Natalie Stone has been appointed Regional Vice President of Development at Vantage Hospitality
Vantage Hospitality’s Upscale Brands development team continues to expand with the addition of Natalie Stone, who will serve as the new Regional Vice President of Development for the central region of the U.S. Stone will be responsible for the growth of Vantage’s midscale to upscale offerings of Lexington® by Vantage and Jameson Inn® in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin. Prior to joining Vantage Hospitality, Stone was the owner of Grand Hospitality Consultants, a private hospitality consulting firm that specialized in assessing and improving a hotel’s performance. In just her first year of business, she helped her portfolio of hotels increase their revenue by more than 21 percent and improve guest satisfaction scores by 34 percent. These clients included properties from Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Starwood and IHG, and many independent hotels, resorts and boutiques. With an extensive background in marketing and sales, Stone also served as a Regional Director of Sales for Extended Stay Hotels throughout Colorado and Oklahoma, where she increased her accounts by 62 percent.
