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Brian C. P. Connors has been appointed as Area Director of Finance at Ames Boston Hotel and Copley Square Hotel

BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has named Brian C. P. Connors area director of finance for the Ames Boston Hotel and the Copley Square Hotel. Both properties, located in Boston, are part of Benchmark’s Gemstone Collection. Kirk Jones, chief financial officer, made the announcement. Brian Connors was previously centralized controller for Crestline Hotels and Resorts. He gained on-property experience working as controller for the Hilton Stamford Hotel & Executive Meeting Center, the Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center and the Holiday Inn Brookline, among other hotels on the east coast. Mr. Connors is a graduate of Northeastern University in Boston where he earned his degree in Accounting, and is a Certified Hospitality Accountant Executive by the International Association of Hospitality Accountants. Connors is conversant in multiple languages in addition to his native English, including Spanish, Italian and French. He resides in Boston.

Pyramid Global Hospitality
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Ryan Burkart has been appointed as General Manager at The Hampton Inn Boston-Natick

Distinctive Hospitality Group (DHG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ryan Burkart as General Manager of The Hampton Inn Boston-Natick. With over a decade of professional hospitality experience, Burkart brings with him a strong understanding of hotel operations and an unmatched level of enthusiasm for the industry. In addition to serving as the hotel’s General Manager, Burkart will oversee all property operations, including the hotel’s on-site restaurant, SKYBOKX 109 Sports Bar & Grill.

Distinctive Hospitality Group
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Todd Owen has been appointed as Executive Chef at Canyon Ranch

Canyon Ranch in Lenox welcomes award-winning chef Todd Owen to the team. With training from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, he brings more than a decade of experience to his new role. Chef Todd has held notable positions at hotels and resorts around the country including The Cloister Hotel at Sea Island, Georgia, L’auberge Provencale in Northern Virginia, The Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, W. Virginia, Old Edwards Inn and Spa in Highlands, North Carolina, and The Omni Park Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina.

Canyon Ranch®
Lenox, Massachusetts, United States
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Hilton Boston/Woburn Announces Completion of $16 Million Renovation

Hilton Boston/Woburn has completed a comprehensive $16 million renovation spearheaded by a joint venture between The Davis Companies and The Rubicon Companies. Today"s opening of Matadora, the hotel"s highly-anticipated Spanish tapas restaurant, marks the culmination of the property"s top-to-bottom renovation, which drew inspiration from the area"s historic shoe and leather-making industries. The new hotel has been timelessly tailored for the modern traveler while articulating Woburn"s legacy of craftsmanship throughout the transformed lobby, guest rooms, event and meeting spaces.

Hilton
Woburn, Massachusetts, United States
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Boston Marriott Burlington Fisnishes Multi Million Dollar Transformation

Boston Marriott Burlington is proud to announce the completion of their multi-phase transformation, adding newly imagined guestrooms to the property's suite of contemporary upgrades. The extensive transformation, which includes the introduction of CHOPPS American Bar and Grill (the property's upscale modern chophouse), a new open concept Great Room and lobby area, over 14,000 square feet of state-of-the-art meeting and event space, and several updated guest amenities.

Marriott
Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
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Tomas Tolentino has been appointed as General Manager at Fairfield Inn & Suites Hyannis

Tolentino began his hospitality career in Seaport District of Boston working at well-known hotels in the area. He then relocated to Cape Cod and has spent the last 7 years working at popular resorts including the Ocean Edge Resort and Golf Club as the Director of Front Office and the Sea Crest Beach Hotel as the Director of Rooms. Most recently, he served as Assistant General Manager at the Blue Water & Riviera Beach Resorts since 2013. The Fairfield Inn & Suites Hyannis is managed by Waterford Hotel Group.

Marriott
Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States
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Kathleen Robb Kostka has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at Kimpton Nine Zero Hotel

Kimpton Nine Zero Hotel is pleased to announce the appointment of Kathleen Robb Kostka as Director of Sales and Marketing for the award-winning, 190-guestroom boutique hotel in the heart of downtown Boston. In this role, Kostka will develop and implement Nine Zero’s marketing and sales strategies, while also overseeing group, catering and banquet sales planning. In addition, she’ll work closely with the hotel’s revenue team to forecast and achieve hotel sales goals.

IHG
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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YOTEL Opens New City Location In Boston

YOTEL, the affordable luxury hotel brand, opens its second U.S. location today in Boston"s buzzy Seaport District. Inspired by first-class airline travel, YOTEL Boston features smartly designed cabins, a technology-driven guest experience, clever social spaces for co-working, relaxing and socializing. The new Boston hotel will also introduce the city"s newest indoor/outdoor rooftop bar and terrace, Sky Lounge.

