. One has described her as a highly people-oriented individual who has the natural talent to speak and engage with associates from different generational timelines and guests from all walks of life. Her leadership gained the S&M department the highest score in the 2016 Associate Engagement Survey because of her commitment to train and empower associates.
The Hotelier Awards, according to its website, is the only accolade in Asia that honors the dedicated professionals of the hotel industry.
In 2017, the Hotelier Awards had 578 applications, 14 countries and 72 hotel brands. It also expanded into North Asia and launched new award, "The Rising Star." It has over 15 awards celebrating hoteliers across departments.
The awarding ceremony was held last December 14 at Star City, Macau.
The awards started in 2014 where top hoteliers from Greater China, Asean and North China will be carefully judged and examined by panel of experts. The panel of judges consists of representatives from Forbes Travel Guide, Google, International Luxury Travel Market, Les Roches, Edipresse Media Asia &The China National Hotel Association. (With PR)