Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa has announced the appointment of Brian Hughes as general manager. A member of the Omni Hotels & Resorts family for the past six years, Hughes oversees all operations including sales and marketing of the 240-acre oasis resort located in greater Palm Springs in Rancho Mirage, California.
A hotel industry veteran with more than twenty years of experience, Hughes got his start with Omni Hotels & Resorts in 2008 as general manager of Omni San Diego Hotel. Under his leadership, the 511-room hotel received an Associate Satisfaction score above 90 percent seven years in a row – the longest streak in the company – as well as the highest internal rate of promotion in the company in 2013.
He is a former chairperson of the San Diego Tourism Authority Board of Directors and was recognized as General Manager of the Year in San Diego by HSMAI and the San Diego Hotel/Motel Association. Omni San Diego Hotel was honored with many awards and accolades under Hughes’ management, from a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence to a Top Hotels award from readers of Condé Nast Traveler.
Prior to joining Omni Hotels & Resorts, Hughes spent six years with Destination Hotels & Resorts, serving as general manager of Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Ore., as well as the Argent Hotel in San Francisco. He also spent time at Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, and Four Seasons Olympic Hotel in Seattle.
Born and raised in Canada, Hughes received a bachelor of science in hotel administration from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y.
