IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world's leading hotel companies, announces that it has named a versatile IHG leader into a new senior leadership position - Jay Caiafa, Chief Operating Officer, Americas.
Noble Investment Group ("Noble") today announced the Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Perimeter Center has completed a comprehensive upgrade and enhancement to all hotel guestrooms and suites, public areas, and meeting and event spaces.
Blanchard joins IHG with more than 25 years of experience in IT business management, strategy, transformation, architecture governance and program management. In his new role, Blanchard will oversee infrastructure and operations, enterprise architecture, IT security operations, application development, and corporate support. He will be based out of IHG's Americas headquarters in Atlanta, and report to George Turner, Chief Commercial & Technology Officer, IHG.
Hilton's (NYSE: HLT) Hampton by Hilton, the global upper-midscale brand known for its commitment to providing unmatched guest service, announced the opening of its newest property, Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Atlanta Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia. Owned and developed by North Point Hospitality, Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Atlanta Midtown features 186 modern and spacious rooms and offers travelers high-quality, value-added amenities.
AC Hotels by Marriott® and Chattanooga-based Vision Hospitality Group, Inc. announced the AC Hotel in North Atlanta's Perimeter Center has broken ground. The design-driven lifestyle hotel is slated to open in 2021 and will feature 156 guest rooms, engaging communal spaces and the area's first rooftop bar boasting panoramic views of the Atlanta skyline.
Hunt has been named as REVERB's director of sales and marketing and will be responsible for leading pre- and post-opening sales and marketing initiatives with her sales team. Hunt most recently served as director of sales and marketing for a Marriott hotel in downtown Atlanta where she and her sales team consistently exceeded budgeted room revenues by an average of 15%. She has extensive pre-opening experience with W Hotels, Loews Atlanta and Hyatt. Her strong knowledge of the Atlanta market, broadened by her active participation as a board member for local organizations, supports her expertise. Hunt's passion for people and the ability to build high-performing sales teams makes her uniquely qualified for success in her new role.
Tindell brings extensive experience in hotel operations and food and beverage management to his new role as general manager of the REVERB. He most recently served as dual general manager of two new-build Marriott hotels in Charlotte and Raleigh, NC, where he effectively minimized build-out times to ensure the hotels opened as scheduled with fully trained and engaged teams, resulting in both hotels exceeding expectations in brand performance results. A life-long learner and a natural leader, Tindell creates a sense of community among his teams. He enjoys developing others through sharing his own passion for hospitality and empowering them with the knowledge and tools needed to grow in their careers.
Jennifer Gribble will be responsible for global performance of some of the industry's most iconic and loved brands including Holiday Inn®, Holiday Inn Club Vacations®, Holiday Inn Express®, Candlewood Suites®, Staybridge Suites® and EVEN Hotels® and two of the company's newest brands, avid® hotels and Atwell Suites™. She will lead development and delivery of overall brand performance, brand design and experience, food and beverage and the effective launch of new brands across IHG's mainstream portfolio.
As a nearly 13-year veteran of IHG, Balsley now leads the Loyalty & Partnerships team where she will shape the strategic direction moving forward, applying her extensive industry knowledge and track record of innovation and global scale delivery in her new role. She will be accountable for IHG® Rewards Club, IHG's award-winning global loyalty program that spans 16 hotel brands, and strategic partnerships that help deliver a differentiated guest experience and enhanced revenues. Balsley will work with her team to build an even stronger, industry-leading program that offers incredible experiences to members, including global concert selections and attendance at top sporting events, like the US Open.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world's largest hotel franchising company with over 9,200 hotels across more than 80 countries, is continuing the fast-paced growth trajectory of its Trademark Collection by Wyndham brand in the U.S. with the addition of its first hotel in Atlanta, The Burgess Hotel Trademark Collection by Wyndham. This major market location is one of five hotels across five states - including Georgia, Florida, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and California - to recently join the brand, further cementing Trademark Collection's position as one of the fastest-growing soft brands in the hotel industry.
