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Samantha Pritchard has been appointed as Director of Sales at SpringHill Suites Jacksonville Beach Oceanfront

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 12, 2024—Key International, a globally recognized real estate investment and development company, and Shaner Hotels, an award winning, international hotel owner, operator and developer, today announced that Samantha Pritchard has been named director of sales of the new 156-suite SpringHill Suites by Marriott Jacksonville Beach Oceanfront. Pritchard joins Michael Weihs, who recently joined Shaner as general manager last fall.

SpringHill Suites
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Samantha Pritchard

Pritchard joined Shaner Hotels as the dual director of sales for the Courtyard by Marriott Jacksonville Beach Oceanfront and the Fairfield Inn Jacksonville Beach in Spring 2023 before assuming her promotion to area director of sales in January 2024. Her background is in hotel renovations and new construction—leading the efforts as director of sales of the Residence Inn Jacksonville, where she led the pre-opening sales efforts for the first extended-stay hotel in the Brooklyn Riverside market. Pritchard's career began at Visit Jacksonville where she was tasked with bringing in convention groups to the city's hotels and attractions. "That is where I got the hospitality bug, I knew that more people needed to experience Jacksonville and all we have to offer, and it was my job to show them the magic of our city.

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SpringHill Suites
Hotel Brand

SpringHill Suites by Marriott is the largest all-suites upscale hotel brand that is refreshingly different. With stylish surroundings that are beyond the ordinary at over 485 properties across the U.S. and Canada, guests are provided thoughtful, focused service in an uplifting atmosphere. Each spacious suite features an open, airy design that puts guests at ease, with separate living and sleeping areas.

Shaner
Management CompanyInvestment Company

Shaner Hotels is one of the foremost award-winning hospitality owner-operators and management companies in the hospitality industry. Our current portfolio consists of 51 full-service, select-service, extended-stay and resort properties with more than 6,000 rooms in 17 states and two countries. We provide a variety of services for investors, hotel owners and brands—including hotel development, design and construction, e-commerce and revenue...