Search

Appointment

Amy Hyde has been appointed as small markets sales manager at Bonaventure Resort & Spa

With more than 10 years of sales, service and administrative experience in the industry, Amy Hyde, small markets sales manager will be responsible for selling and marketing small group room blocks and event space within the Association, Corporate and SMERF markets. Prior to her new role, Hyde enjoyed successful tenures as the group sales manager for the Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Ramada on the Beach in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Pyramid Global Hospitality
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Appointment

Jose L Castro has been appointed as Director of Revenue Management at Bonaventure Resort & Spa

Jose Castro comes to Bonaventure Resort & Spa as the new director of revenue, responsible for maximizing transient revenue in leisure and business markets. Castro joins the team following previous roles as director of revenue management at the Mayfair Hotel & Spa and previously at the Wyndham Airport & Executive Meeting Center.

Pyramid Global Hospitality
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Appointment

Deborah Berlingeri has been appointed as Spa Director at Bonaventure Resort & Spa

Benchmark Hospitality International®, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has appointed Deborah Berlingeri spa director for Bonaventure Resort & Spa. Jim Mauer, general manager for the property, a Benchmark Resort® located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, made the announcement. Deborah Berlingeri was previously senior account executive for Harbor Beach Marriott Resort and Spa, located in Fort Lauderdale. During her tenure there, Ms. Berlingeri held several positions of increasing responsibility in the spa, events, and sales departments. She began her career in hospitality as front office manager for the Raleigh Crabtree Marriott Hotel in Raleigh, North Carolina. Ms. Berlingeri is a graduate of Georgia Southern University, where she earned her Business Administration Degree. She resides in Weston, Florida.

Pyramid Global Hospitality
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Appointment

Michelle Shulman has been appointed as Marketing Director at Bonaventure Resort & Spa

Benchmark Hospitality International, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has appointed Michelle Shulman marketing director for Bonaventure Resort & Spa, located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Jim Mauer, general manager, made the announcement.Michelle Shulman was previously president of PRcoverage, LLC, a Fort Lauderdale-based public relations firm she founded and led. Prior to this, she was director of marketing & public relations for The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa, located in Hollywood, Florida.

Pyramid Global Hospitality
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Appointment

Jim Mauer has been appointed as General Manager at Bonaventure Resort & Spa

Jim Mauer brings significant experience within the Fort Lauderdale and southern Florida markets to his new position. He was previously general manager of the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa in Fort Lauderdale. During this time, he simultaneously served as executive liaison to the company’s franchised properties throughout the Fort Lauderdale area. Mr. Mauer, who began his hospitality career working within food & beverage, has also held general manager positions for hotels and resorts in Ohio and Michigan. Mauer and his family reside in Fort Lauderdale.

Pyramid Global Hospitality
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Supplier News Technology

Introducing Q’d Up® Systems; showcasing new GEOlocation-based queuing system

Q'd Up® Systems' ingenious new Bell Desk/ Valet Automation System will make its debut at the HITEC EXPO, June 25-28 in Baltimore, MD, booth 2432. Q'd Up® is a geolocation based task management queuing system for Bell Desk and Valet operations. The system tracks everything from a guest's luggage to flower delivery and follows the steps of each employee. It uses all this information to create a queue of tasks and assign them to team members. The user interface for the system is intuitive and easy to train. Q'd Up® works with Automated Valet's AVPM® system and all of its features.

Q'd Up® Systems
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Appointment

Eduardo Fernandez has been named General Manager at B Ocean Fort Lauderdale

Fernandez brings nearly three decades of hotel and resort management experience to his new role. Prior to joining B Ocean Fort Lauderdale, Fernandez held various positions with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide in which he managed new builds within the St. Regis, Luxury Collection, Westin, Sheraton and W portfolios. As the past senior director of operations for Starwood, Fernandez served as the primary contact between ownership groups, brand teams and development groups. As general manager of the Atlanta Perimeter Hotel & Suites (previously the W Atlanta Perimeter,) Fernandez managed all financial and operational responsibilities and facilitated developmental opportunities with the real estate group for Starwood. Prior to that position, he served as the pre-opening general manager for the W Retreat & Spa on Vieques Island in Puerto Rico. Fernandez has received several accolades throughout his career including the Delaware Hotel & Lodging Association’s Hotelier of the Year (2001) and the ITT Sheraton President’s Award (1991). Fernandez holds a Hotel Management Degree from the Institut de Tourisme et d’Hotellerie du Quebec and a Bachelor of Professional Studies in Management from Barry University in Miami. He is fluent in English, French and Spanish.

