Eighteen Southern spots that make you go WOW!

...e is the setting of the beachside Hilton hotel. As part of the 6,150-acr...ead for the mountains. The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa, Hlton Head Island, S.C. For those wh... (and who doesn’t?), The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa is...mond resort on South Carolina’s Hilton Head Island invites relaxation ... one of the first golf courses on Hilton Head Island. Tak... + Read More

Fiona O’Connor joins Hampton Inn New Smyrna Beach as sales director

...atering sales & events at the Playa Largo Resort & Spa in Key Largo, Florida She's also held sales positions at the Orlando Marriott Lake Mary, the Omni Orlando Resort at Champions Gate, the Hilton Located in Walt Disney World Resort, the Westin Lake Mary, Orlando North and the Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport. O'Connor attended Seminole State College in Sanford, Fla. wh... + Read More

Visit Jacksonville welcomes four sales, marketing, and destination team members

... Jacksonville as a premier destination for youth, amateur, collegiate, and professional sports as well as sports conventions. Prior to this role, she was the director of sales and marketing at Tru by Hilton in Jacksonville. Gonzalez received her bachelor of science in hospitality and event management from the University of Central Florida. In the role of assistant destination experience man... + Read More

Fairmont Dallas adds two new team members to kick of 2022

...ts and will coordinate arrangements for client functions. Austin began his career in hospitality at Hilton Garden Inn College Station (Bryan, Texas) as catering sales manager. He later held similar roles at DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Austin and The Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel. He joins Fairmont Dallas from his mo... + Read More

Lesson learned: Despite hurdles, associations find ways to keep their members connected

...n late February at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and the LDA Summer Conference in June at the Hilton Pensacola Beach on the Florida Panhandle. “Our members like in-person events. They will attend v...vel of 2019,” says Dan Keyser, director of sales and marketing at The Lodge at Gulf State Park, a Hilton Hotel, in Gulf Shores, Ala. The facility welcomed the Alabama Association of ... + Read More

The treasures of Florida’s Historic Coast

...” Located in St. John’s County, the Historic Coast has 183,184 square feet of event space and 10,000 guest accommodations. Among the latest developments is the AAA Four Diamond Embassy Suites by Hilton St. Augustine Beach Oceanfront Resort. The resort sits just off the A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway and includes 12,000 square feet of event space and 14 meeting rooms. A spacious... + Read More

Chris Dyer – Conference Catalysts, LLC

...keep up with industry trends and cutting-edge developments in the convention and meeting business? Our team regularly attends online webinars put on by industry experts and has regular meetings with Hilton’s director of sales, worldwide accounts to keep fully informed of all changes related to the transition to in-person and hybrid. What are the essential skills every newcomer into the i... + Read More

Donna Klempnow – Rutherford County (Tennessee) CVB

...rs have done in the past and how far they would like to go outside of the box for the current event. What’s your proudest moment so far in your career? Winning my first award in our industry with Hilton. I was a single mother with three children and always tried to impress upon them to do their best in schoolwork, because one day it could lead to their dream job. I was very happy to brin... + Read More

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