Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay Promotes Jason Rodgers to General Manager
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Four Seasons Hotel and Residences at The Surf Club Welcomes Daniela Trovato as General Manager
September 13, 2021
Surfside, Florida, U.S.A. – September 13, 2021 – Four Seasons Hotel and Residences at The Surf Club, a luxury oasis within a storied landmark, introduces Daniela Trovato as General Manager, bringing with her 15 years of Four Seasons experience and la dolce vita energy from her hometown and career journey in Italy. Trovato joins the team from Four Seasons Hotel Firenze, another historic property, where she held the role of Hotel Manager since 2018. Prior to that, in 2014, Trovato received a promotion to Senior Director of Marketing for the Italian collection, overseeing both Four Seasons Hotel Firenze and Four Seasons Hotel Milano. I...
BWH Hotel Group® President & CEO David Kong Announces Retirement After 20 Years at the Helm of Global Hospitality Brand
BWH Hotel Group | September 13, 2021
Phoenix, AZ – September 13, 2021 – BWH Hotel Group announced today that David Kong, President and Chief Executive Officer, will be retiring at the end of 2021. Kong, the industry’s longest running CEO, joined Best Western® Hotels & Resorts in 2001 and was named CEO in 2004. During this 20-year journey, Kong would transform the company, form BWH Hotel Group and shape it into a global powerhouse. He leaves an indelible mark on the entire hotel industry. “David Kong is a once in a lifetime leader whose contributions to Best Western and BWH Hotel Group are truly immeasurable,” comments Ishwar Naran, Board Chairman, BWH ...
Maurice Van Den Bosch Appointed General Manager at Coco Bodu Hithi, Maldives
Coco Collection | September 13, 2021
Maldives - September 13 2021 - Coco Collection is delighted to announce the appointment of Maurice Van Den Bosch as the General Manager of Coco Bodu Hithi resort. An Australian-Dutch citizen with a diverse background within the hospitality industry, Maurice joins the team at Coco Bodu Hithi with over 20 years of experience in hotel management. Maurice most recently led the pre-opening team at Le Meridian Maldives Resort & Spa. His experience in managing resorts in the Maldives began in 2017 as the Resort Manager of Ozen by Atmosphere. He later joined Atmosphere Kanifushi as the General Manager, before being promoted to Vice President o...
Michael Grande Named Executive Chef at Four Seasons Hotel Seattle
Four Seasons | September 10, 2021
SEATTLE, WA – September 10, 2021 – Four Seasons Hotel Seattle, located near the city’s iconic attractions and Washington State’s only Forbes Five-Star property, announces Michael Grande (pronounced Gran-dee) as Executive Chef. He will lead food and beverage operations, from catering at the Hotel’s 10,570 square feet of event space to in-room dining at the 147 guest rooms and suites. Goldfinch Tavern, an Ethan Stowell Restaurant, will continue its partnership with Stowell and day-to-day direction will be helmed by Grande and the restaurant staff. Seasonal pop-up restaurants such as the poolside Eventide and private cabana din...
AC Hotel Jackson Ridgeland Appoints Amber Davis as Director of Sales
AC Hotel Jackson Ridgeland | September 10, 2021
RIDGELAND, MS – September 10, 2021 – AC Hotel by Marriott® Jackson Ridgeland announced today the appointment of Amber Davis as Director of Sales. Davis joins the senior leadership team of the design-savvy, European-inspired hotel, located in The Township at Colony Park. Mississippi’s first AC Hotel is actively recruiting engaging and collaborative candidates for a multitude of hospitality positions to join Davis and team for the much-anticipated opening later this year. With a career spent working entirely in Mississippi’s hospitality industry, Davis is lending her skill set to the AC Hotel Jackson Ridgeland team to deliver a weal...
Aimbridge Hospitality Appoints Mark Frances as Resort Managing Director for Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Puerto Rico
Aimbridge Hospitality LLC | September 10, 2021
PUERTO RICO – September 10, 2021 – The leading multinational hospitality company, Aimbridge Hospitality, proudly welcomes Mark Frances to the management team as Resort Managing Director and Betty Gonzalez as Communications and Marketing Director of Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Puerto Rico. Frances will oversee the Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Puerto Rico property and management team, home to the largest lagoon-style pool in Puerto Rico and the island’s first floating waterpark over the ocean. Gonzalez will oversee the communications and marketing team, planning and overseeing communications and marketing strategies for the property. Fr...
