HOF hires Barrineau as tour and travel manager

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Libba Barrineau has been named tour and travel sales manager for the the NASCAR Hall of Fame, a 150,000 square-foot attraction opening May 11, 2010.

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The Hall of Fame will bring NASCAR's history to life and preserves that history in the appropriate environments. The facility will allow fans to have the opportunity to relive the sport's greatest moments.

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Barrineau will develop travel strategies, build group ticket programs and maintain active participation and ongoing sales efforts with all state, regional and national group tour organizations.

She also will make sales trips to tradeshows and conventions and assist in familiarization tours for group, travel agent and international markets.

"The tour and travel industry is a primary audience for a venue of this nature," said Winston Kelley, executive director of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. "It was essential that we hire an individual with an extensive background and interest in the group and travel market. With two decades of experience, we definitely achieved that in hiring Libba Barrineau."

Barrineau most recently was executive director of the Statesville Convention and Tourism Bureau. She also has served as director of sales and marketing for the Cabarrus County Convention and Visitors Bureau, director of tour and travel for the Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau, and tour and travel sales manager for the DeKalb Convention and Visitors Bureau.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in hotel, restaurant and tourism administration from the University of South Carolina.