Houston-based Pearl Hospitality today announced Josh Mouzakes as the new Executive Chef at the historic JW Marriott Houston Downtown, located at 806 Main. In this role, he will oversee all aspects of the luxury hotel's food and beverage offerings, including Main Kitchen Restaurant, 806 Lounge and catering.
Get ready to be real and be you on long stays. Marriott International's TownePlace Suites by Marriott Kingsville is set to open for business today. On average, a TownePlace Suites opens every six days. Built for travelers looking for a simple and friendly place where they can settle-in, keep their routine, and easily connect to the Kingsville area. The new hotel located at 2574 US Highway 77, will operate as a Marriott franchise, owned and managed by Oceangate Investments.
Clifton Thiebaud, General Manager of the Dallas Marriott Las Colinas, has announced the recent addition of Belinda Daniel as Director of Sales for the 364-room hotel located on Lake Carolyn in Irving, Texas. Ms. Daniel has been in various sales roles for 18 years, including roles with Olympus America in Irving, IBM Corporation in Dallas before entering the hospitality industry in 2010 as Business Travel Sales Manager at the Dallas/Fort Worth Marriot Hotel & Golf Club at Champions Circle. During her time there she met and exceeded monthly and quarterly goals averaging 128% and was named Sales Manager of the Year in 2013. She was also awarded the HEI Winners Circle for exceeding goals 120 percent. In 2015 Ms. Daniel joined the Radisson Hotel Fossil Creek in Fort Worth as Business Travel & Leisure Sales Manager where she increased year-over-year average daily rates $12 and year-over-year revenue by 24 percent. Her role as Director of Sales at the Dallas Marriott Las Colinas includes directing five daily report staff, managing the hotel brand and strategy, overseeing all customer communication and managing all room night and meetings business through the hotel's current $6 million renovations. Earlier this year all guest rooms were renovated and public and meeting space will be completed in the fall of 2018. She is a member and Ambassador for the Hotel Association of Tarrant County and lives in Fort Worth.
Omni Hotels & Resorts announces the appointment of Todd Raessler as general manager of Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa, which is currently undergoing a significant $150 million renovation. In this new role, Raessler will oversee all operations at the transformed Texas Hill Country resort, reopening in May 2019.
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) has finalized an agreement with Brendan Gilyan of Mopac Hotel Development, LP, to develop the Cambria Hotel Austin near the Domain. The five-story, 135-room upscale hotel is slated to open in 2021.
Best Western® Hotels & Resorts today celebrated the arrival of its energetic boutique hotel brand, GLō®, with a warm opening celebration introducing its first-ever property in DeSoto, Texas. The event celebrated Best Western's newest electric, innovative brand with a gathering of Best Western executives, local dignitaries, and community VIPs.With a strong focus on offering guests an iconic experience, GLō connects today's travelers with state-of-the-art technology and modernized designs throughout the hotel. Designed with millennials expectations in mind, as well as others, the addition of digital keys, a digital concierge, and communal workspace positions at GLō will further secure Best Western's powerful place as an innovator in the growing midscale market.The 75-room boutique GLō DeSoto hotel consists of a spacious, welcoming lobby that includes an energetic bar for unwinding or networking with colleagues and friends, a divisible conference room can accommodate small and large meetings, a 15-person spa/hot tub adjacent to a state-of-the-art fitness center, and unique guestrooms, with large 50" televisions, nested lounge chairs, and signature furniture with built-in storage.South of I-35, GLō DeSoto is a 15-minute drive from Downtown Dallas, where travelers can enjoy an array of activities such as dining, nightlife, shopping, and the Dallas World Aquarium. DeSoto is a suburban area ideal for this upper-midscale brand, which has a strong pipeline of properties in secondary markets, complementing the urban locations of its sister brand, Vīb®.
Houston CityPlace Marriott at Springwoods Village is now open and accepting reservations for rooms, special events and dining. The 10-story property is the first full-service hotel in Springwoods Village, and the third hotel in the North Houston master-planned community, in addition to Courtyard by Marriott and Residence Inn by Marriott. Woodbine Development Corporation is the developer and the asset manager, and Aimbridge Hospitality serves as the management company for the hotel. Gensler is the architect and interior designer, and Austin Commercial is the general contractor.
Hilton today announced the appointment of Joe Bolash to the position of general manager of Hilton Austin. At the helm, Bolash will lead his team in the successful operation of the award-winning 801-room hotel located in downtown Austin.
