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IHG and Greenland USA Open Global Flagship Hotel Indigo® Hotel in the Heart of Downtown Los Angeles

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world's leading hotel companies, and Greenland USA, a leading developer of modern and transformative properties, today announce the opening of the Hotel Indigo® brand's first hotel in Los Angeles—the 350-room, 18-story flagship Hotel Indigo Los Angeles Downtown hotel. Located at 899 Francisco Street in the new 6.3 acre mixed-use Metropolis development, the boutique hotel sits in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles, a neighborhood with a burgeoning art, culture and entertainment scene. With the design concept created by Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA), the design of the property is inspired by 1920's Prohibition era, infusing elements from the underground speakeasies and tunnels, the Fiesta de las Flores parade, the budding Hollywood movie industry, as well as historic Chinatown.

Indigo
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Matina Lapanaitis has been appointed as General Manager at The Mayfair Hotel

BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has named Matina Lapanaitis general manager for The Mayfair Hotel, a Benchmark Resorts & Hotels property located in Los Angeles, California. Greg Champion, BENCHMARK’s president, made the announcement. A seasoned hotel executive with three decades of senior leadership experience, Matina Lapanaitis was most recently managing director for Mosaic Hotel and Maison 140, both of Beverly Hills, California. While general manager of Mosaic Hotel in a previous role, the hotel secured a coveted place on Travel + Leisure magazine’s prestigious “Top 10 Small Hotels in the USA and Canada” list. She has also served in top positions for properties in San Diego, West Hollywood, as well as in Australia. Matina Lapanaitis attended CDI Institute, St. Leonards, North South Wales, Australia. She resides in Beverly Hills.

Pyramid Global Hospitality
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Derek Evans has been appointed as Assistant General Manager at Cambria hotel and suites El Segundo LAX

Derek grew up in the hospitality business working for his father who runs a hotel in Provincetown, Massachusetts. He began his own career in the hotel business and worked in a variety of 4-star boutique hotels in the Boston market. In 2014, Derek moved to California and joined the Pacifica Hotel Company as Front Office Manager and was promoted to Assistant General Manager within the company. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT.

Choice
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Drew Berry has been named General Manager at Cambria hotel and suites El Segundo LAX

Drew has previously held roles as General manager with Jamaica Bay Inn Marina Del Rey, Hotel Manager at the Le Meridian Delfina Santa Monica, and Director of Food and Beverage at both the L’Ermitage Beverly Hills, and the Mandarin Oriental San Francisco. Drew holds a Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Business and Communication), with a minor in Tourism/hotel management from Arizona State University.

Choice
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Raymond Vermolen has been appointed as General Manager at Hotel Indigo Los Angeles Downtown

Vermolen, the new GM of the hotel, has been a member of the IHG family for over 20 years. He was previously GM of the InterContinental Los Angeles Century City hotel, the InterContinental Houston property and most recently the InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile hotel. With a bachelor’s degree in hospitality, a master of business administration and extensive experience in the food and beverage sphere, Vermolen will be leading the efforts of this forthcoming flagship property for Hotel Indigo and the brand’s entrée into the Los Angeles market. Born and raised in The Netherlands, Vermolen is fluent in four languages.

IHG
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Bruce Curry has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at Hotel Indigo Los Angeles Downtown

Curry rejoined the IHG family as the director of sales and marketing for the Hotel Indigo Los Angeles Downtown property, where he will leverage his diverse experience across veteran hotel brands including Conrad, Sheraton, Regent, Fairmont and Four Seasons after beginning his hospitality career at what is now the InterContinental Hong Kong hotel. Most recently, Bruce served as the director of sales & marketing at the Crowne Plaza Seattle hotel where he received the Partner in Excellence award from IHG global sales. Capitalizing on the Hotel Indigo Los Angeles Downtown property’s prime location near the Staples Center, L.A. Live and the Los Angeles Convention Center, Curry will spearhead all sales and marketing efforts for the hotel, inclusive of group, high-end leisure and transient clientele.

IHG
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Marie Joy Ong-Newberry has been appointed as Director of Finance at Dream Hollywood

As the Director of Finance, Marie Joy Ong-Newberry contributes her 19 years of hospitality experience to the Dream Hollywood team, having worked served most recently as the Hotel Controller for Hotel Bel Air for nearly twelve years. Her experience also includes her roles with Wyndham Bel Age in West Hollywood and Wyndham Myrtle Beach Resort. She is responsible for leading the Finance team in management of financial and accounting policies, systems, and processes, and preparing the hotel’s opening operating budgets and pre-opening budgets. Ong-Newberry received her bachelor’s degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management from the Conrad N. Hilton College at the University of Houston.