Inn at Laurel Point Welcomes New General Manager Eda Koot
Inn at Laurel Point | September 10, 2021
Victoria, BC – September 10, 2021 – Inn at Laurel Point welcomes general manager Eda Koot to lead its distinguished team. With over 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Koot brings a team-focused and results-driven leadership style to the celebrated Victoria hotel. Koot is honoured to carry on the legacy of founders, Paul and Artie Arsens, and the incredible work of Reverend Canon Ian Powell, who has been the general manager of Inn at Laurel Point since 2006. Powell, winner of the 2019 BC Hotel Association’s Hotelier of the Year Award, has long been a mentor of Koot’s, hiring her early on in her career. Stepping int...
Royal Uno® All Inclusive Resort & Spa Appoints Efraín Canto as General Manager
Royal Uno All Inclusive Resort & Spa | September 9, 2021
CANCUN – September 9, 2021 – Opening February 28, 2022, Royal Uno® All Inclusive Resort & Spa is proud to welcome Efraín Canto as the newly appointed General Manager at the latest luxury resort offering from Mexican tourism pioneers, Royal Resorts®. “We are happy that Efraín has joined the Royal Resorts family as he brings an exceptional understanding of the hospitality market having worked with global brands and resort destination settings,” says Javier Vales, chief operating officer of Royal Resorts®. “His extensive industry experience makes him the seasoned leader the role needs, and we look forward to having h...
Virginia’s Wintergreen Resort Appoints Jay Gamble as General Manager
WINTERGREEN RESORT | September 9, 2021
WINTERGREEN, VIRGINIA – September 9, 2021 – Jay Gamble has been named general manager of Wintergreen Resort in Virginia following an extensive search including candidates from across the United States and Canada. Gamble will transition from Ragged Mountain in New Hampshire where he has served as general manager for the past three years. Both resorts are operated by Pacific Group Resorts, Inc. (PGRI). Gamble is a veteran of the mountain resort industry with 40-years of experience at notable ski resorts including Killington in Vermont, Sunday River in Maine, and Mount Sunapee in New Hampshire. In addition to his mountain operations and f...
Dave Montrose Named Senior Vice President of Operations at Brush Creek Luxury Ranch Collection
Brush Creek Ranch | September 9, 2021
Saratoga, Wyo. – September 9, 2021 – Brush Creek Luxury Ranch Collection, which includes The Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch, named the No.1 Resort Hotel in the Continental U.S. two years in a row in the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards, Magee Homestead and French Creek Sportsmen’s Club, announced today the appointment of Dave Montrose to Senior Vice President of Operations. Montrose will manage day-to-day operations of the Collection’s three ranches, in addition to The Farm at Brush Creek epicurean destination and Green Mountain private ski area. “We are excited to welcome Dave to the Brush Creek Ranch t...
Cloud5 Welcomes Industry Veteran David Heckaman to Their Executive Leadership Team
Cloud5 Communications | September 9, 2021
Chicago, IL. — September 9, 2021 — Cloud5 Communications, the leading provider of technology and communications solutions for the world’s top hotel brands and management companies, today announced that hospitality veteran David Heckaman has joined Cloud5’s Executive Leadership Team as Vice President of Product Development. Mr. Heckaman comes to Cloud5 after being in the technology and hospitality industries for more than 30 years, with the last 19 being with Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. He joined Mandarin Oriental to lead the technology development aspect of their North American flagship property in New York City and earned a we...
Kristina Angley Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing of Nashville’s Iconic Hutton Hotel
HUTTON HOTEL | September 8, 2021
Nashville, TN - September 8, 2021 - Hutton Hotel, Nashville’s original boutique hotel situated steps from Music City’s legendary Music Row, has named Kristina Angley as Director of Sales and Marketing. As Hutton prepares for their grand re-opening in the fall of 2021, Angley will lead the historic hotel into its next chapter with a reimagined portfolio of amenities, renovated spaces, revived live music and entertainment, and programming that immerses both professional artists and enthusiasts alike in Music City’s thriving music and creative scenes. “I am so pleased to welcome Kristina to our team at Hutton Hotel,” said D...
