Mike Hensley has been named the general manager of Best Western Plus Hacienda Hotel, a 200-room property overlooking the historic district in Old Town San Diego. Hensley is in charge of day-to-day operations, marketing and managing the property fiscally and physically.
Pendry Hotels, the new brand established by Montage Hotels & Resorts, is pleased to announce Michael O’Donohue as General Manager of their first hotel, Pendry San Diego, in San Diego’s historic Gaslamp District. With over 22 years of experience in luxury hotel management, O’Donohue joins Pendry with an extensive and diverse hospitality background. He spent the last ten years working in various positions at Starwood Hotels & Resorts, most recently as General Manager of W San Diego, where he spent three years overseeing the 258 room hotel. Before that, he was the Hotel Manager at W Atlanta Midtown. Prior to his tenure at Starwood Hotels & Resorts, O’Donohue worked at Intercontinental Hotels and Hilton Hotels.
Noble House Hotels & Resorts, Ltd. (NHHR) – a collection of luxury hotels and resorts – proudly announces the appointment of Tricia Sterling as spa director at SpaTerre at Kona Kai Resort & Spa, located at the tip of Shelter Island in San Diego. In her new role, Sterling will create innovative spa experiences and oversee stellar customer service.
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, the tallest urban waterfront hotel on the west coast, is pleased to announce the appointment of Matt Adams as area vice president and general manager. In his new role, Adams will oversee Grand Hyatt San Diego's entire operation. Adams has fulfilled a variety of roles including general manager of Hyatt Regency Chicago, area vice president and general manager of Hyatt Regency San Francisco and Grand Hyatt New York, and vice president of operations for Hyatt, North America. Most recently he held the title of vice president, France for seven Hyatt properties. Adam's love of travel and native Southern Californian mindset reflects the magnificent aesthetic that Grand Hyatt San Diego emanates.
Noble House Hotels & Resorts – a collection of luxury hotels and resorts – proudly announces the promotion of Brad Naucler to General Manager of Kona Kai Resort & Spa, located at the tip of Shelter Island in San Diego. In this role, Naucler will provide leadership and will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the resort. Prior to joining the Kona Kai Resort & Spa team, Naucler served as director of sales at Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa, where he was responsible for developing and executing marketing strategies, drive sales and create brand awareness. Throughout his years of experience, Naucler spent much of his career is a progression of sales and leadership positions including director of sales and marketing at Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa, where he managed 11 directors and managers in achieving $30 million in hotel revenue budget.
Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Worldwide's (NYSE: HLT) award-winning brand of hotels, announced today the opening ofHilton Garden Inn San Diego Old Town/SeaWorld Area representing an addition to the brand's growing portfolio of more than 635 hotels worldwide. Hilton Garden Inn San Diego Old Town/SeaWorld Area is managed by Evolution Hospitality.
Trese Moser, CMP, has been named General Manager of the convention center at San Diego’s landmark Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, A Destination Hotel, which is poised to embark on an extensive $80 million renovation.
Greystone Hotels announces the promotion of Debra Deb Sanderlin to General Manager of The Bristol Hotel, San Diego, CA.
Hilton Worldwide has announced that Hilton San Diego Bayfront’s Hotel Manager Dave Smith has been promoted to the position of general manager.
RICHMOND, Va.-- Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE: APLE) ("Apple Hospitality" or the "Company") today announced that it has closed on the previously announced acquisition of a 245-room Courtyard® by Marriott® in San Diego, CA for a purchase price of $56 million, or approximately $229,000 per key.
TrustYou has promoted Rob Castellucci to Senior Director of Business Development. In his new position, Castellucci will be responsible for growing TrustYou's client base in the Americas and will be based in TrustYou's rapidly growing San Diego headquarters.
TrustYou has promoted Rob Castellucci to Senior Director of Business Development. In his new position, Castellucci will be responsible for growing TrustYou’s client base in the Americas and will be based in TrustYou’s rapidly growing San Diego headquarters. Castellucci joined TrustYou in 2013 as the Senior Director of Key Account Management, where he oversaw principal clients in the US, Australia, and New Zealand. Prior to joining TrustYou, Castellucci served as Cvent’s Sales Executive for Strategic Accounts, handling the company’s largest hospitality clients. He earned his BS from Clemson University and brings over a decade of experience to the hospitality industry.
