Amanda Parsons has been appointed as Area VP and General Manager at Thompson Denver

A longtime fixture in the hospitality industry, Amanda Parsons brings over 20 years of hospitality experience as area vice president and general manager at Thompson Denver. She has been instrumental in the upcoming debut of Thompson Hotels' first property in the Mile High City, where she oversees hotel operations and sales and marketing efforts. Parsons began her career in Seattle at The Edgewater Hotel before joining Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants' Alexis Hotel and Hotel Monaco. Parsons then relocated to Chicago to open Hotel Palomar, followed by a move to Minneapolis where she served as general manager of Grand Hotel Minneapolis, a role that landed her spot on the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal list of "25 Women to Watch." Parsons later returned to Seattle to oversee Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants properties Hotel Vintage, Hotel Monaco, and Alexis Hotel, before joining the Thompson Hotels brand in 2015 as the general manager of Thompson Seattle. She played a pivotal role in the Seattle property's opening, leading the hotel to various national awards and accolades such as inclusion in Conde Nast Traveler's "Hot List," annual recognition in the publication's "Readers' Choice Awards," and recipient of Travel + Leisure's "World's Best Awards."