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Odessa City Council to consider $30.8 million for convention center
The Landings St. Lucia | January 26, 2016
Jan. 26--The Odessa City Council will vote Tuesday on whether to set aside about $30.8 million for the proposed downtown hotel and convention center, drawing money from multiple funds for the portion of the project funded by taxpayers. The entire project is projected at about $75 million, with a private investor or investor group bearing most of the cost. The Council in November approved a conceptual design and financial breakdown for the project. The proposed city portion of the cost is higher than the $27.7 million reflected in the conceptual design. The $30.8 million figure includes costs of a $16.6 million convention center, along w...
The Landings St. Lucia Appoints Wilbert Mason as New General Manager
The Landings St. Lucia | January 6, 2016
ST. LUCIA (January 6, 2016) - Seasoned hospitality executive Wilbert Mason is the new general manager of The Landings St. Lucia. Mason, who spent much of his career managing luxury resorts in the Caribbean, assumes his new role from Chair of the Executive Committee Kathy Taylor who had been serving as the general manager on an interim basis. "It is an honor to welcome Wilbert to the family of The Landings St. Lucia," said Taylor, who described the hospitality executive as "goal-oriented" in surpassing performance standards across multiple areas. Mason, a Certified Hospitality Administrator (CHA), is a native of St. V...
Eric Toles Appointed as Director of Food and Beverage for The Landings St. Lucia
The Landings St. Lucia | December 15, 2015
ST. LUCIA (December 15, 2015) - The Landings St. Lucia has appointed hospitality industry veteran Eric Toles as Director of Food and Beverage. An internationally respected wine and spirits consultant, Toles returns to the island of St. Lucia to assume this position at the leading luxury resort after working for three years with the exclusive Cotton House Resort on Mustique in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. "We welcome Eric Toles to our resort," said Kathy Taylor, Chair of The Landings St. Lucia's Executive Committee. "As a member of The Court of Master Sommeliers, Eric brings a unique level of sophistication, experti...
Kathy Taylor, New General Manager of The Landings St. Lucia Shifts Vision to Local Staff & Community
The Landings St. Lucia | September 15, 2015
ST. LUCIA (September 15, 2015) - The new Canadian-born General Manager of The Landings St. Lucia is determined to help the luxury Caribbean resort retain its ranking as one the Caribbean's top resorts by boosting staff training programs and by giving back to the local community. "Of course we are honored and delighted to have been named the best hotel in St. Lucia for the second consecutive year at the 2014 World Travel Awards and we will maintain the elevated standards by focusing on enhancing the skills of our already well-trained staff," declared Taylor who took over the all-suite resort following the departure of Caribbean hospitali...
