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Scott Cochran and Kitty Chau Scott Cochran (left) and Kitty Chau (right) Cochran is complex general manager and Chau is complex director of sales and marketing for dual-property Le Meridien and Element Salt Lake City Downtown. Anya Buitrago Hotel La Compania in Casco Antiguo, Panama, named Buitrago director of sales and marketing.

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“Since the turn of the year, we’ve been excited to see our group bookings pace pick up dramatically across the five properties,” said Ty Brassie, vice president of sales and marketing. With Salamander Hotels & Resorts , a luxury resort management company founded by Sheila Johnson , a Smart Women in Meetings Hall of Fame winner.

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MARCH 29, 2024

Morascini, who has sat on the board of Island County tourism since 2016, takes on the role of marketing and public relations director. She will also lead all marketing efforts and oversee the county’s implementation of its regenerative tourism approach. She will now lead the Aspen resort’s sales efforts and strategic initiatives.

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe has hired Munos as director of sales and marketing. Munos has held several leadership positions with Marriott International, including director of sales and marketing, account executive, senior sales executive and director of group sales. Maeder has joined Montage Laguna Beach as hotel manager.

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MAY 16, 2022

Hotel Haya in Tampa, Florida, appointed Carlson director of food and beverage. Most recently, he was director of food and beverage at Atlanta’s Culinaire, an F&B management company. Fairmont Dallas appointed Searle director of food and beverage and Sous director of rooms. Jeff Carlson.

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MAY 3, 2024

Maarten Beach Resort & Spa , Marriott’s first-ever international luxury hotel in Sint Maarten. He is known for his results-oriented expertise in hotel openings, leadership development and financial management. He will oversee all operations and business strategy at the resort.

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AUGUST 4, 2022

Over the last 17 years, she has garnered experience in hospitality, event, food and beverage, and business management. She has previously been executive director of Sumba Hospitality Foundation in Indonesia, F&B manager for Benchmark Resorts & Hotels, conference services manager for Riviera Palm Springs and more.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Petersburg Resort & Golf Club in Florida. Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa named Baer director of sales and marketing. Before joining Hyatt Regency Maui, Baer was director of sales and marketing for Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort and Spa in California. Williams is general manager for Vinoy Renaissance St. Jason Baer.

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JANUARY 28, 2022

He has held sales and marketing directorships at The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua, Starwood Hotels & Resorts in Maui, The St. Rothberg is now hotel manager of Kimpton Marlowe Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Schult brings over 20 years of marketing management experience to his new role. Tara Anne Rothberg.

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JULY 8, 2022

Erney was most recently regional vice president of sales at Associated Luxury Hotels International. Drew is now area hotel manager of the recently opened Caption by Hyatt Beale Street Memphis , and Hyatt Centric Beale Street Memphis in Tennessee. Derek Douglass Drew. Denis Espina. Brock Hochhalter. Ron Bracco. Joele Brew Hatton.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Dina Belon Dina Belon, Staypineapple Hotels, Inc. Belon takes on the role of president of Staypineapple Hotels, Inc. Husbands brings three decades of experience in a diverse set of positions, from international director of finance at the Golden Tulip Hotel group to many other general manager positions.

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AUGUST 24, 2022

Prior to that, he worked as general manager for The Knickerbocker in New York and Marriott International hotels in Washington, D.C. Innisbrook, A Salamander Resort in Tampa Bay, Florida, has promoted Barnes to resort manager. Before this, he worked at The Elizabeth as assistant general manager of food and beverage. .

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JULY 29, 2022

She brings more than 18 years of hospitality and destination sales experience with Hyatt Hotels, and has held leadership roles in food and beverage and events, as well. Most recently, Sullivan served as director of sales and marketing at Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California. Ali Moussa. Lindsay Inman.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Conching has also held sales leadership roles at four Marriott properties, four Starwood Hotels & Resorts properties and Hilton Waikiki Beach, among others. Adams joined Evans Hotels in San Diego, California as executive vice president and COO. Adams brings three decades of hospitality management expertise to his new position.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Conching has also held sales leadership roles at four Marriott properties, four Starwood Hotels & Resorts properties and Hilton Waikiki Beach, among others. Adams joined Evans Hotels in San Diego, California as executive vice president and COO. Adams brings three decades of hospitality management expertise to his new position.

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MARCH 28, 2022

The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay promoted Buciuman to hotel manager. Previously, Lindner was hotel manager at Mandarin Oriental, Geneva in Switzerland. For more than 20 years, Lindner has moved his way through the hotel industry, starting in food and beverage roles in Germany, his home country. Sheila Buciuman.

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AUGUST 15, 2022

Dadhich also worked as general manager for Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach in Florida, the first Conrad property in the continental United States. She was later promoted to marketing and communications manager in 2010, and later, co-director in 2017. Angela Kisskeys. Sean McCarron and Jill Yurko. Cliff Brutus. Thomas in the U.S.

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MARCH 17, 2023

Darby Gyscek and Ricky de Jesus Darby Gescyk (left) and Ricky de Jesus (right) Kimpton The Forum Hotel in Charlottesville, Virginia, named Gyscek director of sales and marketing, and de Jesus director of catering. She also worked as director of sales for Cambria Hotel Raleigh-Durham Airport (Duke University) in North Carolina.