YOTEL
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Development Opening

Courtyard Lenox Berkshires opening in Massachusetts

Courtyard by Marriott Lenox Berkshires is scheduled to open its doors in Lenox, Massachusetts today. Featuring a unique historic building design as a "Second Empire" reproduction, as a tribute to Lenox"s famous Gilded Age. With an innovative lobby space as well as Courtyard"s latest contemporary room design, the new hotel provides flexibility and choices that allow guests to optimize and elevate their travel experience. Located at 70 Pittsfield Road, the 92-room hotel is independently owned and managed by Toole Companies. The Courtyard is situated in a beautiful private preserve afoot a vast natural forestland.

Courtyard
Lenox, Massachusetts, United States
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Philipp C. Knuepfer has been appointed as General Manager at Mandarin Oriental, Boston

Five-Star Mandarin Oriental, Boston is delighted to announce the appointment of Philipp C. Knuepfer as General Manager. With over 15 years of global hospitality experience, Mr. Knuepfer began his career with Kempinski Hotels in his native Germany. Joining Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group in 2002 at The Kahala Mandarin Oriental, Hawaii, Philipp gained significant managerial experience in a variety of the Group’s properties in and around Asia and throughout the U.S.

Mandarin Oriental
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Robert Bruce has been appointed as Executive Chef at The Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common

Most recently, Chef Robert served as Executive Sous Chef at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas for three years where he oversaw all culinary operations for the award-winning resort. Prior to St. Thomas, Chef Robert was the Banquet Chef at The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai from 2012 to 2014. Additional culinary experience with The Ritz-Carlton brand includes working in the kitchens of The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay from 2006 to 2012 where he was Chef de Partie in Banquets and Garde Manger, prior to his promotion as Garde Manger Chef. Chef Robert began his Ritz-Carlton career with The Ritz-Carlton, Dearborn following his work as Lead Cook at The Country Club of Detroit and Five Lakes Grill in Michigan. Educated at School Craft College in Lavonia, Michigan, Chef Robert holds an Associates Degree in Applied Sciences, Culinary Arts.

Marriott
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Efren Aponte has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at Ames Boston Hotel

The historic Ames Boston Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton™, a luxurious boutique property nestled in the heart of bustling downtown Boston, is pleased to announce the appointment of distinguished industry leader Efrén Aponte to the position of Director of Sales and Marketing. Aponte officially joined the Ames Boston Hotel team in early 2017.

Pyramid Global Hospitality
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Emily Conroy has been appointed as Wedding Specialist at Mandarin Oriental, Boston

The Five-Star Mandarin Oriental, Boston is delighted to announce the appointment of Emily Conroy to the position of Wedding Specialist. Conroy, who has over fifteen years of experience in event planning and sales, will bring her invaluable insight and expertise to Mandarin Oriental, Boston, where she will play a vital role in planning and executing all wedding related events.

Mandarin Oriental
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Felicia Rahm has been named Director of Sales and Marketing at The Copley Square Hotel

BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has named Felicia Rahm director of sales for The Copley Square Hotel, a Gemstone Collection property located in Boston, Massachusetts. Stephen Cullen, BENCHMARK’s general manager for the hotel, made the announcement. Felicia Rahm was most recently the director of sales & marketing for the Crowne Plaza Portland Downtown Convention Center, located in Portland, Oregon. Previous to this she served as director of group sales at The Heathman Hotel, a boutique luxury hotel in downtown Portland. Prior to this Rahm held sales and marketing positions for properties in Tucson, Arizona, and Portland, Oregon.

Pyramid Global Hospitality
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Christopher W Hartzell has been appointed as General Manager at YOTEL Boston

YOTEL, the affordable luxury hotel brand, announces their leadership team who will operate the new 326 cabin hotel opening this June in Boston’s Seaport District. General Manager Christopher Hartzell will lead the team at YOTEL Boston, the UK-based brand’s second U.S. location since they crossed the pond to open YOTEL New York. Christopher Hartzell was selected to be General Manager due to his 15 years of extensive hotel and leadership experience, along with his deep familiarity of New England and Boston’s Seaport District. Chris was previously on the opening team for the Aloft and Element Boston Seaport Hotels in 2016 and held management positions at Starwood properties in Waltham, Newton, Lexington and New Orleans, LA.

YOTEL
Boston, Massachusetts, United States