The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay Appoints Mathieu Riviere as General Manager
The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay | September 8, 2021
HALF MOON BAY, CA – September 8, 2021 – Perched atop a rugged ocean bluff overlooking 50 miles of pristine Northern California coastline, The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay is pleased to announce the appointment of Mathieu Riviere as general manager. Having previously served as the resort’s hotel manager, Riviere will continue to propel the five-star luxury resort to new heights. Riviere joined the resort in 2018 as hotel manager and a member of the guidance team, and three months ago stepped into an interim general manager role where he has successfully managed day-to-day resort operations and owner relations, among other key areas. Un...
Sunstone Hotel Investors Names Board Chair Douglas M. Pasquale Interim Chief Executive Officer
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | September 7, 2021
IRVINE, CA - September 7, 2021 - Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc., the owner of Long-Term Relevant Real Estate® in the hospitality sector, today announced the appointment of Douglas M. Pasquale, current Chairman of the Sunstone Board, as the Company's interim Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. This appointment follows a mutual agreement to separate between the Board of Directors and John Arabia, who will leave his role as President & Chief Executive Officer and has resigned as a Director of the Company effective immediately. These actions were not related to any matter regarding the Company's financial condition, report...
Roger Miles to Be Inducted Into U.S. Travel Association Hall of Leaders
U.S. Travel Association | September 7, 2021
WASHINGTON — September 7, 2021 — Roger W. Miles, chairman of the board of Miles Partnership, will be honored as the 2021 inductee into the U.S. Travel Association Hall of Leaders, the organization announced Friday. Distinguished individuals are named to U.S. Travel’s Hall of Leaders for “sustained, noteworthy contributions that have positively impacted the travel industry and raised industry-wide standards.” With this induction, 103 travel industry luminaries have been named to the U.S. Travel Hall of Leaders since it was established in 1969. “Roger is a trailblazer whose ingenuity, creativity and business acumen ...
Hotel Cerro Appoints Derek Brooks as Executive Chef
Hotel Cerro | September 7, 2021
Chef Brooks will oversee all aspects of food & beverage at San Luis Obispo’s leader in luxury lodging San Luis Obispo, CA – September 7, 2021 – Hotel Cerro, San Luis Obispo’s premier luxury hotel, is pleased to announce the appointment of Chef Derek Brooks as its new executive chef. Bringing nearly two decades of upscale restaurant and luxury hotel experience to Hotel Cerro’s signature restaurant, Brasserie SLO, Chef Brooks looks forward to blending California Coastal Cuisine with French Brasserie influences. Born in Chicago and a graduate of the Cooking & Hospitality Institute of Chicago, Chef Brooks has ...
Grand View Lodge Appoints William Coyle as Executive Chef
Grand View Lodge | September 2, 2021
NISSWA, MINNESOTA – September 2, 2021 – Grand View Lodge, Spa and Golf Resort is pleased to announce the appointment of William Coyle as executive chef. Coyle will drive the culinary operations for the resort, including its seven dining venues and banquet operations. At Grand View Lodge, Coyle will be charged with overseeing CHAR Craft Steaks, Cru Restaurant and Wine Bar, Northwoods Pub, On the Rocks, Freddy’s Sports Grill, Preserve Pub, Tanque Verde Cantina, Grand Breakfast, and all banquet services. “We are excited to name Chef Coyle as our Executive Chef” said Donald Lenahan, general manager of Grand View Lodge...
Shaner Hotels Appoints Heather Turkay as Director of Sales & Marketing for Playa Largo Resort & Spa
Playa Largo Resort & Spa | September 2, 2021
KEY LARGO, FL – September 2, 2021 – Playa Largo Resort & Spa, an Autograph Collection beachfront luxury property situated on the Florida Bay in Key Largo, Florida, welcomes Heather Turkay as Director of Sales & Marketing for the 14.5-acre property. In her new role, Turkay will be responsible for leading and driving top line revenue strategy for traditional sales related segments to include group and transient markets as well as working closely to drive PR and marketing messaging. With more than 18 years of industry knowledge and experience, Turkay comes to Playa Largo Resort from the Renaissance Columbus Westerville-Polaris whe...
