Hyatt Centric Congress Avenue Austin announced today that the highly anticipated 31-story hotel in the heart of downtown Austin is set to open, along with restaurant Luminaire and bar Las Bis, on February 1, 2023. The hotel is now accepting reservations at hyattcentriccongressavenueaustin.com.
Pathfinder Hospitality, a Texas-based hotel owner and operator is thrilled to announce the Grand Opening of the Aloft Austin Southwest and welcome guests with Pathfinder Hospitality's reputable platinum service.
Aloft Hotels, part of Marriott Bonvoy's portfolio of extraordinary hotel brands, will open its latest property in Arlington, Texas. The tech-savvy hotel located at 4432 South Collins Street is owned and managed by Stonewood Hotels of Irving, Texas and features the brand's signature artful and innovative loft-like layout.
Prior to joining the team as hotel manager, Sonja Chase served as the director of rooms, engineering and spa at Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa, driving record-breaking revenues, profitability and colleague engagement despite the pandemic. With nearly 15 years of experience, Chase also gained extensive operations knowledge serving in several other managerial roles within Hyatt, including as associate director of operations at Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, executive housekeeper and front office manager at Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center and front office manager at Grand Hyatt Seattle.
Area Director of Sales, Marketing and Events Dustin Imbesi joins Thompson and tommie Austin after serving in leadership positions throughout the hospitality industry for over 20 years, most recently as vice president of sales & revenue in the hospitality division of Hamister Group, LLC. In this role, Imbesi added new properties and implemented countless sales, marketing and revenue strategies, contributing to the management company's overall success. Previously, he held various director-level positions within the Hyatt family, specifically at the Hyatt Regencies in Rochester, New York, Newport, California, Minneapolis, Reston, Virginia, Washington D.C. and San Francisco.
Before stepping into her new role at Thompson and tommie Austin, Area Director of Revenue Management Jan Shaw held the director of revenue management position at the W Austin for nearly a decade. During her time with Marriott Hotels and Resorts, Shaw was successful at developing multiple disciplines within her revenue teams and working at properties from 200 to over 1,400 rooms in varying locations of suburban, city center and resort destinations. Over the course of 20 years, Shaw served in multiple leadership positions, acting as director of revenue management at the La Cantera Hill County Resort in San Antonio and several hotels in the Kansas City area, including sales and training roles for Starwood Hotels & Resorts and IHG Hotels & Resorts.
Auberge Resorts Collection, the award-winning portfolio of one-of-a-kind luxury hotels, resorts and residences, has been selected by Jo Ellard, president of Bowie Place Properties, to manage Bowie House, a new urban retreat in Fort Worth, Texas. Set to open in late 2023, the hotel will be located in the heart of the city's buzzing Cultural District, which is home to one of the finest collections of museums in America. When it debuts, the luxury boutique hotel will be the first of its kind for the area, anchoring a 30-block promenade of acclaimed museums, restaurants and unique retail.
The Tremont House, Galveston, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, in downtown Galveston, Texas, has completed its renovation, transforming all areas of the historic property. The updates include redesigns to all 135 guest rooms and suites, lobby and public spaces, meeting and event spaces, and food and beverage outlets. The property will officially reopen to guests on Tuesday, November 1, as part of Marriott Bonvoy's Tribute Portfolio.
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants and White Lodging broke ground today, October 12, 2022, on the first-ever Kimpton hotel in San Antonio. The hotel is anticipated to open in late 2024. Representatives from Kimpton and White Lodging, the hotel's owner and operator, the City of San Antonio and Visit San Antonio attended to share remarks about the hotel's future in the city.
A joint venture between Partners Group, a leading global private markets firm, acting on behalf of its clients, and funds managed by Trinity Fund Advisors LLC, an affiliate of Trinity Real Estate Investments LLC ("Trinity"), today announced that it has signed a management agreement with Marriott International, Inc. ("Marriott International"), to expand The Ritz-Carlton brand in the Dallas Metroplex in 2024. Earlier this year, the joint venture acquired the Four Seasons Resort Dallas at Las Colinas, a 431-room luxury hotel located in Irving, Texas. It intends to undertake a multi-million-dollar capital improvement plan that will convert the property to The Ritz-Carlton brand, part of Marriott International, and establish it as the premier meetings and leisure travel destination in the Dallas Metroplex.