Jason Herthel, Montage Hotels & Resorts’ President and Chief Operating Officer, announced the appointment of Bob Frear as Director of Sales and Marketing at the first Pendry Hotels property, Pendry San Diego. In this role, Frear will be responsible for all sales and marketing efforts for the hotel, including group and leisure sales activities.Frear first joined Montage Hotels & Resorts in July 2002 as part of the pre-opening team at Montage Laguna Beach. He oversaw the sales efforts that successfully launched the award-winning resort, ultimately setting new RevPAR records in Southern California. Most recently, as Director of Brand Sales for Montage Hotels & Resorts, he was responsible for group and leisure sales, as well as revenue management for the company. Additionally, Frear has been instrumental in developing the company’s regional sales offices in the northeast, southeast and western regions.
HOTELbeat, a provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based hospitality operations management solutions, has unveiled the latest enhancements to its user dashboard, a window into its industry-leading service delivery and reporting platform that also serves as the only real-time tool for managing and measuring staff service performance. With the latest upgrades comes greater management intelligence and actionable understanding of both property and individual performance data metrics, along with significant enhancements in guest communication services.
Sergio Bocci has three decades of hospitality experience with Hilton Worldwide hotels in Southern California and Mexico in the areas of rooms management, housekeeping, and guest services. He most recently served as hotel manager at the 1600-room Hilton Anaheim, where he led the $13 million renovation of the Mix Lounge, Starbucks, guestroom corridors and the new chef’s table of this flagship hotel. Included his tenure are noted Hilton Worldwide properties including The Beverly Hilton, La Quinta Resort and Club, A Waldorf Astoria Resort and Hilton Los Cabos. During his time as the executive assistant manager at Hilton Los Cabos the hotel was awarded the Connie Award for two consecutive years.
Fairmont’s newest property, Fairmont Grand Del Mar, is pleased to announce the appointment of general manager and regional vice president, Christof Luedi. Based in San Diego, Luedi will also carry out management responsibilities for the brand’s Hawaii region. Luedi brings over 25 years of hospitality experience to this position, beginning his career in Arizona. Most recently he was regional vice president, Hawaii and general manager, Fairmont Orchid.
Hard Rock Hotel San Diego has named hospitality veteran Dan Kaplan, former area managing director with HEI Hotels and Resorts and general manager of the San Diego Marriott La Jolla, as the hotel’s new general manager. Kaplan brings over two decades of successful management experience at several of the country’s leading hotel brands to the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego. He will oversee day-to-day operations, lead group and transient business growth and ensure a flawless guest experience based upon Hard Rock Hotel San Diego’s signature rock star brand of service. His new charge includes overseeing the hotel’s 420 guestrooms and suites, 40,000 square-feet of event and meeting space, as well as the hotel’s signature Maryjane’s restaurant, Rock Spa, Float rooftop lounge and 207 nightclub.
Becoming more than just a sophisticated Southern California oasis, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina has broken ground on a massive meeting space expansion that will result in the largest event space on the West Coast.
The number one Group of International Business School in Hospitality and Tourism Management, VATEL, is joining forces with California's most global and entrepreneurial education institution, CIBU, to meet the demands of the booming local and international Hospitality industry.
Hilton San Diego Bayfront’s General Manager has been promoted as Area General Manager for San Diego by Hilton Worldwide. J Peter Lynn began his career in hospitality more than 30 years ago. Lynn has a proven record of driving business at numerous properties and successfully managing multi-million dollar projects. In 2008, Hilton San Diego Bayfront opened under Lynn’s management, and since then the hotel has achieved numerous recognitions and awards. Most recently Hilton San Diego Bayfront was named the ‘#6 Top Meeting Hotel in the US’ by Cvent and one of the ‘Best Places to Work in San Diego’ by the San Diego Business Journal. Prior to his tenure at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Lynn served as General Manager of The Palmer House – A Hilton Hotel, where he spearheaded the property’s $170 million-dollar restoration. In addition to continuing to be the day-to-day general manager for Hilton San Diego Bayfront, where he was named Sunstone Hotel Investors’ 2012 General Manager of the Year, Lynn will also oversee Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Diego Mission Valley and Embassy Suites La Jolla. J Peter Lynn and his wife Lisa, have been married for twenty-two years and have two teenage boys. The whole family enjoys the outdoors and living the active San Diego lifestyle.