B Hotels & Resorts
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Ad AI Hospitality
Ernest - Lighthouse's AI for hoteliers

"Just tell me why my weekend pickup dropped." With Ernest, now you can ask your commercial data anything, and act on the answer. 
Lighthouse
Ad Guide
The next-gen metrics that move hotel P&L

Hotel tech has changed what's possible – and measurable. RevPAR and ADR aren't enough; discover the metrics that really matter. 
Mews
Appointment

Ron Gebhardt has been appointed as Director of Sales at B Ocean Fort Lauderdale

Prior to joining the B Ocean Fort Lauderdale team, Gebhardt was co-owner of Luxury Travel Solutions, a hospitality company concentrating on group travel and meeting planner development for luxury tradeshows. Previously, he was complex director of sales and marketing for the Westin Grand Bahama Island & Sheraton Grand Bahama Island at Our Lucaya Resort on Grand Bahama Island. Gebhardt holds a Hotel Administration Degree from the University of Nevada and a Master of Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix.

B Hotels & Resorts
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Appointment

Tom Mulroy has been appointed as General Manager at Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Airport and Cruise Port Hotel

A returning alumnus, Tom joined HEI as director of services for the Marriott in Boca Raton, Fla. in 2000. He gained additional experience with upscale hotels as director of rooms for the Fort Lauderdale Grande Hotel and Yacht Club. Prior to his return to HEI, Tom was with The Procaccianti Group as general manager of the Renaissance Boca Raton Hotel and the Marriott Palm Beach Gardens. His years of experience in eastern Florida made him a natural choice for the general manager’s position at the Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Airport and Cruise Port Hotel.

HEI Hotels
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Appointment

Jamie Jordan has been appointed as Director of Sales at the Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa

Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa is pleased to announce the newest member of its management team, Jamie Jordan, as director of sales. With over 15 years of sales, account management and hospitality experience, Jordan arrives at a significant time. Following the completion of a $50 million resort-wide renovation, Jordan will be tasked with growing group production in all market segments. Jordan previously served as the director of association sales at The Orlando World Center Marriott, as well as positions within the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa, Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa, Rancho Las Palmas resort & Spa and the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa.

the Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Appointment

Adam S. Leon has been appointed as Director of Sales at B Ocean™ Fort Lauderdale

Officials of Davidson Hotel Company, one of the nation’s largest independent hotel management companies, has named Adam S. Leon as director of sales of B Ocean™ Fort Lauderdale, located on the corner of Sunrise Boulevard and A1A in Fla. The 240-room beachfront hotel is the first property in the recently launched B Hotels & Resorts chain. Leon will head the B Ocean™ sales team. Before joining B Ocean™ Fort Lauderdale, Leon served as Director of Sales for the Westin Colonnade Coral Gables and the Hilton Palm Beach, both operated by Davidson. Leon also was sales manager of the Wyndham Garden Hotel - Overland Park, Kans., where he received the “Sales Manager of the Year” award.

Davidson
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Appointment

Joel C. Darr has been named General Manager at B Ocean™ Fort Lauderdale

Prior to joining B Ocean™ Fort Lauderdale, Darr was general manager of Fort Lauderdale Marriott North, where he oversaw a $14 million renovation and was awarded the Marriott Franchise Hotel “Renovation of the Year” award. Previously, he served as general manager of the Palm Beach Gardens Marriott, Marriott Boca Raton at Boca Center, and Holiday Inn and Suites, Boca Raton. He attended Colorado State University.

Davidson
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Appointment

David Wahba has been appointed as Complex Director of Sales and Marketing at The Westin Beach Resort and Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel

Wahba’s homecoming is welcomed as he returns to the recently renovated properties after multi-million dollar transformations from the Sheraton Yankee Trader and Sheraton Yankee Clipper Hotels, where he oversaw sales and marketing efforts two years ago. Wahba brings more than 17 years of experience in the hospitality industry to the oceanfront resorts. Most recently, Wahba worked as the director of sales and marketing at The Westin Resort, Aruba where he oversaw the property’s 481 room revenue. Prior to that position, he served at the iconic Sheraton Yankee Trader and Sheraton Yankee Clipper Hotels. A graduate of Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Wahba currently resides in Weston, Florida with his wife and two sons.

The Westin Beach Resort and Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Appointment

Corinne Whittington has been named National Sales Manager at The Westin Beach Resort and the Sheraton Yankee Clipper Hotel

With more than five years of Westin Resorts sales experience, Whittington joins the complex from The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood, Fla., and The Diplomat Golf Resort & Spa, Hallandale Beach, Fla., where she served as the Midwest national sales manager. Prior to that position, Whittington was responsible for managing groups of up to 150 guestrooms on peak as group sales manager for the two properties. The Westin Beach Resort, Fort Lauderdale opened March 2009, after completing the first phase in its extensive multi-million dollar rebirth. The beachfront resort will soon provide more than 32,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event space and an 8,100-square-foot Heavenly Spa by Westin. “Considering her past experience with Westin Resorts, Ms. Whittington has strong knowledge of the brand and is extremely well suited to serve our group customers,” said Amaury Piedra, complex general manager. “We are thrilled to have her on our Fort Lauderdale team.”

The Westin Beach Resort and the Sheraton Yankee Clipper Hotel
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States