Stephanie Newton

Head of Business Tourism at Manchester Convention Bureau

Stephanie Newton has 24 years’ experience in the hospitality industry. Originally from Nantwich, she began her career with Marriott International in London before moving to Marriott’s Worldwide Sales, selling the Marriott portfolio of hotels to the UK MICE market. She’s worked abroad both at the Marco Island Marriott in the USA and on the opening sales team for Marriott’s first hotel in Ireland, Druids Glen.In 1999 Stephanie relocated back to Manchester and held senior sales positions in hotels including The Lowry, Radisson Blu Manchester Airport, Arora Manchester and ABode Hotel Manchester.Now Head of Business Tourism at Marketing Manchester, Stephanie manages the promotion and positioning of Manchester as one of the UK’s leading international conference destinations.