Cigdem Gureli (She/Her/Hers)
About Cigdem Gureli (She/Her/Hers)
Cigdem Gureli is an Associate Account Manager at Expedia Group and a Partner Success Manager at Vrbo, with extensive experience in business development and account management in the travel and hospitality industry.
Current Role at Expedia Group
Cigdem Gureli currently serves as an Associate Account Manager at Expedia Group, a position she has held since 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey. In this role, she focuses on managing relationships with vacation rental partners and optimizing their performance on Expedia’s platforms. Her responsibilities include providing revenue management advice, defining marketplace opportunities, ensuring content accuracy, and developing action plans to meet performance goals.
Current Role at Vrbo
Cigdem Gureli is also a Partner Success Manager for the NORAM region at Vrbo, a role she has held since 2021. She oversees the relationships of 199 Vacation Rental PM partners. Her key tasks include maximizing booking conversions through content, rate, and availability accuracy, and delivering high-quality, high-volume calls to exceed regional targets. Her work aims to strengthen partnership commitments and achieve optimal booking performance.
Previous Positions at Expedia Group
Cigdem Gureli has a long tenure with Expedia Group, where she has taken on various roles over the years. From 2017 to 2019, she was a Business Development Manager (New Acquisitions), focusing on expanding the company's market presence. Before that, she worked as an Account / Market Associate from 2015 to 2017, where she managed market operations and partner relationships. Her initial role at Expedia was as a Content Associate from 2014 to 2015, where she ensured content accuracy for the platform.
Past Experience in Travel and Hospitality
Before joining Expedia Group, Cigdem Gureli worked at Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts as a Channel Distribution and Marketing Services Executive from 2013 to 2014. Additionally, she served as an E-Marketing / E-Commerce Specialist at Air France - KLM from 2011 to 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. Her early career included a role as a Project Coordinator and Trainer at the International Association For Human Values (IAHV) UK from 2009 to 2010 in Germany.
Educational Background
Cigdem Gureli holds a degree in Economics and Administrative Sciences from Kocaeli Üniversitesi, which she completed from 2001 to 2005. She further enhanced her business expertise by studying at The English Studio College, where she achieved a Business Certificate Program in 2007-2008. Additionally, she attended The Malvern House to study Business English in 2007.