Roger Dow, umongameli ophumayo kunye I-CEO ye-US Travel Association, iya kuhlonishwa njenge-2022 inductee kwi-US Travel's Hall of Leaders, umbutho ubhengeze ngoLwesihlanu.
Ngokungeniswa kukaDow, izikhanyiso zohambo ezibalaseleyo ezili-104 ziye zathiywa kwiHolo yeeNkokeli zokuHamba e-US ukusukela oko yasekwa ngo-1969 ukuze kuqwalaselwe “igalelo elizinzileyo nelibalulekileyo elibe nempembelelo entle kushishino lokuhamba.”
“Kunzima ukucinga umthetheleli osebenzayo wokuhamba namhlanje kunoRoger Dow. Ukunyulwa kwakhe kwelona qela lethu libalaseleyo kubonisa igalelo lakhe elingenakubalwa kunye nentlonipho enzulu nombulelo weshishini lethu,” utshilo uMongameli weCarnival Cruise Line kunye noSihlalo weSizwe wezoKhenketho wase-US uChristine Duffy. "Njengoko equkumbela umsebenzi odumileyo njengentloko yoHambo lwase-US kwaye, ngaphambili, njengenkokeli ye-Marriott, ukwaziswa kwakhe kunika imbeko kuko konke oko uRoger akwenzileyo ukuqhubela phambili kunye nokukhokela eli shishini kunye nabasebenzi balo."
UDow ukhokele uHambo lwase-US njengomphathi oyintloko iminyaka eli-17.
Phambi kokuqeshwa kwakhe ngo-2005, uDow wasebenza iminyaka engama-34 eMarriott International, apho wayekhokela intengiso yehlabathi kunye nemisebenzi yentengiso, ngakumbi ephuhlisa inkqubo yokuqala yokunyaniseka kwehotele, eya kuba nguMarriott Bonvoy kunye nekhadi letyala leMarriott elinxulumeneyo. Nangona kunjalo, uDow uye wachaza ukuba eyona nto ayifezileyo eMarriott yayikukuzibophelela kwakhe kwamashumi eminyaka kuphuhliso kunye nokucebisa amashumi amawaka abathengisi.
KuHambo lwase-US, indlela entsha kaDow yokucinga nokucinga phambili ibangele uloyiso lowiso-mthetho olutyikityayo, kuquka ukuyilwa, uwiso-mthetho kunye nohlaziyo lweBrand USA, umbutho wesizwe wokuthengisa indawo yokusingwa. Enkosi kwezi nzame, kunye nokwandiswa kwakhe umboniso worhwebo we-IPW we-US Travel kunye nokongezwa kwezizwe ezingaphezulu kweshumi elinesibini kwiNkqubo ye-Visa ye-US ngexesha lokuhamba kwakhe e-US, uhambo lwangaphakathi oluya e-US lunyuke nge-61% ngexesha le-Dow.
UDow unikwe imbeko ngokwakha iprofayile yohambo eWashington kwaye ubambe iintlanganiso ezininzi noongameli base-US abahleliyo, oonobhala beKhabhinethi kunye namalungu eCongress. Ngaphezu koko, waseka iMeetings Mean Business Coalition, ebeka ixabiso kunye neenzuzo zeentlanganiso zoshishino, imiboniso yezorhwebo, iinkomfa kunye neengqungquthela.
Ukunceda ishishini lokuhamba ngeyona ndlela inkulu yemfuno, iDow ikhusele uncedo olunxulumene nobhubhane kunye nenkxaso-mali yokubuyisela amashishini okuhamba kunye nemibutho yokuthengisa indawo. Yena kunye neqela lokuHamba lase-US balwe ngempumelelo ukuvulwa kwakhona kohambo lwenqwelomoya lwamazwe ngamazwe kunye nokuyekiswa kovavanyo lwe-Covid olungenayo ngaphambi kokuhamba.
I-Dow ifumene amawonga amaninzi kunye namabhaso, kwaye ibambe izihlalo kwiibhodi ezininzi, kuquka i-ASAE, i-GWSAE, i-MPI Foundation, i-PCMA, i-Tourism Diversity Matters, i-RE/MAX International, i-Travel Institute, kunye ne-US Chamber of Commerce Committee ye-100, phakathi abanye.
Ngaphambi komsebenzi wakhe wokuhamba, uDow wayesebenza kuMkhosi wase-United States kunye ne-101st Airborne Division eVietnam, apho wafumana iBronze Star kunye nezinye izicatshulwa. Ufumene isidanga seNzululwazi kwiYunivesithi yaseSeton Hall kwaye wawongwa njengoyena Mfundi uBaliweyo ngo-2012.
I-Dow iya kuwongwa yibhodi yabalawuli baseMelika kwisidlo sangokuhlwa ngoNovemba 14, 2022, ngexesha lentlanganiso yayo yokuwa.
Uluhlu lwamawonga angaphambili eHolo yeeNkokheli luyafumaneka Apha.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Prior to his appointment in 2005, Dow served for 34 years at Marriott International, where he led the company's global sales and marketing functions, notably developing the first hotel loyalty program, which would become Marriott Bonvoy and the related Marriott credit card.
- Prior to his travel career, Dow served in the United States Army with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam, where he received the Bronze Star and other citations.
- Dow has received multiple honors and awards, and has held seats on several boards, including ASAE, GWSAE, MPI Foundation, PCMA, Tourism Diversity Matters, RE/MAX International, the Travel Institute, and the U.