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APRIL 15, 2022

Andaz West Hollywood , LA’s premier hotel on the Sunset Strip, named Tucker general manager and Frederick director of sales, events and marketing. Prior to Andaz West Hollywood, Tucker was director of rooms and operations at Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa in Bonita Springs, Florida. Susy Suescun. Susy Suescun.

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JANUARY 14, 2022

Shaffer has also been association and corporate sales manager at The DeSoto Savannah in Georgia, sales manager for Embassy Suites by Hilton Charleston Airport Hotel & Convention Center and more. Gibson is now director of resort experience at Hawks Cay Resort in the Florida Keys. Steve Maritz and David Peckinpaugh.

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JANUARY 13, 2023

Before moving to New Orleans, she worked with several Florida-based properties, including The Betsy Hotel in Miami, Miami Beach Edition and The Ritz-Carlton Beach Resort in Naples. Wilson is hotel general manager for The Source Hotel + Market Hall in Denver. Rachel Wilson. Brett Mufson. Joseph Colina.

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MARCH 18, 2022

She has also previously held the role of senior convention service manager and director of destination services at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, as well as senior convention services manager at her current property. Cestare brings almost 20 years of hotel operations and management experience to his new role. Tony Yousfi, CMP.

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MARCH 18, 2022

She has also previously held the role of senior convention service manager and director of destination services at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, as well as senior convention services manager at her current property. Cestare brings almost 20 years of hotel operations and management experience to his new role. Tony Yousfi, CMP.

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MARCH 11, 2019

TJ Pierri Hotel Zoe in San Francisco has named Pierri as general manager. Before Hotel Zoe, Pierri served in the role of resort manager at Lansdowne Resort and Spa in Leesburg, Virginia. Trish McClean Visit Baltimore has named McClean its director of brand marketing.

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MAY 27, 2022

Marine & Lawn Hotels & Resorts appointed Allen president of the brand. Most recently, Allen was chief development officer of international markets at Adventurous Journeys (AJ) Capital Partners. Radcliffe Moab , a new boutique hotel in Utah, welcomed Call as its new general manager. Phillip Allen. Colton Call.

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MAY 23, 2022

Hilton Aventura Miami announced Villa as its new director of sales and marketing. Villa brings 15 years of experience in hospitality sales and marketing. Most recently, he was area director of sales and marketing at Driftwood Hospitality Management. Hotel Viking in Newport, Rhode Island, welcomed Willis as spa director.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

He has also worked in management for Krisam Group & Global Event Partners and Saddlebrook Resort in Tampa, Florida, and has held the position of regional director of sales at Associated Luxury Hotels International. She’s also worked for Hilton Hotels & Resorts and Extended Stay America. Trisha Grisko. Nicholas Squire.

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MAY 6, 2022

Hotel Cerro in San Luis Obispo, California, appointed Olson general manager. She has held leadership roles at Allegretto Vineyard Resort, Inn at Morro Bay by Pacifica Host Hotels and more. The Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch in Arizona welcomed Keough as director of sales and marketing. Anna Olson. Tim Keough. Paul Jansen.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Reiplinger has worked in the hospitality industry for almost 20 years, most recently as managing director at the AAA Four Diamond Bodega Bay Lodge of the Woodside Hotel Group, also in Sonoma. Vialpando also formerly worked for Woodside Hotel Group as executive chef at Bodega Bay Lodge. Brent DeRaad. Carolyn Turnbull.

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AUGUST 27, 2021

That process created a bubble of people who had been cleared in the space, something Resort Area General Manager Sean Verney explained the hotel pioneered when it hosted Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2020. Work with the hotel where you are meeting,” he advised. It takes a village.”.

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Hans Ritten Loews Hotels & Co announces Hans Ritten as the new general manager of Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois. He blew over from another Windy City property, Omni Hotel Chicago, where he was general manager.

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JUNE 14, 2017

Wischermann Partners appointed Dana Orlando as general manager of Hotel Ivy, a Luxury Collection Hotel. Orlando will lead the operation of the historic downtown hotel located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU promoted Susan Gladstone to the role of director. Susan Gladstone. Chris Skelding.

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JULY 15, 2022

The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Portland, in Oregon appointed Lapsley director of sales and marketing. Most recently, she was director of sales and marketing at The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua, in Hawaii. Lapsley brings two decades of luxury hotel sales leadership experience to her new position. Kate Patay, CPCE. Robin Flanz.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Maria Elena Armenta Mahekal Beach Resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico has added Armenta as director of sales and marketing. Previously, Armenta served as regional director of Florida and the Caribbean Islands for Preferred Hotel Group and regional director of sales at The Delano and The Shore Club in Miami.

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These are just some of the enticements for hospitality and other service workers in a labor market where demand is exceeding supply. The American Hotel & Lodging Association reported that nearly 500,000 hotel operations jobs will not have returned by the end of 2021. One challenge is bringing back a displaced workforce.

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JULY 5, 2017

The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe announced the appointment of Marion Wilson as director of sales and marketing of the 170-room resort. In her role, Wilson will oversee revenue management; group, catering and transient sales; as well as marketing initiatives for the AAA Five Diamond resort. Marian Wilson. Aaron Coburn. Colin Bennett.

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