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Alex Obertop has been appointed as General Manager at Capella Washington D.C.

Alex Obertop, former Hotel Manager at Capella Hotels and Resorts’ iconic Breidenbacher Hof in Dusseldorf, Germany, has joined the management team for the company’s newest property, the Capella Washington D.C. Scheduled to welcome its first guests in early 2013 in what promises to be the capital’s most significant hotel opening in recent years, the ultra-sophisticated, 49-room hotel is located in Georgetown, Washington’s most historic and exclusive neighborhood. Obertop comes to Washington D.C. with an impressive track record of opening hotels for the Capella family of properties as well as extensive management experience with The Ritz-Carlton Company. He joined Capella in 2004 as Director of Operations for L’Auberge de Sedona shortly after the Capella Hotel Group was founded. In 2005, he became the opening General Manager at the Parkhotel Euskirchen and, in 2008, was asked to be pre-opening Hotel Manager at the Breidenbacher Hof where he supervised a multi-million dollar re-launch and established an environment of service excellence recognized throughout Europe and the world.

Capella
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Chris Thompson has been appointed as President and CEO at Brand USA

The U.S. Travel Association applauded today's announcement by the Brand USA board of directors that Chris Thompson would be its next president and CEO. Thompson is currently president and CEO for VISIT FLORIDA, the state's destination marketing organization. Thompson takes over from Caroline Beteta, who served as interim president and CEO after Jim Evans stepped down in June. Beteta will become chair of the Brand USA board of directors on October 1.

U.S. Travel Association
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Adriaan Radder has been appointed as General Manager at Mandarin Oriental, Washington DC

Adriaan Radder joins Mandarin Oriental, Washington DC from The Ballantyne Hotel in North Carolina, where he served as General Manager. Mr Radder brings over 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry, including General Manager roles in Saudi Arabia, The Netherlands, and the Bahamas. Mr Radder garnered valuable expertise within the Washington DC market during his tenure at Ritz-Carlton overseeing all four Washington DC hotels including Tyson’s Corner, Pentagon City, Georgetown and Washington DC.

Mandarin Oriental
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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D.C. hotels ready inaugural 'deals' | politico.com

Five days until the Republican Convention. Thirteen days until the Democratic Convention. Seventy-six days until Election Day. And 152 days until the inauguration. Never too early to start planning, right? Take, for instance, Washington, D.C.,’s Park Hyatt Hotel, which is already advertising its Presidential Suite for January 18 to January 22, 2013 “at a special, all-inclusive rate of $57,000,” according to a release.

Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Juan J. Garcia has been appointed as Area Director, Sales and Marketing at Hiltons of Washington, DC

Garcia offers more than 20 years experience in the hospitality industry, beginning his career in sales in 1982 as part of a training program at the Denver Marriott Southeast in Colorado. He quickly moved up holding various positions in sales before becoming director of sales in 1986 for Radisson Hotels in Burlington, Vermont, and Austin, Texas. In 1990, he went to work for Omni hotels and held director of sales and marketing positions for hotels in Texas and California before becoming national sales director at the national sales office in Atlanta in 1992, and then director of marketing at CNN Center in 1998. In 2001, he became director of sales and marketing for Renaissance Westchester Hotel before joining Hilton in 2004 as sales and marketing director for the Hilton Atlanta. His last post was in Orlando where he opened the 1,400-room Hilton Orlando connected to the city’s convention center.

Hilton
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Satinder Palta has been appointed as General Manager at JW Marriott Washington, DC

Mr. Palta began his career with Marriott International as a member of the operations management team at Marriott Orlando World Center in February of 1987. Over the next 25 years, Mr. Palta has been at the helm as general manager and area general manager of several properties in Central America and California including: Panama Marriott Hotel in Panama City, Panama; CasaMagna Marriott Cancun Resort in Cancun, Mexico; Costa Mesa Marriott, Fullerton Marriott, Santa Clara Marriott, and the Irvine Marriott. Mr. Palta holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Punjab in India as well as a Bachelor of Science in Hotel & Restaurant Management from the University of Houston in Texas. Mr. Palta has traveled extensively around the world and is fluent in three languages: English, Spanish and Hindi. He is actively involved in the community and serves on the Board of Directors for the Hotel Association of Washington, DC and Golden Triangle Business Improvement District.

Marriott
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Marianne Alberti has been appointed as General Manager at Homewood Suites by Hilton

Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc. today announced the appointment of Marianne Alberti to General Manager for the Homewood Suites by Hilton, Washington, DC. The 175 one and two bedroom extended stay suite property is in the heart of NW Washington, DC on Massachusetts Avenue and within walking distance to many businesses, government offices, and attractions.

Homewood Suites by Hilton
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Mark Morris has been appointed as Executive Vice President of Acquisitions at Modus Hotels

Hotels, an owner/operator of a collection of independent and branded hotels and a division of Cafritz Interests, a diversified real estate company, today announced they have hired hotel real estate veteran Mark Morris as executive vice-president of acquisitions. Morris’s career spans a wide range of real estate investment and development activities, predominantly in the hotel industry. Prior to joining Modus, he was executive vice president of Molinaro Koger, a hotel real estate brokerage firm. While there, he was involved in transactions totaling more than $3 billion, with a focus on business class and extended stay hotels, as well as unique independent hotels. Notable transactions include the sale of the Mayflower Inn & Spa, the Fairview Park Marriott, Embassy Suites City Center Philadelphia, Hyatt Hotel Charlotte, the Hotel George in Washington, D.C., and a number of portfolio sales on behalf of institutional clients. Prior to MK, Morris held senior positions at Suntrust Bank and Riggs Bank in Washington, DC.

Modus Hotels
Washington, District of Columbia, United States