Member Spotlight – Denise Guillet

Denise was in the hotel industry for over  30 years.  Her first hotel job was as a Catering Sales Manager in the early 90’s.   During her extensive career she went on to persue  roles in various aspects of the sales and revenue management disciplines for hotels and hotel management companies based in New Orleans.  She held positions such as Area Citywide Sales Manager , Area Director of Sales and Marketing and Director of Revenue.  In 2021 She left the hotel side of the industry to work for an OTA – online travel agency – Hopper, as the Gulf Coast region hotel development manager.  

 

In 2025 she decided to step away from the hotel side of the industry and dive into something that let her enjoy more free time,  explore her love of history and “feed her soul”… a Tour Guide.  Denise started working at Destrehan Plantation in April.  In August she earned her official New Orleans Tour Guide License, and recently hired by New Orleans Secrets Tours for Magazine Street Foodie and Garden District specialty tours.  

 

Denise joined MSWIT in 2022 and jumped right into action by volunteering on projects and became a member of the Board within a few years!   Her industry experience has been a real asset to our growing organization!