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FEBRUARY 16, 2022

With 23 years of hospitality and tourism sales and management experience, Higgins steps into the new leadership role at Oceanside, California’s tourism bureau. Nakamura is an over-25-year veteran in travel, DMC operations and hospitality sales and has been with the Highgate Hawaii sales team for five years. Matthew Adams.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2022

With 23 years of hospitality and tourism sales and management experience, Higgins steps into the new leadership role at Oceanside, California’s tourism bureau. Nakamura is an over-25-year veteran in travel, DMC operations and hospitality sales and has been with the Highgate Hawaii sales team for five years. Matthew Adams.

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JANUARY 28, 2022

Decker joined Grand Wailea Maui, A Waldorf Astoria Resort in Maui, Hawaii as director of national accounts, dealing with West Coast group sales. Mancuso has been in event, tourism and hospitality sales for over a decade. Nathan Decker. Decker has spent more than 10 years in luxury hospitality sales. Anthony Mancuso, CMP.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

Waltz most recently served as area director, group sales for Fairmont Hotels, Hawaii, Big Island and Maui. He is a Certified Food and Beverage Executive and a member of Chaîne des Rôtisseurs and SKÅL- International Association of Travel and Tourism Professionals. He is a member of MPI, PCMA, SITE and IRF.

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JULY 29, 2022

San Diego Tourism Authority appointed Sullivan vice president of sales and services. 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. Michaelene Sullivan. Jennifer Duffy. Thomas Nicholson and Sergiu Les.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2019

With him he brings an incredible amount of experience with various tourism agencies, including Visit Indianapolis, Hawaii Visitors Bureau, Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp., In Schmied’s most recent position, he served as beverage director at Whisk Gourmet Food and Catering in Miami.

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APRIL 29, 2022

Courtyard King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, appointed Braunlich to general manager. Previously, he was a leader in Hawaii hospitality, opening 11 hotels during that time. Heu is now area director of food and beverage for Highgate Hotels Hawaii. Ed Braunlich. Matt Sommers.

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JULY 8, 2022

Espina has spent over 20 years in hotel operations and food and beverage management, having held leadership roles such as director of restaurants at Four Seasons Resort Whistler in Canada, and director of food and beverage at Four Seasons Hotel Austin. Kuhns is now resort manager at Montage Kapalua Bay in Hawaii.

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MARCH 28, 2022

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. Lindner has been food and beverage manager for Mandarin Oriental, Paris, director of food and beverage at Mandarin Oriental, London and more. Timothy Lee.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Early in his career, the Hawaii-native worked in restaurants in Honolulu and San Francisco before getting into the hotel business. Olmstead previously served in managerial and food and beverage positions with InterContinental Hotels Group, working at the brand’s properties in San Francisco, Chicago and New York.

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MAY 6, 2022

Tyagi has been in the hospitality industry for 23 years and has held roles in food and beverage, restaurant and hotel management. Harbour brings with her a decade of hospitality sales experience, most recently working for Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa and JTB Hawaii, a local DMC.

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APRIL 8, 2022

From guest services to hotel sales, Kim has held positions at several hotel properties and brands across Hawaii. Bringing 30 years of hotel and food and beverage management, Roy most recently served as Hilton Boston Logan Airport’s general manager. John Ehlenfeldt. Sandra Estornell.

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JULY 12, 2017

She brings more than eight years of experience in the tourism and hospitality industry and will focus on management of sales and marketing programs for group travel. She will target two primary markets: corporate group meetings and international tourism travel trade. Jim Koutsky. Philipp Knuepfer.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Kathleen (Katie) Conaway VisitPITTSBURGH, the official tourism promotion agency for Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, hired Kathleen (Katie) Conaway to the newly created position of domestic and international group sales director. then became director of food and beverage at The Jefferson Hotel.

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DECEMBER 14, 2016

It assesses the customer experience based on six factors: activities, cost and fees, food and beverage, infrastructure, lodging and travel. Especially for cities that are perhaps less thought of for tourism, the investment in creating a superb visitor experience can really pay off.”. travel destinations for business or leisure.

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MARCH 7, 2019

Dana Edmunds/Hawaii Tourism Authority). Those include repurposing and donating used materials to service organizations; tracking and documenting waste; purchasing food, beverages, and other items locally and sustainably; and using Energy Star and other top-rated equipment. Green Building Council.

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JULY 15, 2022

Most recently, she was director of sales and marketing at The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua, in Hawaii. For over 30 years Huston has been a leader in hospitality and food and beverage management. The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Portland, in Oregon appointed Lapsley director of sales and marketing.

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JULY 15, 2016

Prior to his appointment, he was regional vice president of sales and marketing for the Hawaii region at Hilton Worldwide. He oversees all day-to-day operations, including sales and marketing, food and beverage and ongoing property repositioning. Most recently, he was director of revenue at Wild Dunes Resort.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Izquierdo has also worked in food and beverage at The Carlyle, a Rosewood Hotel in New York City, as well as The Peninsula New York, Hotel Arts Barcelona and The Ritz-Carlton London. Scott has joined Hawaii’s King Kamehameha Kona Beach Resort as director of sales and marketing. Arabella El Barkouki.

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MAY 23, 2022

A 10-year hospitality veteran, Willis was also assistant general manager for Marilyn Monroe Spas in Lahaina, Hawaii, and assistant spa director at Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa on Del Monte Golf Course. Most recently, Willis was spa director for Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa in Greater Austin, Texas. Jamie Ades.

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MARCH 11, 2022

With over a decade of experience in hospitality and sales, Morrow has been a public relations, food and beverage and marketing leader at properties including Fairmont San Francisco, Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago and more. Sotomayor is director of leisure sales at Turtle Bay Resort in Kahuku, Hawaii.

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