Starwood says the 136-room Aloft Columbus and 123-room Element Columbus will be open in early 2017 and they’ll share a fitness center, indoor pool, meeting space and a 300-space parking garage.

Hunter will direct and oversee the day-to-day operations of this all-suite hotel just ten miles from Raleigh-Durham Airport.

Simoner has vast experience in hospitality sector, most recently as Senior Vice President of Kempinski Europe and as General Manager at the Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains St. Moritz.

Newly created position will lead brand’s growth plan across the region, with particular emphasis on China; veteran hotelier William Mackay assumes oversight of hotel operations in the region.

The 790-room establishment is Madrid’s third largest hotel and one of the capital’s most historical, since it opened in 1978. It will be completely refurbished before opening in 2016.

Meliá Cartagena in Cartagena de Indias will provide 154 rooms, a “destination-restaurant” and a buffet restaurant, a bar, spa, Beach Club and rooms for meetings and events.

The 556-room hotel is less than two miles from O’Hare Airport and just 13 miles from downtown Chicago.

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Treanor will oversee the culinary operations and menu creation at the Atlanta Grill and Lumen restaurants in the downtown Atlanta luxury hotel.

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