The city of El Paso, Texas, celebrates dualities in many forms. As a melting pot of American and Mexican cultures, here, Tex-Mex clichés are forgotten in light of a distinctly forward-looking city. Stanton House reflects this character with a modern southwest hospitality experience enhanced with world-class contemporary art and exemplary design.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today the opening of Hyatt Place Fort Worth/Alliance Town Center, expanding the Hyatt Place brand's footprint globally in markets that matter most to guests and World of Hyatt members. The new hotel features the Hyatt Place brand's intuitive design, casual atmosphere and practical amenities, such as free Wi-Fi and 24-hour food offerings. The hotel is owned by Moon Hotel Alliance Investment, LLC and is managed by Prism Hotels & Resorts of Dallas, Texas.
The Plasencia Group, a leading, privately-owned lodging investment advisory firm, is pleased to announce a promotion in its Southwest Region. John Plasencia has been named Managing Director, specializing in single-asset and portfolio transactions for full-service, premium select-service, boutique and resort properties across all regions of the United States. John has advised a wide range of clients, ranging from privately held owner-operators and high-net-worth individuals, to management companies, private equity funds, and REITs. Before joining The Plasencia Group in 2014 as a Senior Financial Analyst, John worked in development and acquisitions roles at Interstate Hotels & Resorts.
Sheraton Dallas welcomes Brad Barbour as the new Director of Event Management. Barbour brings over thirty years of hospitality experience to the role.
1 Hotels, the mission-driven, sustainably focused luxury lifestyle hotel brand founded by hospitality visionary Barry Sternlicht, today announced plans to add a new sanctuary to its global portfolio of premier properties. With properties in New York City (Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park), West Hollywood, Sanya (China), South Beach, Toronto, and San Francisco, 1 Hotel Austin is the brand's entry point into the fast-growing Texas marketplace. The property is being developed in partnership with Lincoln Property Company and Kairoi Residential.
Wyndham's pairing of these segment-leading brands supports extended-stay demand, provides enhanced amenities for guests, and streamlines operations for developers; the inaugural La Quinta and Hawthorn Suites dual-brand hotel opened today in a suburb of Austin.
Reveals plans for 200-key Dream Hotel set to open as hospitality centerpiece of new Firefly Park mixed-use development, spanning 230 acres in the burgeoning Dallas suburb of Frisco in 2026.
Mohr Capital, a Dallas-based privately held real estate investment firm, acquired the 350-room DoubleTree by Hilton Austin at 6505 N. Interstate 35 in Austin, Texas, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition marks Mohr Capital's first hospitality investment.
Omni La Mansión del Rio and Mokara Hotel & Spa are pleased to announce the appointment of Chef Andres Farias as the hotel's new Executive Chef.
Brad Wilkins will serve as the studio design leader for the Austin office and brings an extensive portfolio of more than 100 projects that span 20 countries. While skyscraper design - specifically Supertall and mixed-use skyscrapers - are a specialty of his, Wilkins' passion for urban planning, energy efficiency, resiliency master planning, clean technology, and transit-oriented design are all key factors in harnessing the energy of the new office.
Chi Lee earned his architecture degree in New York before putting down roots in Austin in 2004. He has spent the past 18 years growing the urban development of the Austin community with numerous projects such as student housing, public transit, commercial infrastructure and his leadership roles have made an impressive mark on the community.
Leading the revitalization of San Antonio's airport corridor, the Marriott San Antonio Airport Hotel opens to guests today, Thursday, April 14, 2022. After a massive re-imagining that took the original building down to the studs and reconfigured the entirety of the space, the new urban oasis is ushering in a new era of local gathering spots, meeting spaces, event options and guest rooms. Hotel offerings include an expansive Great Room with ample space to mingle and network; a trendy indoor-outdoor bar; an outdoor pool with unique water features; and a substantial amount of dining, meeting, social and event space.
Crystal Kennedy has recently been named area director of sales for The Statler, a Curio Colllection by Hilton hotel managed by Aimbridge Hospitality. In her role, Kennedy will also lead sales at Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre.
Four Seasons Hotel Houston is celebrating its 40th anniversary with the completion of its multi-year, multi-million dollar transformation.
Positioned within the heart of Houston's world-renowned healthcare institutions at 6580 Fannin Street, the Houston Marriott Medical Center/Museum District announces the completion of a multi-million-dollar three-phase renovation of its lobby and restaurants that modernized and reimagined the hotel. Driven by the belief that a soothing environment has healing powers, the hotel embarked on a transformation of the lobby, restaurants, lounges, private function areas, and fitness club. Owned by Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., the entire 398-room hotel is revitalized with upgraded interiors and services designed to support, refresh, and renew hotel guests.
Reporting to the Hotel Operations Director, Sous will oversee all functions of the Rooms Division and Loss Prevention for the 545-room hotel. He brings over 12 years of experience to Fairmont Dallas, beginning his career as a Rooms Intern at the Historic Palmer House Hotel in 2011. After completing Hilton's Management Development Training Program, Sous served as Director of Housekeeping at multiple properties including the Hilton Chicago and Towers and Conrad Chicago. Sous joined the Accor family at the Swissotel Chicago as Director of Housekeeping in 2019.
Reporting to the Hotel Operations Director, Searle will oversee all Food & Beverage operations at Fairmont Dallas. He most recently worked as Director of Food & Beverage at Hilton Granite Park Hotel in Plano, Texas, and prior to that he was the Restaurant General Manager at Palomar Hotel, Restaurant General Manager at Marie Gabrielle Restaurant, and Director of Food & Beverage at The Warwick Melrose Hotel, all in Dallas, Texas. Searle brings over 20 years of hotel and free-standing food and beverage and leadership to his new position
Located at 7800 E. Ben White Boulevard, the 127-room Cambria Hotel Austin Airport is less than two miles from Austin Bergstrom International Airport and just minutes from downtown and the newly opened Tesla Gigafactory. Often referred to as "Silicon Hills," Austin includes many high-tech company operations, such as Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook and Silicon Laboratories, in addition to several corporate headquarters, including Oracle and Dell. The city also hosts the popular South by Southwest (SXSW) festival each year, a conglomerate of film, interactive media, music and education conferences as well as the annual Austin City Limits Music Festival. Additional nearby attractions include the Circuit of the Americas motor speedway, numerous live music venues and world class BBQ. Many outdoor activities are available in the surrounding Texas Hill County, including Mount Bonnell, Lady Bird Lake and Lake Austin. The area is also home to the University of Texas at Austin and the Texas State Capitol.
Kimpton Pittman Hotel is pleased to announce the appointment of Christina Hanvey as the hotel's new director of sales and marketing. A Dallas native, Hanvey has more than a decade of hospitality experience, most recently as the associate director of sales at the Kimpton Hotel Van Zandt in Austin, TX.
Hilton Anatole announced Bruce Roy as the new general manager of the iconic property managed by Hilton (NYSE: HLT). Roy joins Hilton Anatole from Hilton Boston Logan Airport, where he served as the hotel's general manager and oversaw a multi-million dollar guestroom renovation. In his new role, Roy will oversee all aspects of the iconic 1,606 room property located just north of downtown Dallas, which includes over 600,000 square feet of meeting space, upscale steakhouse SER Steak + Spirits, and spacious indoor and outdoor facilities including V Spa, Verandah Health Club, a private Sculpture Park, and the JadeWaters resort pool complex.