Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) today announced the opening of its newest hotel, the dual-branded Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Richmond - Downtown and Homewood Suites by Hilton Richmond - Downtown bringing a total of 244 new rooms to the heart of downtown Richmond. The opening demonstrates Hilton Worldwide's ongoing urban expansion in the focused service and All-Suites sectors.
Quirk Hotel, A Destination Hotel, announces today the hire of brand-experienced, hospitality sales expert Ryan Schilling as senior sales manager. Schilling joins the team at Quirk Hotel with a distinguished career as a successful sales person at hotels and resorts, primarily in the state of Virginia, most recently serving as national sales manager at Boar’s Head Inn, located in Charlottesville. Prior to this role, Schilling spent 11 years with Richmond’s iconic Jefferson Hotel holding the title of corporate sales manager.
Kate McDonald Brown comes to Quirk Hotel from her previous position as Director of Sales and Marketing at MileNorth Hotel, A Destination Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. Before Destination Hotels, Kate was the Director of Sales and Hotel Marketing at Grand Sierra Resort; Director of Online Sales and Distribution and the Director of Sales and Leisure Marketing at John Ascuaga's Nugget Hotel Resort; Cluster Director of Transient Sales for Starwood Hotels and Resorts.
Sherry Abedi joins the Quirk Hotel team with a distinguished career managing hotels and resorts, in addition to restaurants, and is recognized as an award-winning professional in the hotel industry. Before accepting the position at Quirk Hotel, Abedi was the Resort Manager at Lansdowne Resort, a Destination Resort, which is a AAA Four Diamond resort in Leesburg, Virginia. Under her leadership, Lansdowne Resort won numerous awards including: Virginia Living's "Best Resort, Spa and Golf" of 2014, Meeting Focus's "Best of the East" for 2014 and voted by The Knot as "Best of DC Weddings."
– Lingerfelt CommonWealth Partners today announced the acquisition of the 242-room Richmond Marriott West hotel in Glen Allen, an affluent suburb west of Richmond, Virginia.
Tony Goebel has been named as the general manager of the Richmond Marriott Downtown. Goebel started his hospitality career more than 35 years ago and served in roles including director of catering at the New Orleans Marriott Canal Street and the director of catering, the director of convention sales, director of event management and director of rooms operations at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. He served as the director of food and beverage at the Memphis Marriott Downtown for a year before he was promoted to general manager at the same hotel where he served for six additional years.
Cario is a past board member of the Richmond Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau and currently serves on the board of the Greater Richmond Hotel & Motel Association. He has worked in a number of management capacities in Richmond area hotels under the Wyndham, Doubletree and Embassy Suites flags. During his career with Wyndham, he opened or operated seven hotels in Chicago, Nashville, Maryland and Arizona. His Chicago-Oakbrook Terrace Wyndham received “Best New Hotel Award” in 1996. Most recently, he served as general manager of another downtown Richmond hotel, advancing operations following a $10 million renovation. He earned his bachelor’s degree from James Madison University in Harrisburg, VA. Hilton Garden Inn Richmond Downtown offers 250 rooms and more than 6,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event space. The hotel forms one part of the restoration of the entire historic Miller & Rhoads building that also includes 133 condominium units and 20,000 square feet of retail space.
Scatoloni recently served as director of sales and marketing at another Richmond hotel, where he supervised a staff of 12. His career has spanned the nation, working on both the East and West Coasts. In addition, he has served as national sales manager for the Pasadena Convention and Visitor Bureau. He has worked for a number of major hotel brands, including Hilton, Hyatt, Radisson and Sheraton. Most recently, he completed an assignment for three independent Historic Inns in Annapolis, MD. “Mike brings our hotel both the local experience of having worked in Richmond the past five years, coupled with national contacts from a career working coast to coast,” said Gary Gutierrez, president of HRI Lodging, the owner and manager of the hotel. A native of White Plains, NY, Scatoloni earned a bachelor’s degree in business from California State University Dominguez Hills. He has been an active member and participant in a number of hospitality and travel trade organizations.
Chevy Chase, MD| TIG Global, the leading interactive marketing company for hospitality and travel, recently launched a cutting-edge website for the Richmond Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau (www.VisitRichmondVa.com). The new website and accompanying online marketing plan were specifically developed to engage users and inform them of the Destination's vast array of attractions and activities, while creating a user-friendly, comprehensive solution for travelers, meeting planners and travel professionals alike.