Dream Hotel Group
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Kari Schlagheck has been appointed as Director of Human Resources at Dream Holyywood

Appointed as Director of Human Resources, Kari Schlagheck brings with her 20 years of Human Resource Management experience in all areas of the field. Her background includes five years at RIM Hospitality as Director of Human Resources and Senior Manager of Associate Relations where she collaborated with Hotel General Managers from over 50 hotels in the group to implement training programs, recruitment, and performance appraisal. She also previously served as Human Resources Generalist at Maximum Petroleum DBA General Petroleum and in Human Resources Manager positions with Levy Restaurants, Hilton Hotels Corporation’s Hilton Suites – Orange/Anaheim and Embassy Suites – Anaheim South, and the Queen Mary Hotel and Attraction. Schlagheck is responsible for leading the Human Resources function for the pre-opening phase of the hotel and the ongoing HR functions through operations including recruitment of the opening team of 90 employees, and leading the on-boarding program for the team including a partnership with a trainer for a two-week in-depth guest services program based on emotional intelligence and focused to create the hotels culture.

Dream Hotel Group
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Angie Law has been appointed as Director of Revenue Management at Dream Hollywood

Director of Revenue Management, Angie Law brings more than eleven years of hospitality experience to her role at Dream Hollywood. Most recently Angie was Sales and Marketing Consultant with Kaptivating Hospitality where she managed and implemented creative marketing and sales campaigns on behalf of her hospitality clients. Her four years of experience with Viceroy Hotel Group included her roles as Revenue Analyst and Area Revenue Manager and built her extensive knowledge of revenue management and achieving successful budget goals. She is responsible for developing the hotel’s revenue management strategies including wholesale, OTA, and promotional strategies. She also oversees training and managing the new Reservations team with an emphasis on sales and operational achievement. Law earned her bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business.

Dream Hotel Group
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants Announces Southern California Expansion with Three New Properties

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants today announced two new hotels opening in Los Angeles in spring 2017, doubling the brand's presence in the city. Los Angeles is home to two existing Kimpton properties – Hotel Palomar Los Angeles Beverly Hills and Hotel Wilshire – and will soon welcome The Everly, situated at the base of the Hollywood Hills with 360-degree views, and La Peer Hotel, the first hotel in West Hollywood's renowned Design District, which will reflect the neighborhood's incomparable harmony of art, architecture, and fashion. Kimpton's Southern California expansion will continue later in 2017 with the launch of a new property in Palm Springs.

Los Angeles, California, United States
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Carly Skinner has been appointed as Hotel Manager at Dream Hollywood

As Hotel Manager, Carly Skinner oversees tasked with overseeing the Front Office, Guest Services, Housekeeping & Engineering departments. Bringing another ten years of hospitality and food & beverage experience to Dream Hollywood, Skinner rounds out the opening hotel team. She most recently served as Director of Rooms at Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows in Santa Monica. Previous roles also included Director of Guest Services for Dream Downtown in New York; Manager of David Burke Kitchen at The James Hotel in New York; and Manager of two restaurants within the Donatella Group – Eos at the Viceroy Hotel in Miami and Donatella/DBar in New York. Skinner studied at Marymount Manhattan College, New York, New York.

Dream Hotel Group
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Kendall Viola has been appointed as Director of Sales & Marketing at Dream Hollywood

With ten years’ hospitality sales experience, Kendall Viola is a charismatic, results-oriented executive with vast expertise in leading lifestyle hotels to top notch performance. As Director of Sales & Marketing, she leads all sales efforts through the development of creative tactics to drive revenue for Dream Hollywood, while also keeping the hotel top of mind for corporate and group clients. Viola joins Dream Hollywood from Hotel Indigo Lower East Side in New York, where, as Director of Sales & Marketing the flagship property was awarded the Grand Final at the 23rd Annual World Travel Awards for ‘World's Leading Boutique Hotel’ and ‘World’s Leading New Hotel in Sales, Marketing and PR.’ Previous roles included Associate Director of Travel Industry at The Pierre, A Taj Hotel; Associate Director of Sales at Gild Hall – A Thompson Hotel; and Business Travel Sales Manager for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. Viola earned her bachelor’s degree in Sports Entertainment with a concentration in Event & Hotel Management from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island.

Dream Hotel Group
Los Angeles, California, United States