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Rui Domingues has been appointed as General Manager at British Colonial Hilton Nassau

Domingues most recently served as general manager of both the all-inclusive Hilton Papagayo Costa Rica Resort & Spa and Hilton Garden Inn Liberia Airport, since January 2010. During his time in Costa Rica, Domingues not only managed two distinct properties, he also led the conversion of Hilton Papagayo Costa Rica Resort & Spa to an all-inclusive property. His contribution to Hilton Worldwide began more than 36 years ago, when he joined the company in the food and beverage department of a Hilton hotel in Montreal. Since starting his career in hospitality, Domingues has delivered a number of successes, as a result of the experience he gained in key management positions spanning the Americas. As a general manager of full-service hotels in Canada, the Caribbean, South America and Central America, Domingues has overseen everything from business hotels and resorts to a time share property and casino, while engaging in a variety of cultures and languages. Domingues holds an Arts degree from Champlain College in Montreal, Canada and speaks four languages fluently: English, Portuguese, French and Spanish.

Hilton
Nassau, Bahamas
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Thomas Anderson has been appointed as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Grand Lucayan, Bahamas

An industry veteran, Anderson brings over 30 years of travel/tourism experience to the resort. Most recently, he served as senior vice president of marketing and development for Coral Hospitality where he was responsible for all marketing, sales and revenue development, as well as the business development and growth for the emerging hospitality enterprise. Prior to that, he served as executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Superclubs Resorts, principal and chief marketing officer for Monarch Hotels and Resorts, and was senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Spirit Airlines for four years.

Grand Lucayan, Bahamas
Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas
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Steven White has been appointed as hotel manager at The Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort

The Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort, located in Nassau, The Bahamas, is pleased to announce the appointments of Glenn Sampert as general manager and Steven White as hotel manager. With more than 40 years of collective experience in various segments of the hospitality industry, Sampert and White will work together to reposition the resort as part of the anticipated new Baha Mar development. Steven White (right) joins the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort as hotel manager. An industry veteran with diverse experience, White joined the resort from the same post at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel. He has held an array of management positions, including hotel manager for Grand Hyatt New York, general manager of Hyatt Regency Jersey City, general manager of Hyatt Regency Rochester, general manager of Hyatt on Printers Row and executive assistant manager for Hyatt Regency Dallas. He studied Business Administration at Macomb Community College and Central Michigan University before earning a degree in Hotel Management and Hotel Accounting from the University of Nevada Las Vegas.

The Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort
Nassau, Bahamas
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Glenn Sampert has been appointed as General Manager at The Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort

The Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort, located in Nassau, The Bahamas, is pleased to announce the appointments of Glenn Sampert as general manager and Steven White as hotel manager. With more than 40 years of collective experience in various segments of the hospitality industry, Sampert and White will work together to reposition the resort as part of the anticipated new Baha Mar development. Glenn Sampert (left), a seasoned hotel management expert, will oversee operations of the 694-room Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort. He will manage day-to-day operations, sales and marketing. Previously, Sampert served as general manager of The Westin Los Angeles Airport and hotel manager for the Westin Maui Resort & Spa. He graduated with a degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management from the British Colombia Institute of Technology and is a board member for the Hotel Association of Los Angeles, the Gateway to LA Business Improvement District and the LAX Coastal Area Chamber of Commerce.

The Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort
Nassau, Bahamas
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Michael Weber has been appointed as General Manager at Bimini Big Game Club

Conservation authority, acclaimed marine artist and Chairman of Guy Harvey Outpost Resorts announced today the appointment of Michael Weber as General Manager of the Bimini Big Game Club, a Guy Harvey Outpost Resort. Most recently GM of the Our Lucaya Beach Resort complex on Grand Bahama Island, Mr. Weber has held similar positions in notable boutique hotels throughout Florida and the Caribbean. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, and holds dual US and Swiss citizenship.

Bimini Big Game Club Resort & Marina
North Bimini, Bahamas
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Paul Burke has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer at Atlantis, Paradise Island Resort

Burke has an extensive background in operations and has successfully managed substantial and complex businesses. Most recently, Burke was Executive Vice President/ Principal of Noble Investment Group in Atlanta Georgia, a position he held since 2006. In that role he was responsible for overseeing the operations of 15 full-service branded hotels within the company’s $1.8 billion investment portfolio, comprised of luxury hotels, resorts, conference centers, golf courses, spas and fine-dining operations. Prior to joining Noble Investment Group, Burke was with Interstate Hotels & Resorts in Arlington, Virginia, where he held the positions of the President of Hotel Operations from 2004-2006 and Executive Vice President of Operations from 2003-2004. Interstate Hotels & Resorts is one of the largest independent hotel management companies in the United States. While at Interstate, Burke oversaw operations of 250+ full-service branded hotels with a $2.6 B portfolio, representing 42,000 rooms, 32,000 employees in 36 states in the US and four countries.

Kerzner
Paradise Island, Bahamas
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Michael Weber has been appointed as General Manager at Our Lucaya Beach & Golf Resort

Mr. Weber has spent more than twenty years in hospitality management serving as General Manager for upscale 4 and 5 star resorts including il Lugano Luxury Suite Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Coral Hospitality in Islamorada, Florida Keys and Cap Cana Resort Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, where he also received the General Manager of the Year award in 2004/2005. He is fluent in German and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel & Restaurant Management from the University of Wisconsin Stout and is an international member of SKAL Club.

