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Alondra Saldarriaga has been appointed as Spa Director at Hotel Matilda

Ms. Saldarriaga joined the staff of Hotel Matilda in August 2010 as Assistant Spa Director. Prior to Hotel Matilda, she was a sales representative with Natura Bissé International in Mexico City. In Toronto, Canada, she earned a diploma from the Humber Esthetician & Spa Management College, where she also completed esthetician training at the school’s Humber Spa. Spa Matilda is an integral component of the lifestyle-focused guest experience at Hotel Matilda. An intimate haven of comfort and sophistication, it offers integrated spa experiences that combine traditional and innovative spa therapies, beauty treatments, fitness services and wellness offerings. Treatments are customized to the individual needs and personal goals of the individual guest. The Apothecary showcases indigenous healing traditions with hand-blended treatment products inspired by the regional culture and composed of locally procured artisanal ingredients.

Hotel Matilda
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
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Hotel Matilda Becomes Newest Member of Design Hotels, the International Collection of Original & Visionary Properties

Hotel Matilda (www.hotelmatilda.com), the trend-setting boutique hotel offering a lifestyle-focused guest experience, has become the newest member of Design Hotels, and the only member of the international collection in San Miguel de Allende. “Hotel Matilda was created with vision and passion, and endowed with a pulsating heartbeat of art and design, making us a perfect match with Design Hotels,” said General Manager Bruce James.

Hotel Matilda
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
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Andrea Carneiro has been named Director of Sales and Marketing at The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort

Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Latin America Division today announced that Andrea Carneiro has joined The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort as director of sales and marketing. With more than a decade of experience in the Mexican luxury hospitality industry, Carneiro is an ideal candidate to enhance the resort’s sales and marketing strategies toward increasing revenue. In her new role, Carneiro will be tasked with developing and implementing innovative initiatives to boost awareness, sales, and market share while simultaneously garnering new business opportunities in existing and emerging markets. Throughout the span of her career, Carneiro has focused on sales and marketing within the luxury hospitality industry. Prior to joining The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort, Carneiro served as the director of sales and marketing for Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit, where she increased market share in existing markets and maximized new business development opportunities in emerging markets. Previously, Carneiro spent five years at Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, where she grew from sales manager to director of sales. Carneiro has held sales and operations positions at a variety of additional hotels and resorts throughout Mexico. Carneiro completed her undergraduate education in business at Fundação Getulio Vargas in São Paulo, Brazil. She continued her business education at Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Pau in Pau, France followed by a degree from Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland, the oldest hotel school in the world.

The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort
Punta Mita, Mexico
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Jorge Boneta has been named Executive Chef at Hotel Matilda

Drawing upon his in-depth knowledge of Mexican culinary traditions and extensive professional experience, Chef Boneta is creating a menu at Hotel Matilda that accents authentic Mexican cuisine with the latest international trends and personal innovation. He has perfected his lifelong passion for cooking, shaped early on by an intimate family life that centered around the kitchen and good food, at some of the most luxurious and acclaimed resorts in Mexico. He comes to Hotel Matilda from the Rosewood Mayakobá on the Riviera Maya, where he was chef de cuisine responsible for the luxury resort’s beach club and banquet services. Previously, in Acapulco, he served as executive sous chef at the Banyan Tree Cabo Puerto Marques and specialty chef at Fairmont Hotels and Resorts’ famous Princess Hotel. Also in Acapulco, as the executive sous chef of Fairmont’s Pierre Marques Hotel, he earned a trio of prestigious awards for the hotel’s Tabachin Restaurant including: AAA’s Four Diamond rating; the first restaurant in Acapulco to receive the Five Star Diamond Award; and recognition as one of the 50 Best Restaurants in Mexico. Complementing his professional experience, the 2002 graduate of the Culinary Institute of Mexico has traveled extensively in Mexico to hone his knowledge of the varied and unique cuisines of the different regions of the country. While studying at the Culinary Institute of Mexico, he entered an international cooking contest sponsored by the institute and placed third in what was his first culinary competition.

Hotel Matilda
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
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Fernando Garcia Rossette has been promoted to Managing Director at Grand Velas Resorts in Riviera Maya and Rivera Nayarit, as well as Casa Velas

Mexico’s Velas Resorts, four luxury all-inclusive resorts in three top beach destinations in Mexico has announced new management promotions, effective immediately. With more than 30 years of hospitality experience, and most recently as Managing Director of Grand Velas Riviera Maya, Fernando Garcia Rossette has been promoted to Managing Director for the Grand Velas Resorts in Riviera Maya and Rivera Nayarit, as well as Casa Velas, a boutique adults-only hotel and ocean club on the Marina Vallarta Golf Course in Puerto Vallarta.

