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Barb Bowden
General Manager, The Peabody Orlando
Director, Corporate Revenue Management, Peabody Hotels
Barbara Bowden serves as general manager of The Peabody Orlando and the director of corporate revenue management for Peabody Hotels. A native of St. Louis, MO., Bowden began her hotel career in 1984 at the front desk of the Buena Vista Palace Hotel in Orlando, Fla. Two years later when The Peabody Orlando opened its doors for business on November 1, 1986, she joined the hotel as front desk supervisor.
As general manager, Bowden is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the 1,641-room hotel. Since being appointed to this role in February 2010, Bowden helped lead The Peabody Orlando’s $450-million expansion which was completed in September 2010. Most recently under her leadership, The Peabody Orlando was once again awarded with the coveted Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star rating for the 22nd consecutive year, making it the largest non-gaming hotel in the United States with this distinction.
In addition to her role as general manager, Bowden is responsible for the creation and implementation of the corporate revenue management and distribution infrastructure for Peabody Hotels, including organizational structure, strategy, supporting processes and operations, internal education and training.
Currently, Bowden holds the Chair position on the America’s Board of HSMAI, and is past-chairperson of the HSMAI Revenue Management Special Interest Group. She is also on the Board of Directors for Visit Orlando.
Her years with The Peabody Orlando have been star-studded. She won the Department Head of the Quarter, 1989; Department Head of the Year, 1995; General Manager’s Special Achievement Award for Excellence, 1998; Peabody Hotel Group Rooms Division Leadership Award, 1999, and Peabody Hotel Group’s President’s Award for Excellence, 2006. |
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