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Mike McLeod has been appointed as General Manager at Hilton Portland Downtown and The Duniway, a Hilton Hotel

Hilton Portland Downtown and The Duniway are proud to announce the appointment of Mike McLeod returning to the hotel complex as general manager. Situated in downtown Portland, close to the Portland Art Museum, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Pioneer Courthouse Square, McLeod will be responsible for overseeing the performance of the 782-room Hilton Complex with over 47,700 sq ft of meeting and event space, and three restaurant outlets.

Erica Greenhouse has been appointed as Director of Revenue Management at Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort And Spa

Greenhouse is a seasoned hotel executive with over 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry. She has spent the last 18 years in the Austin area, where she most recently served as the Area Director of Revenue for Hyatt Regency Austin, The Driskill, and Hyatt Centric Congress Avenue Austin. In this role, she developed and led a holistic approach to revenue management that extended beyond room pricing to include food & beverage, parking, meeting spaces, and unique guest experiences. While in this role, she opened the Hyatt Centric Austin Congress Avenue, creating an opening revenue strategy that led to a RevPAR Index stabilization in a compressed market 13 months after opening which was 9 months ahead of the company average for the brand. Before that, Greenhouse was the Director of Revenue at Hyatt Regency Austin, achieving the hotel's strongest RevPAR index results, and prior to that, held a variety of other operational roles at the property. Greenhouse's achievements have been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the Hyatt Hotels Revenue Management Leader of the Year for 2023 and the Commercial Services Opening Team of the Year. She is also known for her dedication to mentorship and leadership development, having founded the Women at Hyatt Program for Hyatt Hotels of Austin. A New Jersey native who found her true home in Austin after attending the University of Texas, she is passionate about travel, with a goal to visit all seven continents, and is an avid soccer fan who enjoys supporting Austin FC.

Chef-Driven Hotel Brand Appellation to Open Urban Resort in Morgan Hill, CA

Appellation, the groundbreaking culinary-first hotel brand by celebrated American chef Charlie Palmer and luxury hospitality veteran Christopher Hunsberger, joins forces with visionary vintner Frank Léal of Léal Hospitality to announce Hotel MOHI by Appellation. Set to debut in fall 2025 in Silicon Valley's charming Downtown Morgan Hill, the opening will mark the first full-service luxury boutique hotel in the destination.

Driftwood Unveils Renovation of 295-key Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront

Driftwood Hospitality Management (DHM) proudly announces the completion of an extensive multimillion-dollar renovation for the Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront, a 295-key flagship property in the heart of Florida's Space Coast. The transformative project showcases DHM's commitment to providing an unparalleled guest experience in one of the nation's most beloved beach destinations.

Julia Austin has been appointed as Director of Sales at Signia by Hilton Atlanta

Signia by Hilton Atlanta, downtown's largest ground-up hotel development in 40 years and the newest crown jewel in Atlanta's skyline is proud to announce the appointment of Julia Austin as its new Director of Sales. In this role, Austin will lead strategic commercial, sales, and marketing endeavors, while supporting the hotel's mission to provide an elevated experience for convention, business, and leisure travelers, including utilizing the more than 100,000 square feet of meeting and events space, and the largest hotel ballroom in Georgia, for conferences, business meetings, weddings, and more.

Sincere Hospitality adds presence in Key Austin and Houston Metro Areas

Sincere Hospitality, a partnership between Door Capital and Athos Property Group, has assumed management of two hotels effective immediately. The new additions include the Best Western Plus Pflugerville Inn & Suites in Pflugerville, Texa; and the Hampton Inn & Suites Houston North IAH in Houston, Texas. These properties expand Sincere Hospitality’s rapidly growing portfolio to a total of seven hotels.

Knowland and Amadeus Report U.S. Group Business Delivers Seven Consecutive Quarters of Growth

Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, and Amadeus, a leading technology provider for the travel industry, today present the metrics from the companies’ Hospitality Group and Business Performance Index (the “Index”). For the second quarter of 2024, the Index shows overall health of 105.5 percent year-over-year (YOY.) This is the first time the overall Index has exceeded 100 percent, reflecting continued industry health across all reported indices. In addition, 22 of the top 25 U.S. markets have achieved 100 percent or more in overall performance compared to the same time in 2023.

LBA Hospitality Opens TownePlace Suites by Marriott Brunswick, GA

Premier hotel management company LBA Hospitality proudly celebrated the grand opening of its newest hotel, the TownePlace Suites by Marriott Brunswick, Georgia, on Tuesday, June 25th. Owned by BPR Properties, the hotel officially commenced operations with an open house event, marking the continued growth in Brunswick's vibrant hospitality industry as well as the strong partnership between LBA and BPR.

Jesse Carr has been appointed as Director of Food & Beverage at Virgin Hotels New Orleans

Virgin Hotels New Orleans, located in the heart of Crescent City's bustling Warehouse District, continues to expand its talented leadership team with the recent appointment of Jesse Carr as Director of Food & Beverage. In his role, Carr will oversee the hotel's food & beverage department, including award-winning restaurant Commons Club and wildly popular rooftop The Pool Club.

Samantha Pritchard has been appointed as Director of Sales at SpringHill Suites Jacksonville Beach Oceanfront

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 12, 2024—Key International, a globally recognized real estate investment and development company, and Shaner Hotels, an award winning, international hotel owner, operator and developer, today announced that Samantha Pritchard has been named director of sales of the new 156-suite SpringHill Suites by Marriott Jacksonville Beach Oceanfront. Pritchard joins Michael Weihs, who recently joined Shaner as general manager last fall.