A driven hospitality professional, Tenille Perry has worked in the hotel industry for almost two decades. Perry, a Toronto native, began her career in the food and beverage department at the flagship Four Seasons Hotel Toronto before transitioning to the Hilton Toronto. After spending time in catering and conference services, she moved to Atlanta to advance her career as a complex sales manager for the Embassy Suites and Hilton Garden Inn.
With nearly 30 years of experience with Four Seasons hotels and resorts around the world, culinary mastermind Edgar Kano has landed in the South to lead the team as Executive Chef at Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta and one of the city's best restaurant and bars, Bar Margot.
Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta announces its new Executive Pastry Chef Erica Lee. Lee is stepping into the role to oversee and contribute to the creative execution of the bustling pastry team. As a seasoned veteran of the leading luxury hotel brand, Lee joins the Atlanta team from Four Seasons Hotel Toronto. Lee will lead the pastry team with her cutting-edge eye for creativity to enhance the guest experience of favourite baked classics.
Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead is pleased to announce Stephane Mercier as the newly appointed general manager of the 127-room, 10-suite luxury hotel located in the heart of Buckhead, one of Atlanta's most sought-after neighborhoods. Most recently, Stephane was the general manager of Conrad Cartagena, where he directed daily hotel operations, overseeing finance, sales, marketing and revenue departments.
EPELBOIM and IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group) broke ground last month on a new EVEN® Hotel property in Atlanta. An innovative hotel, created with wellness at its core, will open in early 2021 in the Cobb Galleria area of Atlanta, Georgia. Dignitaries, executives and other key players who are instrumental in the upcoming hotel concept, attended the October 24, 2019 groundbreaking event. The roster of VIPs included: Arik Kono, Regional Vice President of Upscale Development for IHG; Eric Young, president and CEO of Reeves & Young; Jon Kurperus, Project Manager for Claro Development; Lamar Wakefield, President of Wakefield Beasley & Associates; and Noel Epelboim, President and CEO of EPELBOIM.
With over 30 years of hospitality experience, Alexander Busch joins Hilton Atlanta as the property's new director of food and beverage from the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, where he held the title of executive chef and director of food and beverage for nearly 25 years. In his new position, Alexander will be responsible for overseeing the hotel's culinary team, banquet operations and overseeing the hotel's four restaurants.
Executive Chef Christian Quiñones Vargas joins Hilton Atlanta with over 15 years of professional experience in the kitchen. In his new role, Chef Christian will be responsible for menu development, concept and programming for the hotel's signature restaurant Southern Elements, rooftop restaurant — Nikolai's Roof, Polynesian-style restaurant — Trader Vic's, in-room dining and banquet operations.
This week, Hilton (NYSE: HLT) celebrated the groundbreaking of one of the first Motto by Hilton hotels, in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood of Atlanta. The 146-room Motto by Hilton Atlanta Old Fourth Ward (O4W), slated to open in 2021, will join Waldo's, an $80 million modern mixed-use development project that will include food and beverage outlets and commercial and residential spaces. The development is led by Lucror Resources and equity partner Sixty West. The hotel will be operated by Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG), an Atlanta-based, private hotel investment, ownership and management company.
Today, Atlanta-based Hotel Equities (HE) revealed details of its new corporate headquarters located in the popular Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta. HE purchased the 75,305 square foot office building in late October, through its strategic partnership with Phoenix, AZ-based global private equity group, Virtua Partners. The new headquarters will accommodate HE's expanded corporate leadership team following a tremendous season of growth for the hotel ownership, management and development company. With renovations underway, they expect to be relocated by year's end.
A new chapter begins for a beloved, iconic landmark with the debut of The Candler Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton — one of the most highly anticipated hotel openings in Atlanta this year. The first Curio Collection by Hilton property to open in the city, the majestic property opens its doors today at 127 Peachtree Street NE in Downtown Atlanta.