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Marcus Latner has been appointed as General Manager at Lone Star Court Hotel

Lone Star Court, a new upscale, retro-inspired, motor court concept hotel by Valencia Group, set to open at the Domain in summer 2013, has named Marcus Latner as general manager. Latner has been with Valencia Group for more than 10 years, starting as a valet parking attendant at Hotel Valencia Riverwalk in San Antonio and rising through the ranks all the way up to his new position as general manager of Valencia Group’s newest property, Lone Star Court. After earning a bachelor’s degree from University of Texas and a master’s degree in business communications from Monmouth University in New Jersey, Latner got a job as a valet parking attendant at Hotel Valencia Riverwalk in San Antonio just as it was opening in 2003. He was quickly promoted to a bellman position, where he was mentored by hotel staff to develop management skills, serving in the front office, housekeeping, food and beverage, and sales.

Valencia Hotel Collection (VHC)
Austin, Texas, United States
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Andrew Zinni has been appointed as General Manager at Marriott Austin South

White Lodging is pleased to announce that Andrew Zinni has been promoted to General Manager of the Marriott Austin South in Austin, TX. Previously, Zinni served as the Director of Food and Beverage at Louisville Marriott Downtown in Louisville, KY. Prior to joining White Lodging in 2011, Andy was the general manager of the Pelican Yacht Club in Fort Pierce, Florida, a 346-member private equity club.

White Lodging
Austin, Texas, United States
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Jack G. Bickart has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at Lakeway Resort and Spa on Lake Travis

In his role, Bickart is responsible for leading Lakeway’s team of sales professionals and implementing new brand initiatives for the resort. Bickart has over 35 years of experience working in the hotel industry all over the east coast and Texas. Most recently, Bickart has been the Chief Sales Officer at Horseshoe Bay Resort in Horseshoe Bay, Texas where he was responsible for the revenue development and oversaw group and transient sales along with event planning for the last four years. Prior to that, he spent five years at Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at the 303 room resort. Bickart started his career at Smuggler’s Notch Resort in Smuggler’s Notch, Vermont and worked at two southeastern resorts before coming to Texas-- Wintergreen Resort in Wintergreen, Virginia and Daufuskie Island in South Carolina. While at Daufuskie Island and Barton Creek Resort & Spa his department won Department of the Year in 2000 and 2004 respectively.

Lakeway Resort and Spa on Lake Travis
Austin, Texas, United States
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Dave Baxter has been appointed as General Manager at Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol

Before joining HEI in July 2005, Dave’s 35-year career in hospitality had taken him across the country, restoring solvency to the Westin William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh, launching the hotel component of iDine Rewards network and overseeing $15 million in renovations at the Doubletree Hotel at the Entrance to Universal Orlando. With HEI, Dave was the general manager of the Sheraton Norfolk, Va. and most recently, he was general manager of the Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Airport.

HEI Hotels
Austin, Texas, United States
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Phybridge and AEi partner to bring the hospitality industry a low cost, quick, easy, and non-disruptive way to migrate to IP telephony and business class Internet connectivity enhancing guest experience.

Phybridge, a leader in networking switch industry introduced the UniPhyer just over two years ago with overwhelming success in the hospitality industry. The UniPhyer is the only network switch in the world to deliver Ethernet and Power over Ethernet over a single pair of telephony grade wiring with reach of over 1,200 ft allowing hotels to use their existing voice infrastructure to gracefully migrate to IP telephony and improved Internet connectivity. "Our hospitality customers have realized significant savings as they look to migrate to IP telephony and improve Internet services for their guests" says John Croce, CEO of Phybridge. "Our partnership with AEi, a leader in IP phone design and manufacturing, allows us to integrate our technology to provide a more elegant and cost effective offering for the industry."

Phybridge
Austin, Texas, United States