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Smart Moves in California, Oregon and More

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The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Portland, in Oregon appointed Lapsley director of sales and marketing. A 20-year hospitality veteran, Pope has also been general manager of Emerald Greens Condo Resort in Tampa, Florida, a hotel ranked No. The Allison Inn & Spa in Newburg, Oregon, appointed Brandon general manager. Ramel Kelly.

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WalletHub’s Top Vegan-friendly Cities for Meeting Makers

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Portland, Oregon: A Vegan Paradise. Read More : Portland, Oregon: City of Roses Focuses on Equality. Portland’s Oregon Convention Center boasts 255,000 sq. Orlando, Florida: A Vegan-friendly City. We looked at top places to gather in each of these destinations.

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Smart Moves in Salt Lake City, Seattle and More

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Before this, she was director of sales and marketing at Nines, A Luxury Collection Hotel in Portland, Oregon—in 2020, she was awarded Leader of the Year at the property. Since then, he has also worked in numerous operational positions, including front house manager at The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne in Florida. at CSI DMC.

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Smart Moves in New York, Texas and More

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Pete Beach, Florida, and The St. She also worked at the front desk of The Delano in South Beach, Florida while attending Florida International University Juliana Liew Liew is general manager at Fusion Suites Vung Tau in Vietnam. Pete Beach, Florida. Regis Princeville Resort in Kauai, Hawaii.

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Smart Moves in New Orleans, Atlanta and More

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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. She previously worked as hotel general manager for The Hotel Zags Portland in Oregon. Claudio joined the property in June 2021 as director of front office.

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5 Best Airports for Layovers

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Portland, Oregon. Miami, Florida. Rankings were based on each city’s delayed and canceled flights, average departure delay time, attractions around the airport, getting to the airport, hotels and F&B, and the city’s affordability. Read below to find out the best and worst of places to play the terminal waiting game.

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Smart Moves in the U.K., Jerusalem and More

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Before VSCC, Day worked with BPR Hotels, where she promoted Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection in Santa Cruz and Hi-Lo Hotel in Portland, Oregon, on social media platforms. Before this role, Goldberger worked as regional general manager in Florida, where he oversaw operations of three properties in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area.