Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board
Scott Higgins, HMCC has a diverse work experience in the hospitality industry. Scott has been working for the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board since 2017, serving as the Director of Sales since June 2021. Prior to that, they held the position of Associate Director of Convention Sales & Business Development.
Before joining the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board, Scott worked as a Sales Manager for Hyatt House King of Prussia in 2016. Scott also has experience with Valley Forge Hotel Management, where they served as the Sales Manager for Crowne Plaza Valley Forge from 2011 to 2016, and as the General Manager for Fairfield Inn Valley Forge from 2009 to 2011.
Additionally, Scott worked as a Sales Manager for Archon Hospitality in 2009. Their earlier roles include serving as the Front Office Manager and Assistant Front Office Manager for Embassy Suites Valley Forge from 2009 to 2007, and as the Assistant Food and Beverage Manager for Valley Forge Suites in 2007. Overall, Scott has demonstrated their expertise in sales, business development, and management throughout their career in the hospitality industry.
Scott Higgins, HMCC, completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Hospitality from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania in 2006. Scott also pursued a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Hospitality Administration/Management from the same university, although the specific start and end years are unavailable.
Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board
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The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board is a private, non-profit membership sales and marketing organization which actively promotes the Valley Forge area and Montgomery County as a convention site and leisure visitor destination by promoting patronage of its member hotels, restaurants, attractions and services. The Board represents more than 600 member businesses throughout Southeast Pennsylvania. The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board was established as the Valley Forge Convention and Visitors Bureau by the Montgomery County Commissioners in 1963, making it the officially chartered tourism promotion agency of Montgomery County. It was an agency of Montgomery County until 1999, when the County Commissioners voted to privatize the bureau, while maintaining fiduciary oversight through appointment of the agency's volunteer board of directors. The Board is now a private organization. Funding comes from a combination of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania grants, membership dues and a tax imposed on visitors occupying the County's more than 9,200 hotel rooms. The Board does not receive funding from Montgomery County.