Meliá Hotels International is pleased to announce the appointment of Pablo Cogolludo as General Manager of Meliá Nassau Beach All Inclusive in the Bahamas and Ernesto Hernandez as General Manager of Meliá Panamá Canal in Panama. These versatile and skilled hospitality leaders will oversee two of the Meliá brand’s properties in the Americas.
Warwick International Hotels (WIH) has invested US$28 million to create the four-starWarwick Paradise Island Bahamas, which is set to welcome guests this summer as The Bahamas' premier adults-only, all-inclusive resort.
Grand Lucayan, Bahamas, the award-winning resort offering guests an authentic Bahamian experience, is proud to announce the opening of Lighthouse Pointe, the brand's all-inclusive offering. The new addition aims to capture the attention of new and past guests alike by coupling the appeal of Grand Lucayan's already impressive offerings with the benefits associated with an all-inclusive vacation experience. Lighthouse Pointe boasts 196 stylish guestrooms and offers guests a wide variety of recreational activities and dining options. The resort began welcoming guests on December 12, 2015.
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is raising the global profile of Caribbean Travel Marketplace providing opportunities for hoteliers attending the event to find new contacts and sources of business. CHTA is targeting wholesalers in Latin America and emerging destinations as well as tour operators specializing in niche markets. Caribbean Travel Marketplace is scheduled Jan. 21-23, 2016 at the Atlantis, Paradise Island in The Bahamas. Building upon the existing and longstanding portfolio of global operators conducting business in the Caribbean, CHTA is focusing on securing the participation of Latin American tour operators in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Peru and Venezuela and emerging destinations Russia, India, Scandinavia, Ukraine and the Middle East. With the growth and importance of the niche travel segments to its membership, CHTA is inviting niche tour operators to attend Caribbean Travel Marketplace. CHTA is working with National Hotel and Tourism Associations across the Caribbean to identify and attract tour operator representatives from top niche markets for the region. "We look forward to bringing Caribbean Travel Marketplace back to The Bahamas in 2016 as an event that will expand the Caribbean brand globally with the introduction of new tour operators to our region's diverse hospitality product," said Emil Lee, President of CHTA.
Nor1's Merchandising Platform will be used by Atlantis, the Bahamas based 3,500 room mega-resort to help them price and merchandise their premium inventory, and drive ancillary revenue by offering its guests relevant and timely upsell offers with eStandby Upgrade®.
The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) and Burba Hotel Network (BHN) presented Christal Stubbs with the 2015 Rising Star Award Caribbean at the Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS). As the Human Resources Director of the British Colonial Hilton Nassau, Stubbs has proven to be a dedicated and invaluable asset to the success of the hotel as well as an extremely effective leader within the Bahamian tourism industry. Stubbs works in a very competitive marketplace in Nassau and is responsible for recruiting, training, compliance, employee development and other vital duties, her management of which have earned her respect from peers and managers alike.
High school hospitality students from Anatol Rodgers High School in the Bahamas took home the international title at the 12th annual American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI) HTMP International Competition held April 23-25 at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando. Teams of students competed for scholarship money and a trip to the International Hotel, Motel & Restaurant Show in New York City this November. Anatol Rodgers High School is the first international team to win the competition. The competition challenged student teams to display their hospitality knowledge and skills through a variety of events including a night audit, room inspection, banquet planning, case studies, and knowledge bowl quiz. Eleven teams participated in this year's competition, representing schools in the Bahamas, California, Florida, Guam, Idaho, New Hampshire, Texas, Washington, D.C., and Wyoming. Here is an overview of the winners of this year's HTMP International Competition: Overall Winners: First place: Anatol Rodgers High School, Bahamas. Team members: Ameera Poitier, Dezaraye Dean, Jeanie Farris, Vernajh Pinder. Instructor: Janelle Cambridge-Johnson.Second place: Okkodo High School, Guam. Team members: Odeth Ignacio, Alyssa Rasalan, Zane Matias, Katrina Mae Tahimik. Instructor: Evon Wong. Third place: White Mountains Regional High School-Mountain View Academy, New Hampshire. Spencer Nast, Taylor Hill, Megan Sheltry, Wyatt Dodier, Madyson Hopps. Instructor: Morgan Parker-Grima. Individual event winners were: Knowledge Bowl: Anatol Rodgers High School, Bahamas (first); Okkodo High School, Guam (second); Monta Vista High School, California (third). Hotel Operations: White Mountains Regional High School-Mountain View Academy, New Hampshire (first); Anatol Rodgers High School, Bahamas (second); Miami Beach Senior High School, Florida (third). Hospitality Project: Okkodo High School, Guam (first); Mid-Florida Tech, Florida (second); White Mountains Regional High School-Mountain View Academy (third).
