Prior to joining the Canary this summer, Duffy served as an area catering sales manager for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, overseeing the Boston, Mass. region.
Salvatore Capriola new GM at Courtyard Atlanta Alpharetta
Beginning his hospitality management career with Marriott in 1995, Capriola comes to the Alpharetta, GA hotel with knowledge in overseeing teams and operations, training, labor tracking, maintaining vendor relationships and brand standards.
Kimpton’s signs fourth Arizona property in Tempe
Set to open in late 2017, the new luxury boutique hotel will feature 237 guest rooms, 12,000 square feet of indoor meeting space and a 4,750 square foot rooftop pool and terrace lounge, along with a fitness center and a full service, Kimpton-managed restaurant and bar venue.
Cahal Mowery joins JW Marriott Houston Downtown as Director of Group Sales
Mowery comes to the JW Marriott from the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau, where he was a national account executive on the Convention Sales Team.
Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa names Cory Garrison new Executive Chef
Garrison, a Texas native with more than 24 years of culinary experience, came to the Grand Hotel from the Omni Hotel Downtown in Dallas, Texas.
Natalie Smith appointed East Coast Sales Rep at Mexico’s Grand Velas Riviera Maya
Smith joins Grand Velas Riviera Maya with prior experience as Business Development Manager at Palace Resorts and Le Blanc Spa Resort, based in Miami, as well as Southeast Sales Manager at Big Five Tours and Expeditions, Stuart, Florida.
New Hilton Garden Inn opens in Downtown Dallas
The new 171-room property is in a mixed-use hotel and residential complex within Dallas’ well-known LTV building.
Courtney Major joins Embassy Suites by Hilton Atlanta – Alpharetta as Director of Sales
This will be Major’s second tenure with the hotel while previously holding positions as Catering Manager and Corporate Sales Manager in 2007.
New-build Sheraton San Gabriel scheduled for 2018 opening
The Sheraton San Gabriel, a new, 288-room hotel located about 10 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles, is part of Sheraton’s goal to open 150 new properties by 2020.
Vantage appoints Natalie Stone as Regional VP of Development
Stone will be responsible for the growth of Vantage’s midscale to upscale offerings of Lexington by Vantage and Jameson Inn in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin.
