OrlandoInformer.com<\/a>, Hatfield is a self-described Orlando enthusiast, vacation planning specialist, local blogger and full-time student.\u00a0 His website is dedicated to providing practical knowledge and insider tips about a wide range of Orlando vacation activities.<\/p>\nAfter walking away from a guaranteed career with his family\u2019s wholesale roofing and siding company in Minnesota, Hatfield was called to the hospitality industry.\u00a0 \u201cI knew I needed to be in an industry where my passions could be more fully aligned with my work,\u201d he shares.<\/p>\n
Knowing that Orlando was the premier location to launch his pursuit, Hatfield enrolled in Rosen College\u2019s Hospitality Management degree program and promptly landed positions with Gaylord Palms and Universal Orlando Resort.<\/p>\n
While at Universal, he worked with the Orlando Guest Contact Center, rapidly built his knowledge of the destination, and developed a 100-page training manual. \u201cMy education at Rosen provided a foundation to better understand Orlando from a management perspective and not just from a visitor perspective,\u201d shares Hatfield.<\/p>\n
Now a full-time student, the entrepreneur focuses his professional time on OrlandoInformer.com. What began as logging on to Yahoo! Answers to provide solutions to Orlando-related questions, Hatfield seized the opportunity to develop a site with visibility and focus.\u00a0 Additionally, he writes for Orlando Attractions Magazine<\/em> and maintains OrlandoUpdates, a vacation social networking campaign.<\/p>\nAlthough still very much in its beginning stages, OrlandoInformer.com is positioned to be a resource for Orlando travelers and fans to learn about all of Orlando, and Hatfield sees a great deal of potential with the site.\u00a0 Currently, it hosts the world’s premier archive of insider tips and secrets to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.\u00a0 Additionally, Hatfield is developing an Orlando vacation book and a premium section of the site.<\/p>\n
The ultimate goal of OrlandoInformer.com is to become the store front to a highly successful travel agency specializing in Orlando’s theme parks and the city’s best recreational and cultural activities. Hatfield adds, \u201cThere is a lot of fun to be had when working with people to plan a vacation.\u00a0 I love the idea of working where other people come to play.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more, please visit OrlandoInformer.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Living in Orlando, it\u2019s possible to find a friend who works for a tourist attraction and can provide an insider\u2019s perspective and the occasional admission ticket.\u00a0 For those of us not so fortunate, UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management student, Dan Hatfield, offers \u201csomeone on the inside.\u201d The creator, owner and editor of the popular website, OrlandoInformer.com, Hatfield is 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