Libby recently joined Plaza San Antonio with nearly 30 years of experience in the hotel industry. Over the course of her career she has headed up the sales and marketing departments for a number of hotels and resorts, including Barton Creek Resort & Spa, The St. Anthony Hotel, Sunriver Resort and more.
Juan brings more than 20 years of experience to his position as General Manager. He previously worked with the Valencia Hotel Group in various locations including, San Jose, Houston and San Antonio. Most recently, he held the position of General Manager at Valencia San Antonio. Under his leadership at his latest post, guest and employee satisfaction ratings were high and the hotel was ranked as the top hotel in San Antonio by Conde Nast Traveler two years in a row. Now he brings that expertise to Plaza San Antonio. As General Manager of the new hotel, Juan will oversee day-to-day operations, guest satisfaction and more.
The Mile High City's boutique lifestyle property Hyatt Centric Downtown Denver appoints Katie Williams to Business Travel Sales Manager. With more than twelve years in hotel sales in the DC metro area and Denver and her most recent role at The Jacquard, Williams brings her deep industry knowledge and steadfast passion for hospitality to her newfound role at Hyatt Centric Downtown Denver.
1 Hotel Nashville, Nashville's first mission-driven sustainable luxury hotel, is pleased to announce the appointment of Onal Kucuk as general manager. Kucuk will spearhead all operations and strategic goals for the property, and oversee the 178 guest rooms and 37 suites, as well as 1 Kitchen Nashville, Harriet's Rooftop, Neighbors Café and Bamford Wellness Spa.
The BLLA Team sits down with Jessica Berry, Hospitality Manager at Oyster Bay Boutique Hotel, as she delves into her experience as a boutique hotelier.
The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE) (“St. Joe”) anticipates completing and opening five new hotels in the first half of 2023. These hotels include The Lodge 30A, an 85-room boutique hotel located on Scenic Highway 30A that opened in February. Over the next four months the Company anticipates opening the 255-suite Embassy Suites by Hilton Panama City Beach Resort; the waterfront 124-room Hotel Indigo Panama City Marina; the 107-room Home2 Suites by Hilton Santa Rosa Beach; and Camp Creek Inn, a 75-room boutique hotel overlooking Camp Creek golf course. Once complete, these properties will more than double the number of available hotel rooms in St. Joe’s portfolio, from 531 to 1,177 rooms.
The award-winning Opal Collection recently added four more extraordinary properties to its prestigious portfolio of Florida hotels and resorts: The Atlantic Suites on the Ave in Delray Beach; The Capri Inn in Naples; The Lucie on Hutchinson Island; and Reefhouse Resort & Marina in Key Largo. Like the other Florida properties in the Opal Collection, these four additions are located on some of the Sunshine State’s most treasured coastline, showcasing awe-inspiring sunrises or breathtaking sunsets.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Gosby House Inn's comprehensive renovation extended to all 22 guest rooms, public spaces, and dining areas. The new look seamlessly blends the inn's historical old-world charm with modern amenities, furnishings, and refinement.
Situated on Monterey Bay, the redesign of Green Gables Inn combines a breathtaking oceanfront location with stunning architectural elements to create a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere that encourages guests to relax and unwind. Originally constructed in 1888 by the engineer—and amateur architect—Willam Lacy, Green Gables Inn was the first property in the Four Sisters Collection upon its founding in 1975.
With previous luxury hospitality experience in the UK and Canada, including The Westin Ottawa and Hotel Le Germain Toronto, Charline Bianchi brings exceptional, global expertise to Marriott Irvine Spectrum as its new director of room operations. In her most recent role as director of guest services at The Clancy, an Autograph Collection in San Francisco, Bianchi led her team to success with an elevated approach to service by implementing next-level training, launching a Loyalty Mindset program, and driving a coaching culture to support young leaders. Bianchi brings her inspiring vision and passion to her role at Marriott Irvine Spectrum and she is responsible for leading day-to-day room operations with the goal to provide impeccable guest service and one-of-a-kind luxury experiences.
As Marriott Irvine Spectrum's previous executive sous chef, Nelson Sanchez brings more than a decade of culinary experience to his new role as executive chef of the hotel's diverse outlets, including Heirloom Farmhouse Kitchen and Hive & Honey Rooftop Bar. Passionate about sharing his culinary repertoire, Sanchez has brought both creativity and innovation to his menu development in his previous position and naturally transitioned to his new leadership role. As executive chef, Sanchez is tasked with developing and executing seasonal menus that focus on California-inspired, responsibly sourced cuisine. Prior to joining the Marriott Irvine Spectrum team, Sanchez served as chef de cuisine at Hotel Laguna in Laguna Beach, California.
Thoughtful and dynamic in his approach, Che Sutton brings more than two decades of hospitality experience to his role at Marriott Irvine Spectrum. Sutton is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the property, utilizing his leadership expertise and inventive skill set to further elevate the guest experience. Sutton has held various positions across the Marriott brand portfolio, including Scottsdale Marriott at McDowell Mountains in Arizona, the Los Angeles Airport Marriott and Torrance Marriott Redondo Beach in California. He held key leadership positions and mastered his knowledge in various areas of operations, food and beverage, renovations and concept branding. Prior to joining the Marriott Irvine Spectrum team, Sutton held ranks as the dual general manager of the Residence Inn and Fairfield Inn & Suites Tustin Orange County.
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee — U.S. hotel performance fell from the previous week, according to STR‘s latest data through 4 March.
Magnuson Hotels today announced the addition of Wafer 450 to its Independent Collection portfolio. The 31-room hotel located in Santa Clara is the fourth property added to Magnuson Hotels by California’s Stay Cal Hospitality since 2020, and the 19th hotel the group represents in California.
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Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, announced today that the San Diego market led the U.S. meetings and events industry by volume for February. Second place went to Chicago, with Dallas in third. The leading industry driver for meetings was Technology and Healthcare across four of the top five markets. This data is a subset of Knowland’s pipeline generation platform designed to help hoteliers build and protect a hotel’s booking base.
The greater Tampa Bay lodging market is thriving, as evidenced by rising RevPAR levels, the entrance and subsequent absorption of significant new guestroom inventory, several high-profile transactions, and numerous exciting development projects in the market’s pipeline.
Moxy Williamsburg debuts today as the brand's first hotel in Brooklyn, featuring interiors by BASILE Studio in collaboration with Lightstone Design Studio and four new dining and drinking venues from Bar Lab Hospitality, the creative force behind Broken Shaker. The heart of New York's creative class, Williamsburg is a fitting location for Lightstone's growing collection of boundary-pushing Moxy Hotels, part of Marriott Bonvoy's portfolio of 30 extraordinary hotel brands.
A recent Gartner report claims that by 2025, quite 50% of organizations around the world will have a cloud-based procure-to-pay suite. Tools like BirchStreet Pay are gaining traction as hotels learn more about the advantages and cost opportunities of using saving procurement solutions.