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New-Build 81-room Holiday Inn Express is Set to Open in Natchez, Mississippi
June 29, 2013
June 29, 2013--NATCHEZ -- The employees of the newly built Holiday Inn Express are putting the final touches on the hotel in preparation for its opening Tuesday. Desai Hotel Group Director of Operations Chintan Desai said the $5.5 million hotel will open Tuesday afternoon, and its first guests will arrive Wednesday. In the meantime, the staff is cleaning rooms and polishing up the finishing touches to ensure the hotel is ready for guests. The hotel has four floors, 81 rooms, 19 suites, a 24-hour fitness center and an outdoor swimming pool. The hotel, Desai said, has hired approximately 15 people. When the hotel is fully operational, he
Sale Might be Near for Partially Finished, Dormant, Renaissance Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado
June 28, 2013
June 28, 2013 --It's one of the Pikes Peak region's more visible reminders of the area's recent economic downturn: the hulking, partially finished Renaissance Hotel that has sat dormant on Colorado Springs' far north side for nearly four years. Now, there's movement on the hotel's possible sale and completion. A Denver-based investor has contracted to buy the hotel, according to Fred Veitch, a vice president with Nor'wood Development Group, the Springs-based real estate company that's developing the InterQuest Marketplace retail center that includes the hotel site. Veitch said he didn't know the investor's identity, and that the potenti
The $40 Million Embassy Suites Opens Near Chattanooga, Tennessee
June 27, 2013
June 28, 2013 --General manager Paul Mezick stands in the parking lot of Chattanooga's new Embassy Suites and points at the signs emblazoned high on the wall. One reads Embassy Suites. The other, Ruth's Chris Steak House. "Two signs," Mezick said. "That's us. That is the unique offering that we have, right there. I love that." The $40 million luxury hotel is celebrating its grand opening today, and the Ruth's Chris Steak House that shares the building will open Monday at 5 p.m. "I want to be the No. 1 choice for travelers in Chattanooga," Mezick said. "And our competition has great offerings. So my offering has to be that much better."
Lori Huffstutler Appointed Director of Sales, Catering and Marketing at DoubleTree by Hilton Memphis
DoubleTree Hotel Memphis - Cooper Hotels | June 27, 2013
MEMPHIS, TENN. – June 28, 2013 – The DoubleTree by Hilton Memphis on Sanderlin Avenue today announced that Lori Huffstutler has been named director of sales, catering and marketing. Ms. Huffstutler brings over 20 years of experience in the hospitality and tourism industries. She most recently served as senior catering manager at the Westin Memphis Beale Street. Prior to that, Ms. Huffstutler held regional management positions in catering and tour and travel sales at Caesar's Entertainment. Her career also includes management positions in sales, catering, public relations and marketing with multiple major hotels in Memphis. "Lori is
California’s Cypress Inn, the Circa 1929 Carmel-by-the-Sea Landmark, Completes Renovation
Cypress Inn | June 26, 2013
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif., June 27, 2013-- A slingshot from the sea and shaker away from a sinful martini, Carmel's Cypress Inn celebrates fall/2013 with a fresh spin on vintage travel. The iconic 1929 historic landmark, co-owned by legendary Hollywood actor Doris Day, debuts a Glam-Meets-Morocco interior renovation perfectly cast to its Mediterranean footprint. Known as one of the West Coast's top Hollywood hideaways and pioneer in pet friendly travel, the Inn steps up with a crisp, contemporary interior awash with elegance and simplicity. GLAM-MEETS-MOROCCO by the SEA Inspired by the Inn's fluid architecture and Spanish Colonial flair
Konover Hotel Corp Appoints Tammie Catalino as GM for the Country Inn & Suites, Mishawaka, Indiana
The Simon Konover Company | June 26, 2013
West Hartford, CT - June 27, 2013 - Peter H. Mason, CHA, Executive Vice President of Konover Hotel Corporation (KHC), is pleased to announce that Tammie Catalino has been appointed general manager of the Country Inn & Suites in Mishawaka, Indiana. "Tammie has the depth of knowledge and experience to continue our tradition of service and excellence," said Mr. Mason. "We are pleased to have her join our hotel management team." As general manager of the Country Inn & Suites, Ms. Catalino will oversee operations, sales and marketing for the 62-room select service hotel. Ms. Catalino comes to KHC with more than 18 years of industry e
Sarah Yarnell Named as Catering Sales Manager at The Chattanoogan Hotel in Tennessee
The Chattanoogan | June 26, 2013
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (June 27, 2013) -- The Chattanoogan, Chattanooga's only AAA Four Diamond-rated full-service hotel, has hired Chattanooga native Sarah Yarnell as the hotel's new catering sales manager; she will specialize in weddings and social events. Ms. Yarnell is responsible for coordinating and managing weddings and all social events at the upscale hotel. Yarnell has worked for the past two years as the special events coordinator at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga. In that role, she worked directly with clients planning and executing weddings and special events; managed and coordinated facility rentals, public pr
Jamie Link Named as Leisure Travel Sales Manager for the Wild Dunes Resort in South Carolina
Wild Dunes Resort | June 26, 2013
CHARLESTON, S.C., JUNE 27, 2013 - Wild Dunes Resort, near Charleston, S.C., is pleased to announce the appointment of Jamie Link as Leisure Travel Sales Manager. In this role, Link will collaborate and assist travel agencies and individual travel professionals with inquiries as well as the planning process by streamlining information. She will serve as the dedicated property resource to ensure agents have the latest news and expert advice on offerings at the resort as well as the Charleston area. "Jamie will be a valuable asset to our sales team as the momentum continues to build with consumer and group leisure vacation travel. Jamie wi