Our Lucaya Beach & Golf Resort
Freeport, Bahamas
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Brian M. Young has been appointed as General Manager at Tucker’s Point Hotel & Spa

For the past two years, Young was vice president – operations and general manager for The Sea Island Resorts in Sea Island, Ga. There, he oversaw a team of more than 1,100 employees serving three distinctive properties – The Cloister, The Lodge and Cabin Bluff – plus a private membership club of 5,000 and 150 rental properties. Young was previously vice president – operations for Rosewood Hotels and Resorts LLC, headquartered in Dallas, Texas. He was promoted to this corporate position in 2004 after five years as managing director of the brand’s iconic Caneel Bay, a Rosewood Resort in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Previously, Young was general manager of the deluxe Metropolitan Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia, a member of Preferred Hotels® & Resorts. Among his successes during a tenure that ran from late 1995 to early 1999 was the opening of the restaurant Diva at the Met, which quickly took the top spot among Vancouver restaurants in listings by both Gourmet and the Zagat Guide. He also served as general manager of the deluxe Cap Juluca resort on Anguilla, British West Indies, for three years prior. Young launched his hospitality career with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in 1977. Over the course of his 15 years with the company, he rose through a series of positions at nine hotels and resorts in Canada, the U.S. and the West Indies. Most notably, he opened the brand’s first Caribbean property, the Four Seasons Resort Nevis, as resort manager and, as executive assistant manager, guided the repositioning of Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara upon its acquisition by the Toronto-based company. Young’s considerable industry involvement has included terms as president of the U.S. Virgin Islands Hotel and Tourism Association and the Vancouver Hotel Association. He has served on the boards of the Caribbean Hotel Association, the Brunswick and the Golden Isles Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Georgia Hotel and Lodging Association. Since 2001, he has also served as executive coach for Cornell University Hotel School’s MMH Leadership Development Program.

Tucker’s Point Hotel & Spa
Burmuda, Bahamas
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Sandals Resorts International Purchases Four Seasons In Great Exuma, Bahamas

Sandals Resorts International (SRI), parent company of Sandals Resorts, Beaches Resorts, The Royal Plantation Collection and Grand Pineapple Beach Resorts, today announced the purchase of the recently shuttered Four Seasons Resort Great Exuma at Emerald Bay for an undisclosed sum. According to Sandals Resorts Founder and Chairman, Gordon "Butch" Stewart, the 500-acre property, which features a championship Greg Norman golf course and world-class marina, is set to become a Sandals Resort and will be called Sandals Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas. Following certain enhancements customary to the Sandals Resorts brand, including an expansive new pool complex and additional dining establishments, the resort will open January 22, 2010.

Bahamas
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Mark Kitchen has been appointed as General Manager at Pink Sands Resort

A resort professional with more than 18 years of international experience, Mr. Kitchen’s past work has included management positions at four- and five-star properties throughout Australia, Fiji, Mexico, Mauritius and the Caribbean. Before joining the Pink Sands team, Mr. Kitchen served as general manager for the Karma Group, operating five-star resorts in Bali and Koh Samui, Thailand. From 2004 to 2007, Mr. Kitchen was resort manager for the Namale Resort & Spa in Fiji. He previously spent five years running the Vatulele Island Resort in Fiji. Working with Allegro Resorts from 1993 to 1998, Mr. Kitchen was stationed in properties throughout Antigua, Dominican Republic, Mexico and St. Lucia. His early hospitality work included postings with the travel group Contiki, based in London and operating all over Europe, Club Med and several all inclusive groups in the Caribbean and Mexico. Mr. Kitchen received a degree in Hotel & Resort Management from Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane. He is joined in The Bahamas by his wife Danielle and their two year-old daughter Sienna.

Pink Sands Resort
Harbour Island, Bahamas
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Parris E. Jordan has been named managing director of HVS’ Caribbean operations at HVS' new Caribbean Office

Jordan joined the HVS New York office in 2003. He has worked on numerous mid- and large-scale mixed-use developments, valuations, feasibility studies, and operator searches, and has provided strategic advice, return on investment, and market studies in the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. A native of Trinidad, Jordan brings the right combination of consulting experience and cultural knowledge of the region to better understand the market and sub-markets on the various islands and the nuances in the way business is conducted locally. Prior to joining HVS, he had more than twelve years of operations and management experience in the hotel and food service industry. In addition to his duties with HVS New York, Jordan teaches a hotel feasibility and development course at New York University. Jordan holds a Masters degree in Tourism from New York University, and a Bachelor’s in Hospitality Management from New York City Technical College.

HVS' new Caribbean Office
Nassau, on New Providence Island, Bahamas
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Roger Swadish has been appointed as General Manager at the Wyndham Nassau Resort & Crystal Palace Casino

With more than 30 years of hospitality management experience, Swadish is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the recently renovated resort, a key destination in the lodging chain’s portfolio of 24 hotel and affiliate properties in the Caribbean and Mexico. Joining the Wyndham Nassau Resort team from the Washington D.C. area, Swadish most recently served as chief operating officer at Highland Hospitality in McLean, VA. Prior to that, Swadish held several hospitality management positions including managing director at La Quinta Resort and PGA West in La Quinta, Calif., a division of Hilton Hotels; regional vice president and general manager with Double Tree Hotels in Pasadena, Calif.; general manager of the Doubletree Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah and food and beverage director for Doubletree Monterey, Calif.

the Wyndham Nassau Resort & Crystal Palace Casino
Nassau, Bahamas