Originally from Costa Rica, Aguirre is a dynamic hospitality leader with more than 20 years in the food + beverage industry, with half of his culinary career spent at Marriott properties. Prior to joining Marriott Marquis Houston, Aguirre honed his skills in hotel kitchens across the Caribbean, Central America, and the Southern United States, including the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort, Panama Marriott, and most recently, the Houston Airport Marriott at George Bush Intercontinental, where he's served as an Executive Chef since 2018.
JW Marriott Dallas Arts District, set to open in spring of 2023, appoints Mike Culver as general manager of the first JW Marriott hotel in Dallas. Culver will join the hotel's leadership team after previously serving as hotel manager at the Marriott Marquis Houston.
General Manager Eugene Mardell joins Thompson San Antonio - Riverwalk with over two decades in the Hyatt family, working across various brands in the portfolio, both in the United Kingdom and in the United States. Most recently, Mardell served as Hotel Manager overseeing the successful dual openings of Thompson Austin and tommie Austin in Texas. His previous Hyatt experience includes tenures as Hotel Manager at Hyatt Grand Central New York, Director of Hotel Operations at Grand Hyatt San Antonio - River Walk and Director of Food and Beverage at Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa in New Mexico. During his time in the United Kingdom, he worked in the University city of Cambridge, and Mayfair London at the prestigious Claridge's hotel. Born in the UK, Eugene graduated from the University of Cardiff, Wales with a bachelor's degree in hotel management. He has resided in San Antonio for the past eight years.
Revenue professional and analyst Natalie Fournier joins Thompson San Antonio - Riverwalk as Director of Revenue, overseeing revenue growth strategy. Previously, she served as Director of Revenue at Wild Dunes Resort, a Destination by Hyatt property, in Isle of Palms, S.C. and, prior to that, as Area Director of Revenue at Two Roads Hospitality, Vail, Colo., responsible for revenue management at four Vail properties. She began her career as Revenue and Marketing Manager at Christiana at Vail and graduated from Colorado State University, Fort Collins, with a bachelor's degree in economics. Fournier has both Certified Revenue Management Executive and Certified Digital Marketer certifications from the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International.
Melanie Bruce, Director of Sales and Marketing, joins Thompson San Antonio - Riverwalk from various Hyatt hotels in San Antonio, serving as Area Director of Sales at Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk and Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk. In addition to leading sales teams to drive strategic campaigns and achieve optimal revenue growth, Bruce is an award-winning sales professional, having earlier served in strategic sales roles at Hyatt Regency San Antonio, focusing on key business accounts and training sales staff, and at Hyatt properties in Houston and throughout Southern California. She is a graduate of Trend College, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The Hilton Dallas/Southlake Town Square announces it has completed a months-long renovation project of the entire hotel. Driftwood Capital, the hotel's ownership group, provided a significant investment into the complete redesign of the hotel property to elevate the space and provide enhanced offerings to guests.
Pacific Hospitality Group has hired Kendahl Rasnick as the Director of Sales for the AC Hotel Dallas by the Galleria and Residence Inn by Marriott Dallas by the Galleria.
Julian Buffam and Jeremy Buffam, partners at New Castle Hotels & Resorts (NCH), a leading hotel investment, development and management company, today announced the acquisition of the 55-room, historic LaSalle Hotel in Bryan, Texas. Built in 1928, the hotel is located in the heart of downtown Bryan, recognized by Forbes as the "Best Small Place" for education, business, and careers. Following an extensive interior and exterior renovation of the property, the LaSalle will join the Marriott Tribute Portfolio , a family of independent boutique hotels. Municipal incentives from the City of Bryan and historic tax credits will help support projected capital improvements of $110K per key.
Red Roof®, the leader in economy lodging, has announced the opening of the Red Roof Inn & Suites in Midland, Texas.
Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas announces the appointment of Chris Dikovics as the new Chef de Cuisine, effective August 2022. His impressive resume includes working in well-known restaurants alongside celebrated chefs, notably Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Thomas Keller and Major Food Group's Carbone, and promises exciting enhancements to the already upscale dining experiences at Texas' original luxury resort.