Halpern Tasked with Expanding the North American Sales Channel

NEW YORK (November 19, 2024) – Travel Leaders Network, North America’s largest network of professional travel advisors, has appointed Kathy Halpern as its new Vice President of Sales. Halpern is set to officially assume the role on November 25, 2024.

Halpern’s responsibilities will focus on creating sales opportunities in North America for both Associate and Affiliate members. As a sales leader, she will oversee prospecting new accounts for TLN’s top-performing sales team and managing the overall sales operations process in the U.S and Canada. This includes promoting the company’s exclusive, award-winning products and programs, such as the SNAP online booking tool, Cruise Complete and Engagement Marketing, to prospective members.

Additionally, Halpern will work closely with TLN’s executive leadership to define and establish the sales and membership goals driving Travel Leaders Network’s overall growth strategy. She will report to Lindsay Pearlman, Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Travel Leaders Network.

“Travel Leaders Network is thrilled to bring Kathy onboard,” said Pearlman. “Her extensive experience in the travel sales channel will be invaluable to us. Kathy is not only a proven leader in getting new business in the door but in mentoring and empowering her team to reach new heights of success. She has an exceptional ability to connect with customers, bring products to life, and identify strategies for future growth. We are looking forward to the future with Kathy!”

Halpern is a noted travel industry sales executive, with deep experience in developing long-term partnerships for organizations’ mutual success with their customers and building sales teams who deliver top results. Most recently, she served as Vice President, Sales & Marketing, at Lifestyle Holidays Hotels & Resorts where she led and executed plans to increase market share. Prior, she held executive positions at Palace Resorts, Occidental Hotels & Resorts and Island Destinations.

She has been honored with a Travvy Award for Most Innovative Executive, Hotels, and an HSMAI Adrian Award as one of the Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales & Marketing.

For travel agencies interested in learning more about the award-winning programs and diverse offerings of Travel Leaders Network in leisure and luxury travel, business travel, honeymoon and destination weddings — as well as active and adventure travel — visit TravelLeadersNetwork.com.

About Travel Leaders Network

Travel Leaders Network (www.TravelLeaders.com), an Internova Travel Group company, assists millions of leisure and business travelers annually and is one of the largest sellers of luxury travel, cruises and tours in the travel agency industry, with approximately 5,700 travel agency locations across the United States and Canada.