Hilton Worldwide and Resorts World Bimini, the world's first cruise destination resort, have announced the newest luxury lifestyle hotel in the Bahamas will fly the Hilton Hotels & Resorts flag. The newly-built luxury marina hotel, slated to have its official grand opening at Resorts World Bimini in the Bahamas this summer, will operate as Hilton at Resorts World Bimini, and marks Hilton Worldwide's second hotel in the Bahamas.
Born and raised in France, Xavier Moulin obtained his international hospitality management degree from Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne (Switzerland). His nineteen-year hotel management career has taken him to the French Riviera, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, California and The Bahamas. Prior to creating and operating his own restaurant in Sonoma in 2006, Moulin held various management positions with companies such as Starwood (The St. Regis Los Angeles), Raffles (L'Ermitage Beverly-Hills), Sonoma Spa Resorts and Monte Carlo based Société des Bains de Mer. As General Manager with San Francisco’s Personality Hotels, Moulin led the 15-million dollar transformation and repositioning of Hotel Frank onto the luxury boutique market and subsequently managed Hotel Diva and Kensington Park Hotel on Union Square. Moulin joined, SBE, in September of 2010 as opening General Manager of The Redbury @ Hollywood and Vine. In the first year, Moulin and his team collected prestigious awards such as Conde Nast Traveler "Hot List" and Travel + Leisure "It List", in addition to bringing the property into seven months of 90% occupancy and record-breaking revenues. In his role as corporate Director of Operations, Moulin developed new projects including the SLS South Beach opening and contributed to the expansion of the company’s hotel brands, SLS Hotels and The Redbury. In 2012, Moulin, took over the helm of SBE’s flagship property, the SLS at Beverly Hills and drove the SBE owned/Starwood managed asset (The Luxury Collection) into its best results since opening. Thanks to a new operational vision and a re-built executive team, the hotel was awarded “Best Guest Experience Index” and “Lowest Worker’s Compensation Loss” within the global West Region in 2014. Subsequently, the team secured the highest employee satisfaction to date, peak overall productivity and profitability while recording the top regional production in both group and transient business that same year.
Baha Mar, the new $3.5 billion resort, will introduce a new era of luxury, glamour, gaming and excitement to The Bahamas when it begins hosting paid guests on March 27, 2015, at Baha Mar Casino & Hotel, Rosewood at Baha Mar and SLS LUX at Baha Mar. Grand Hyatt at Baha Mar will open shortly after.
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAR) announced today that the iconic Atlantis, Paradise Island resort will become part of its Autograph Collection, a rapidly growing exclusive portfolio of over 60 independent hotels in key locations across the globe. Regarded as the premier destination resort in The Bahamas and Caribbean, the 3,400 room Atlantis, Paradise Island will operate under a franchise agreement with Marriott and benefit from the company's global sales and reservations organization, 45-million member Marriott Rewards loyalty program and Marriott.com which generates more than $9.6 billion in gross room bookings annually. Atlantis marks the collection's first member resort in The Bahamas and will be the largest hotel in the portfolio. The property, owned by Brookfield Asset Management and independently managed, is expected to officially join the Autograph Collection in the fall. Download Images
Baha Mar, the $3.5 billion integrated destination gaming resort, and SLS Hotels today announced the signing of a management agreement that will bring SLS Hotels' distinctive service, style and sophistication to Baha Mar's 300-room luxury lifestyle hotel, including its 107 residences. SLS at Baha Mar will be the brand's first international venture, and will complement SLS' soon-to-open hotels and resorts in Las Vegas, New York, Philadelphia, Seattle, Brickell, Miami and China, as well as its signature hotels in Beverly Hills, California and Miami Beach, Florida.
