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Sam McDiarmid has been appointed as Director of Business Development, Agency Sales at Shangri-La Hotels And Resorts

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has announced the appointment of Sam McDiarmid to the role of director of business development, agency sales. McDiarmid joins Shangri-La from the Plaza Hotel, New York, where he held the role of travel industry sales manager, handling the North American leisure, business travel and entertainment markets. Prior to his time at the Plaza Hotel, McDiarmid held several sales positions throughout the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, including a regional role representing the company’s three hotels in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. McDiarmid began his hospitality career with Marriott, where he held a variety of roles including a position within the Marriott global sales organization as group sales manager selling Marriott full service hotels in North and South Carolina, and West Virginia. His hotel career began as front desk agent at the Marriott City Center Charlotte, where he discovered his love of the hospitality industry.

Shangri-La
New York, New York, United States
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Eric Edmunds has been appointed as Business Development Manager at Questex Travel Group

Questex Travel Group has named Eric Edmunds business development manager, responsible for growing its Global Meetings and Incentive Travel Exchanges (GMITE) events portfolio across the western United States, western Canada, Mexico, Latin America and South Pacific.Prior to joining Questex, Edmunds spent three years as West Coast regional director of sales for Palace Resorts of Doral, Florida, which operates all-inclusive luxury resorts along the Caribbean coast of Mexico and in Jamaica. He focused on the chain's meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions division. Previously, Edmunds spent two years in a similar role with Edmunds Direct Inc, a media and hotel marketing representation firm based in Fountain Valley, California.

Questex
New York, New York, United States
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Mehdi Eftekari has been appointed as General Manager at Four Seasons Hotel New York

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has announced the appointment of Mehdi Eftekari as General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel New York. Eftekari arrives at the I.M. Pei landmark and Four Seasons flagship at an opportune moment, amid a hotel-wide renovation including the opening of the new TY Bar and the recent the launch of the hotel’s new event space FIFTY7.

Four Seasons
New York, New York, United States
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Marc Sternagel has been promoted to VP Operations Midscale Hotels North & Central America and Caribbean at ACCOR

Accor North America, Central America and the Caribbean (NCAC) region has announced the promotion of Marc Sternagel to vice president of operations for all midscale brands in the region. The segment encompasses all Novotel hotels in the United States and Canada, as well as Novotel properties in Panama and Mexico, and Mercure Guatemala. Marc will also contribute to development projects in the region within this segment.

Accor
New York, New York, United States