Ken Heit
Director of Sales, WORLD WIDE CRUISES INC
Member of the Leisure & Lodging Council
Council Member Biography
Ken Heit is the Director of Sales of Worldwide Cruises, a subsidiary of American Express Travel specializing in the cruise industry. He oversees $30 million in annual cruise sales revenue and supervises 25 employees. Mr. Heit has more than 20 years of experience in the travel industry. As a result of working closely with revenue managers and reservations staff, he has gained extensive knowledge of cruise line operations and management. He is familiar with all major cruises lines, with special insight into Carnival Corporation Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean International Cruise Lines. Worldwide Cruises specializes in luxury cruise lines such as Crystal, SilverSea, Regent, as well as River Cruise barge companies throughout the world. Mr. Heit continues to be a top producing sales agent in the company, and has over 10,000 active cruise clients. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 1996 - present
- Director of Sales, WORLD WIDE CRUISES INC
- 1994 - 1996
- Director of Sales, 1-800-TAKE-OFF
- 1992 - 1994
- Reservations , Orient Cruise Line
- 1986 - 1991
- Outside Sales/Travel Agent, Davis Travel Hawaii
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Ken Heit(?)
Opinions and analyses expressed in GLG News are solely those of the author. See the Terms of Use for details.
-
January 21, 2009
Ken Heit, Director of Sales, WORLD WIDE CRUISES INC
Cruise trouble on the high seas | blogs.usatoday.com
Prices are being drastically reduced on cruises for 2009 Bookings are down for the wave season signaling trouble ahead Cancellations are up and the booking window is getting very close in
-
NCL "Freestyle Cruising that is free"
September 22, 2006
Ken Heit, Director of Sales, WORLD WIDE CRUISES INC
Norwegian Cruise Line trying a unique approach | www.ncl.com
Norwegian Cruise Line, the world's third largest cruise company, announced today a major new $100 million dollar rebranding campaign. The new approach attempts to differentiate themselves from Royal Caribbean, and Carnival Cruise Line. NCL freestyle cruising will be re-launched, with a completely new...
Leading institutions connect with Ken Heit through GLG
GLG Study Groups with Ken Heit(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Online Travel Agency and Industry Experts (North America) | 257 |
| Global Distribution Systems Experts: Travel Agents | 12 |
| Airline Global Distribution System Experts | 114 |
| Cruise Line Experts | 115 |
GLG Live Meetings with Ken Heit(?)
Recent Seminars
-
February 17, 2006
GLGi: Cruise Line Industry Overview -
February 16, 2006
GLGi: Cruise Line Industry Overview