Grand Velas Resorts in Riviera Maya and Rivera Nayarit, as well as Casa Velas
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
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Bruce James has been appointed as General Manager at Hotel Matilda

Mr. James has guided some of the most iconic and trend-setting luxury hotels and hotel companies in Mexico. Most recently, he was general manager of the famed Hacienda de San Antonio and Cuixmala, located near Colima. Previously, he was with Habita Hotels serving in a variety of executive positions including: regional manager based in Acapulco, where he oversaw the renovation of Hotel Boca Chica; regional general manager of Hotel Deseo and Hotel Básico in Playa del Carmen; and general manager of the flagship Habita Hotel in Mexico City's chic Polanco district. Prior to Habita Hotels, Mr. James was general manager of the Quinta Real Acapulco and Casa del Mar in Los Cabos. Hotel Matilda is a cutting-edge boutique hotel offering a lifestyle-focused guest experience combining an award-winning holistic spa, innovative international dining, a popular lounge known for its creative mixology, and vibrant, art gallery-like ambiance filled with dramatic contemporary art pieces, many specially commissioned for the hotel. Hotel Matilda opened in September 2010 in the center of San Miguel de Allende, the crown jewel of colonial Mexico and an UNESCO World Heritage Site celebrated for its intact 500-year-old Spanish architecture.

Hotel Matilda
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
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Richard Rodriguez has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at El Dorado Spa Resorts & Hotels and Azul Hotels by Karisma

Rodriguez brings 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry with 18 years in sales and marketing. Rodriguez joins El Dorado Spa Resorts & Hotels and Azul Hotels by Karisma following seven years as director of leisure sales and marketing at Occidental Hotels & Resorts. During the span of his career, Rodriguez has held numerous positions including director of travel industry marketing for Doral Golf Resort & Spa, regional destination manager for Travelocity.com, and director of marketing for GOGO Worldwide Vacations.

El Dorado Spa Resorts & Hotels and Azul Hotels by Karisma
Riviera Maya, Mexico
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Carlos Abaunza has been appointed as General Manager at The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun

Abaunza brings a wealth of experience complemented by a strong leadership background to the position after serving in the hospitality industry for over 20 years. Prior to his role at The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun, Abaunza most recently served as general manager at the Hilton Cancun Golf & Spa Resort for five years where he oversaw the operations of the 426-room destination spa and golf hotel. Abaunza attended Cornell University’s prestigious General Manager’s program in Ithaca, New York.

Ritz-Carlton
Cancun, Mexico
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Carlos Abaunza has been appointed as General Manager at The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun

Abaunza brings a wealth of experience complemented by a strong leadership background to the position after serving in the hospitality industry for over 20 years. Prior to his role at The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun, Abaunza most recently served as general manager at the Hilton Cancun Golf & Spa Resort for five years where he oversaw the operations of the 426-room destination spa and golf hotel.

The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun
Cancun, Mexico
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Bernard Wyss has been appointed as Area Vice President (AVP) at Meliá Hotels International

Meliá Hotels International (previously known as Sol Meliá Hotels & Resorts) has announced that Bernard Wyss, Area Vice President (AVP) of the Paradisus Resorts luxury all-inclusive hotel brand and formerly based at Paradisus Palma Real in Punta Cana, has been appointed to lead the opening of the brand’s two new resorts in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Mr. Wyss will be based in Mexico as the Managing Director of the two new properties: Paradisus La Perla and Paradisus La Esmeralda.

Melia
Mexico, Mexico
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Thais Magri has been appointed as Senior Sales Manager U.S. Market at The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort

Magri has served in several different roles throughout her decade long career in the luxury hospitality industry, most recently as leisure and corporate senior sales manager for a luxury resort in Los Angeles, which she helped successfully launch. Previously, Magri spent five years at another Southern California resort, where she made her way from reservations sales associate to front desk supervisor followed by three years as reservations manager. Magri graduated from SENAC University in Sao Paulo, Brazil with a B.A. in hospitality and tourism management. She went on to continue her education and later earned a business management certificate from the University of California, San Diego.

The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort
Punta Mita, Mexico