David van Erkelens

Experienced and innovative hotel professional with 5+ years of expertise in concept and project development, specialized in hotel technology and online marketing. Passionate about pushing boundaries, providing feedback to developers, and finding the right balance between operational excellence and superb guest experience. Committed to utilizing technology to its fullest potential.

Teleport Hotels | Sr. business development manager

2020 – Present

Key responsibilities

• Translating hospitality vision into new solutions powered by hotel technology in order to improve guest experience and reducing adminsitrative workload by automating online payments.
• Leading development of new hotel projects, responsible for permit applications and first point of contact for architects, designers and local government.
• Developing innovative hospitality concepts for newly aquired properties that maximizes the potential of a site and fits both the needs of the investors and local governments.
• Supervising the online marketing and business development efforts of three hotels ensuring quality listings, accurate pricing and attractive presentation.

2016 – 2020

Key responsibilities

• Finding new and developing existing online sales channels
• Developing and managing PMS, channel manager and integrations such as Oaky (upselling), Pace (Revenue management), Quicktext (guest communication) and Room Checking (Housekeeping)
• Managing online marketing efforts: Metasearch and online presentation

Hogeschool van Amsterdam - Bachelor of Education - completed in 2017

Hogeschool InHolland - Bachelor of Science (marketing) - completed in 2009