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The general manager of the Balboa Bay Club and Resort has accepted a similar position at the Island Hotel in Newport Beach. Dieter Hissin took over daily operations at the Irvine Co. hotel Jan. 2. The Fashion Island property is being updated throughout. Respect for Hissin within the Newport Beach
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Resort announced the appointment of Josh Herman as marketing director of the legendary 1926 desert escape effective December 9, 2013.?Herman will oversee all aspects of marketing and communications for the renowned desert resort featuring 796 elegantly-appointed casitas and suites, Spa La Quinta , three restaurants, 23 tennis courts and famed
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Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Latin America Division today announced that Andrea Carneiro has joined The St. Regis Mexico City as director of sales and marketing. Formerly the Director of Sales and Marketing at The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort, Andrea brings more than a decade of experience in the Mexican
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The?Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa?is proud to announce?Sonny Kerstiens?as the?Napa Valley?hotel’s new director of sales and marketing. Kerstiens brings 12 years of group sales, marketing strategy, event management, top-line revenue growth, revenue management, customer service and owner relations experience to the position.
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The MODERN Honolulu is pleased to announce the well-deserved promotion of talented and dedicated employee, Michelle Fujii. Previously executive assistant to the Managing Director of The MODERN Honolulu, Gerald Glennon, Fujii will now be integrated into the sales and marketing team and has been named Sales & Marketing Coordinator of
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Pier House Resort & Spa, an adventurous haven presenting classic Key West charm with a storied past, welcomes Maria Manso as the new executive chef. Overseeing all food and beverage for multiple resort venues, Manso brings more than two decades of epicurean expertise to lead the resort’s waterfront dining
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The?Virginia Hospitality & Travel Association?has named?Eric Terry?president. Terry succeeds executive director?Barry Hawkins, who is retiring after seven years in the position. ?The tourism industry is Virginia?s second largest industry in the Commonwealth,? said?Owen Mathews, chairman of the board of the VHTA. ?Eric understands
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Lanshu Chen, chef of Le Mo?t restaurant in Taiwan, has been named Veuve Clicquot Asia’s Best Female Chef for 2014. The prestigious award is part of the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants programme sponsored by S. Pellegrino & Acqua Panna and organised by William Reed Business Media. Lanshu
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Call Richard Solomons and the InterContinental Hotels Group predictable and you won?t hear much argument. But reliable, the hotels chief executive points out, does not mean dull. Solomons has been on the board of IHG for almost 14 years, spending the past two and a half years in the
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1Travelers want to go to extremes in 2014 ? so travel agents should not hold back from steering their clients in new directions. So says travel trends expert Daniel Levine, executive director of the Avant-Guide Institute. Levine cites suborbital space flights, hotels inspired by luxury fashion brands and marijuana tours as
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1 Jeanenne Tornatore, Senior Editor, Orbitz.com, visits Eyewitness News to talk about where you could travel this year. HOT TRAVEL DESTINATIONS IN 2014: 1. Brazil — Brazil has always allured travelers near and far, and as the host for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics, it’
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1The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics released the December jobs report Friday and there was positive overall news, as the national unemployment rate fell from 7 to 6.7 percent. Good news by itself, but it also served as a perfect time for the U.
