RICHARD A. HAYMAKERRichard Haymaker is an experienced executive manager
with 20+ years in sales and marketing in the travel and tourism industry. For
the last two and one half years, Dick has held the position of Executive Vice
President for Mayflower Tours, a tour operator offering fully escorted tours throughout
North America and the World. He is responsible for all sales and marketing strategies
and tdctics for Mayflower Tours and New Directions Tours, a wholly owned wholesale
travel company based in Livonia, Michigan. Previously, Dick worked for 12
years with the Hong Kong Tourist Association, a British/Hong Kong Government body
responsible for developing tourism from the Central United States to Hong Kong. Prior
to the mid 1980s, Dick held various positions in the travel trade show, airline,
cruise and affinity group travel industry. In the 1970s he was responsible for
developing the airline marketing department for OAG. Dick resides in
Glen Ellyn, Illinois with his wife Barbara and spends much of his free time on
the golf course and spending time with his eight grandchildren |