In her new role, Guevara will work with luxury leisure agents and agencies to ensure that top travel partners, including Rosewood Elite Agencies, are made to be experts on Rosewood at Baha Mar’s amazing setting and exclusive amenities and services.
Marcy Miles, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in The Bahamas, is pleased to announce the promotion of Karen Cruitt, Executive Director of Leisure Sales to Vice President of Leisure Sales for Atlantis, Paradise Island. Cruitt will assume her new position immediately. With over 22 years of experience, Cruitt is a veteran in the hospitality sales industry and has made significant contributions in the overall leisure sales functions for the Company. Cruitt first joined Atlantis in 1998 as a National Sales Manager and later was promoted to Director of Sales in 2005. Most recently, Cruitt has served as the Executive Director of Leisure Sales since 2010.
Cement mixers from China and construction equipment rumble next to a premier strip of white sandy beach as thousands of Chinese workers labor to complete a $3.5 billion resort project at famed Cable Beach. Bahamian officials hope that the Baha Mar project — four new hotels, 200,000 square feet of convention space, an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course and a casino with a 50-foot glass water wall and a Vegas-style show lake — will transform Bahamian tourism, putting it on the map as a world-class gaming destination.
Ilyse Prokocimer-Karwoski has been named Director of Sales and Marketing at Paradise Island Harbour Resort in Paradise Island, Bahamas. The position marks Prokocimer-Karwoski’s return to the resort, having previously served for five years as Regional Director of Sales.
The Chairmen of Baha Mar Ltd. and Meliá Hotels International today signed an agreement for Meliá to operate the all-inclusive Meliá at Baha Mar, in the luxury leisure development Baha Mar. The $3.5 billion (U.S.) investment, comprised of 1,000 acres with more than 3,000 feet of pristine ocean front, is just twelve minutes from Nassau International Airport. Meliá's extensive experience and international footprint have been key qualifiers for the expanding Spanish global group to be selected as part of this ambitious and revolutionary project.
Due to open in 2015, Rosewood at Baha Mar is part of Rosewood’s strategic global expansion plan which also includes the opening of Rosewood London and Rosewood Beijing later this year.
With almost 30 years of experience in the luxury hospitality industry, Conway acted as Senior Vice President and General Manager of The Cove Atlantis, where he was instrumental in the overall strategic planning and the successful launch and positioning of the new luxury brand. Prior to that, Conway served as senior vice president and general manager of the 1,200-room Royal Towers at Atlantis, Paradise Island, where he managed the resort’s day-to-day operations and achieved profitability as well as positive guest and employee satisfaction ratings.
Sariego has spent his life in and around the hotel industry and with over 20 years of experience in luxury hospitality, Sariego brings a wealth of knowledge in service and operations. Most recently, Sariego was the General Manager at The Ritz Carlton in Santiago, Chile and prior to that role, the General Manager of The Ritz Carlton in The Cayman Islands, where he successfully drove growth while ensuring the highest level in overall guest engagement. Sariego has held previous senior level executive roles at Marriott Hotels and InterContinental Hotels & Resort Group. In his new role, Sariego will be responsible for the overall day-to-day operations of Atlantis, with an emphasis on maintaining The Cove and The Reef’s high level of guest satisfaction. He will work closely with and report directly to Paul Burke, Chief Operating Officer for Atlantis, Paradise Island. Sariego studied business and hospitality at Florida International University and received his MBA from the University of Chile, with focus on international business innovation. Sariego also participated in the Cornell University General Manager’s Hospitality program.