Trump National Doral® is pleased to announce the appointment of Didier Lailheugue as Executive Chef. Regarded as a culinary expert, Lailheugue offers more than 23 years of experience in kitchen management, development of recipes and menus, and has garnered high recognition from culinary experts.
An industry veteran with more than 20 years in luxury hotel brand development and operations, Servat has spent the last two in Miami, having most recently served as general manager of Melia Hospitality International. There he was responsible for budgeting pre-opening activities for two 5-star hotel properties, Melia Costa Hollywood Hotel and ME by Melia Hotel, and managed all aspects of project planning across developer, general contractor and management company during the construction process. Prior to his time in Miami, Servat was based in Washington D.C., where he worked as a senior consultant at Steigenberger Hotels AG, as well as served the general manager at Starwood Hotels & Resorts’ W Hotel, Washington D.C.
Burba Hotel Network (BHN), host of the upcoming Hotel Opportunities Latin America (HOLA) 2017, will present a Lifetime Achievement Award to Roland de Bonadona. The award is presented to an individual who has made significant contributions to the hospitality industry over his or her lifetime through their actions, deeds, and great accomplishments. Roland de Bonadona retired in 2015 as CEO of Accor Hotels Americas & Caribbean. Today, he acts as a consultant for hospitality and real estate companies.
Virgin Hotels, the lifestyle hotel brand by Richard Branson, welcomes Korollan King as the new Vice President of Accounting. King, who is based in Miami, will oversee the brand's accounting and financial operations. Most recently, King served as the Corporate Director of Finance & FP&A at Nikki Beach International, where she oversaw financial statement preparation, budgeting, internal controls, process improvement, and cash management for the brand. She has also held several senior accounting positions at Ernst & Young, where she developed detailed audit plans and identified risks for the various business processes.
EAST, Miami, the first hotel venture in North America from Swire Hotels' EAST brand, is adding cutting-edge innovations to its new hotel location, situated on top of Brickell City Centre in Miami, with the implementation of ASSA ABLOY Hospitality's New VingCard Essence door locks and Visionline locking solution. ASSA ABLOY Hospitality officially announced the launch of its New VingCard Essence door lock in December of last year.
Salles brings 20 years of business development and portfolio management experience to the team and will report to Alejandro Navia, Head of Sales and Marketing. Previously, Salles was chief commercial officer for MetroRio and served as portfolio director at BRMALLS, where he was responsible for property management and leasing and operations for twelve regional malls in Rio de Janeiro, with a net operating income of $188 million and 3.7 million sq. ft. of total GLA. He also served as sales and operations manager for IBM. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from PUC-Rio and an extension in marketing from the Kellogg School of Management.
Martinez will be the primary point of contact for investors and analysts in Latin America and the U.S. He brings years of experience in investor relations, previously working as assistant vice president of investor relations at Lippert Heilshorn. Previously, he headed both investor relations and financial communications for Legrand Hart. Additionally, he has held senior positions at The Dilenschneider Group where he led the Grupo Elektra and TV Azteca accounts. He will also report to Rodriguez.
Miranda brings over 22 years of hospitality experience and has worked closely with senior executives and hotel ownership groups including The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, LXR Luxury Resorts (an affiliate of The Blackstone Group), OTO Development and Hospitality Investors Group. Miranda will be responsible for providing vital operational and financial information from DAD’s management affiliate to DAD executives and general partners. He will be based in the firm’s Coral Gables office and report to Rodriguez.
Swire Hotels has announced the appointment of Giovanni Beretta to the position of Vice President of Swire Hotels in the USA & General Manager of EAST, Miami. With over 20 years of experience in the luxury hospitality industry, he will oversee Swire Hotels interests in the USA & Americas and the operations of the newly opened lifestyle hotel and residences at Brickell City Centre.
The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) has launched nominations for the prestigious Rising Star Award Caribbean to be presented at the Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS) in partnership with Burba Hotel Network (BHN). This is the seventh year ISHC and BHN have collaborated to recognize young, talented leadership in the Caribbean region.
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Please Welcome to Miami Beach, New Area Group Sales Manager Ryan Lasner. Ryan will be covering numerous Hersha Hospitality hotels such as Marriott's Courtyard Cadillac, Boutique Hotels: Winter Haven and Blue Moon, and the beautiful Parrot Key Resort in Key West. Previously, the South Florida Native worked under White Lodging Management as a Cluster Junior Sales Manager for Marriott's Courtyard and Residence Inn in Miramar, Florida. The FIU Alum is excited to enhance his market, and with continued success intends to eventually become a Director of Sales. We expect great things from Ryan as Miami Beach is proud to have him!
The Estates at Acqualina, the new highly anticipated $1.5 billion residential development, today reveals a rendering of Karl Lagerfeld’s lobby design for its ultra-luxury residential development in Miami’s Sunny Isles Beach, on the grounds of the Forbes Five Star and AAA Five Diamond Acqualina Resort & Spa on the Beach. The rendering is for the lobby of the South Tower, also known as 777 Via Acqualina, scheduled to be completed in 2020. A second North Tower, with a different lobby also designed by Karl Lagerfeld, is planned to be completed as well. The Estates at Acqualina is the first condominium project in the United States to involve the iconic designer.
Adding to its talented team of leaders, Homewood Suites by Hilton Miami-Airport/Blue Lagoon has named Allie Singer as its new director of sales.
Marriott International, Inc. has named Kerstin Sachl as Director of Public Relations and Social Media for the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) region. In this role, Sachl is part of the CALA Marketing and Digital leadership team and responsible to develop and lead public relations and social media strategies that integrate into Marriott International Caribbean and Latin America’s overall development and marketing plans.
sbe, the Los Angeles-based leading lifestyle hospitality company that develops, manages and operates award- winning hospitality venues, announced today the opening of SLS Brickell, its second SLS Miami hotel. The stunning property marks sbe's first hotel and residence project in partnership with Related Group. The formidable talents of sbe Founder and CEO, Sam Nazarian, The Related Group founder and Chairman Jorge Perez, Arquitectonica co-founding Principal Bernardo Fort-Brescia and designer Philippe Starck, have joined together to present a property poised to become a Miami landmark hotel, set in the heart of the city's rapidly transforming Brickell neighborhood.
Following the completion of a property-wide transformation of the Miami Dadeland hotel, the property celebrated the grand opening of the Aloft Miami Dadeland with an official ribbon cutting.
Conrad Miami is pleased to announce the appointment of Chintan Dadhich as general manager of the upscale 36-story property located a block from Biscayne Bay in Miami’s Financial District. Dadhich contributes more than 15 years of hospitality management experience to Conrad Miami, 13 of which have been with Hilton.
Menin Hospitality is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Festinger as general manager of Mondrian South Beach. Festinger brings nearly two decades of experience to the 335-room bayside property.
After a comprehensive renovation and conversion project, Aloft Miami Dadeland is now welcoming guests to experience its 119 renovated guest rooms and new lobby, fitness center, meeting room and W XYZ® Bar, which overflows to an outdoor pool and patio. Owned by an affiliate of Los Angeles-based Integrated Capital, LLC, Aloft Miami Dadeland, located at 7600 N. Kendall Drive, marks the third Aloft branded hotel in the greater Miami area.