Get ready to be real and be you on long stays. Marriott International's TownePlace Suites by Marriott San Antonio Westover Hills is set to open for business on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. On average, a TownePlace Suites opens every six days. Built for travelers looking for a simple and friendly place where they can settle-in, keep their routine, and easily connect to the San Antonio area. The new hotel located at 10015 Westover Hills Boulevard will operate as a Marriott franchise, owned and managed by Vue Hotels, LLC of San Antonio, Texas.
The 123-room, five-story hotel will be located in The Domain area of Austin, close to the city's prominent technology corridor, which includes a strong concentration of high-tech companies such as Dell, IBM, Amazon, Apple and Hewlett-Packard. This new-build hotel will have 2,500 square feet of meeting space, a business center, Athletic Studio and onsite parking. Expected to open in Q1 2020, the EVEN Hotel Austin is owned by Mopac Hotel Development LP, which also owns the Holiday Inn Austin Airport. This will be the first EVEN Hotel to open in Texas.
Marriott International, Inc. announced today two anticipated lifestyle hotel openings in Austin, the dual-branded AC Hotel Austin and The Otis Hotel, an Autograph Collection hotel. Developed by White Lodging, the country's fastest-growing hotel ownership, management, and development company, the dual-branded complex is set to open its doors in Q4 of 2019. Located at 1901 San Antonio Street along the southwest edge of University of Texas at Austin's campus, the two hotels will set a new standard of Texan hospitality and bring 347 rooms to the city; 191 rooms including 29 suites at The Otis Hotel, and 156 rooms including two suites at AC Hotel Austin. White Lodging is also currently under construction on the new 613-room Marriott in downtown Austin, adjacent to the Austin Convention Center.
Shane is joining Marriott from the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago where he was the Director of Spa Operations. Prior to Chicago, Shane was the Director of Spa for the Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo; Director of Spa Operations for the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa and Spa Director for the Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas. Shane obtained his B.A. in Business Administration with an emphasis in International Business from Ashford University and has been in the hospitality industry for 24 years. He has a passion for cultural endeavors and enjoys traveling with his wife, daughter and son.
Brianna Sepulveda joins Texican Court with more than 10 years of hospitality experience and extensive knowledge of the North Texas market. She will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the sales and marketing department, with a focus on maximizing hotel revenues, developing business strategies, establishing key business partnerships and elevating brand awareness in the region.
Courtyard by Marriott Dallas Downtown/Reunion District is set to open its doors in downtown Dallas today. Featuring 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.
In his role as general manager, Dennis leads all day-to-day operations for The Stella Hotel. A seasoned hospitality veteran, Dennis has over 25 years of experience working in rooms, sales & marketing, food & beverage and security, which has led to his extensive background and knowledge of the industry. Over the years, Dennis has worked in hotels coast to coast in states as varied as Hawaii and Alaska to New York and Las Vegas. Dennis' experience in both branded and independent environments makes him an important asset to The Stella Hotel.
Texas-native Tonda Campbell brings over two decades of hospitality and sales experience to The Stella Hotel. In her role as director of sales, Campbell's responsibilities include driving revenue to the property and executing effective sales campaigns. Most recently, Campbell was the area director of sales for Aimbridge Hospitality in College Station, where she received a nomination for Director of Sales of the Year in 2017. Additionally, Campbell has worked in sales at The Crowne Plaza in Austin, the Holiday Inn & Suites in Houston, The Hilton in St. Louis and The Sheraton in Oklahoma City.
Hilton Anatole has appointed one of Hilton's most valued leaders, Robert Watson, to the position of general manager effective August 27th. Watson comes to Dallas following an award-winning tenure as general manager of Hilton Austin. In his new role, Watson will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the iconic 1,606-room hotel located adjacent to Dallas's Design District.
NewcrestImage has expanded its portfolio with the opening of a 94-room, 4-floor Tru by Hilton in western Amarillo.
BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has named Geraldine Moment area director of revenue for Benchmark's Hotel Contessa, located in San Antonio, and the company's new Doug Pitcock '49 Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center, scheduled to open this month in College Station, Texas. Ted Davis, chief sales and marketing officer, made the announcement.
Aimbridge Hospitality today announced the appointment of Mark Sampsell as general manager of Houston Marriot CityPlace in Springwoods Village, now under construction and scheduled to open in early October 2018. The 10-story, 337-room full-service property will be the first full-service hotel within the North Houston master-planned community, and the third hotel Woodbine Development has developed for the area.