Radisson Blu Mall of America Promotes Chef Dinesh Jayawardena to Regional Executive Chef
Radisson Blu Mall of America | September 1, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — September 1, 2021 — Radisson Blu Mall of America announces the promotion of Chef Dinesh Jayawardena to regional executive chef. Jayawardena held the position of executive chef at Radisson Blu Mall of America since 2015. He brings extensive culinary experience to his new role with proven success developing the FireLake Grill House & Cocktail Bar brand – Radisson Blu’s signature farm-to-table restaurant concept – across the U.S. “Chef Dinesh has passionately led the FireLake team at Radisson Blu Mall of America since its inception,” says Alex Francis, general manager of Radisson Blu Mall of America...
Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Golf & Beach Resort Appoints Charlie Kingston as General Manager
Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Puerto Rico Golf & Beach Resort | September 1, 2021
RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico – September 1, 2021 – Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Puerto Rico Golf & Beach Resort has announced the appointment of new General Manager, Charlie Kingston. The appointment announcement comes as Nils Stolzlechner, the esteemed current General Manager of Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Puerto Rico Golf & Beach Resort, announces his August 31st retirement. Kingston brings more than 25 years of hospitality industry experience to his new position. During his career he has held numerous leadership roles at well-known resorts and convention hotels like The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin, the Peabody Hotel in Orlando, FL and...
The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park Welcomes New Management Appointments
The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park | September 1, 2021
NEW YORK, N.Y. – September 1, 2021 –The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park is pleased to announce the leadership appointments of General Manager Douglas Housley and Director of Sales & Marketing Andrei Oei. General Manager Douglas Housley (left) and Director of Sales & Marketing Andrei Oei (right). Douglas, or “Doug” as he prefers, assumed his new role this past December 2020. A well-seasoned luxury hospitality veteran, Doug began his career with the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in 1979. During this time, his career expanded across several U.S. and overseas markets, covering Food and Beverage assignments, Ro...
Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas Announces New Additions to Its Executive Team
Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas | August 31, 2021
LAS VEGAS, NV – August 31, 2021 – Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas has announced three new appointments to its growing executive team, with Ali Murray named Director of Sales and Marketing, Lukas Pesek named Director of Food and Beverage and Michelle Wilkos named Director of Spa and Recreation. Located at the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas brings a new spirit to the vibrant city offering unforgettable experiences and unparalleled standards of luxury service and hospitality for all who visit. “We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Ali, Lukas and Michelle to the Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas executive team,” said C...
Meliá Chiang Mai Appoints Seasoned Professionals to Lead Food and Beverage Team
Meliá Hotels & Resorts | August 31, 2021
CHIANG MAI, Thailand – August 31, 2021 – Meliá Chiang Mai has welcomed an executive chef and director of food and beverage who bring more than four decades of combined experience to the new urban hotel slated to open December this year. Thai national Suksant Chutinthratip (Billy) and Filipino national Jay Tadifa Abiang have been named executive chef and director of F&B respectively, taking charge of the F&B team set to place the hotel on Chiang Mai’s culinary map with two restaurants that pay homage to Spain’s famed gastronomy. [caption id="attachment_278492" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Suksant Chutinthratip[...
Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa Appoints Hasan Bas as New Director of Food & Beverage
Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa | August 31, 2021
AUSTIN, TX - August 31, 2021 - Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa, a luxury retreat in Austin’s Hill Country, is delighted to announce the appointment of Hasan Bas as the Director of Food & Beverage. In his role, Bas is responsible for the overarching food and beverage operations of the resort’s seven dining venues including Blind Salamander Kitchen & Bar, Bob’s Steak & Chop House, Crenshaw’s Bar & Eatery, Jim Bob’s Lobby Lounge, Nopales, Texas Spice, and Canyons Grill in addition to the Resorts’ overall Culinary and Banquets operations. With vast expertise in hospitality management, Bas will assure the resort’s ...
