Danielle van der Kwartel

Danielle van der Kwartel, originally Dutch, arrived over 23 years ago to Mexico where she worked at Hyatt International Hotels in Puerto Vallarta. She started as a Corporate Trainee and within a year at the hotel she moved up to Director of Sales.After being Director of Sales & Marketing of several renowned hotels including Camino Real and the Acapulco Plaza Hotel,she worked at the All-Inclusive chain Blue Bay Hotels. During her time at Blue Bay Hotels, she opened nine representation offices in South America and was part of the St. Martin Hotel pre-opening team.In 2000 she returned to the Hyatt International corporate office as Director of Sales & Marketing of five Mexican properties.With the goal to promote Mexico national and internationally, Van der Kwartel became Vice President of SITE Mexico and member of the Marketing board of the Mexico Tourism Board. She has traveled all over the world to promote the country.Currently she serves as General Director of MONEYBACK and President of Meeting Professionals International Mexico’s Chapter. She is a member of the United Nations World Tourism Organization, where she collaborates with the Knowledge Network.Moneyback is part of Prorsus Capital SAPI de CV, a Mexican Investment Fund, where she also serves as the Commercial Director and Tourism Expert.She holds a degree in Hotel & Tourism Business Administration, is an expert in Sales and Marketing in tourism and teaches courses about sales and leadership.Danielle is married, has four children and resides in Mexico City.