Island of Hawaiʻi Visitors Bureau names Kalei Bridges as sales manager

Kalei Bridges has rejoined the Island of Hawaiʻi Visitors Bureau (IHVB) team as sales manager.

Bridges’ primary responsibilities include visitor education and visitor industry engagement collaborating with Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s Global Marketing Team in the following major market areas: United States, Japan, Canada, Oceania, Korea, China and Europe.

Bridges will create and implement sales familiarization (FAM) tours and site visits to educate travel advisors and meetings, conventions and incentives professionals about the island, encouraging mindful visitation.

In addition, Bridges will work closely with IHVB’s director of sales to develop a calendar of opportunities in HTA’s major market areas to provide island-based visitor education support during promotions, trade shows and travel missions.

Raised in Hāmākua on the island of Hawaiʻi, Bridges is no stranger to the hospitality industry as she previously held sales management positions at Hilton Waikoloa Village and the Island of Hawaiʻi Visitors Bureau. Bridges is a haumana of Hālau Manaola as well as an educator and cultural practitioner of Polynesian music and the arts.