Michael Melendez announced as new general manager of Dunedin’s Fenway Hotel

...perties throughout the Southeast, including the Courtyard Jacksonville Beach Oceanfront, the Durham Marriott City Center, and others. In his most recent position, Melendez opened and served as general manage... and was previously task force general manager at the Playa Largo Resort & Spa, both members of Marriott’s Autograph Collection. Melendez attended Coastal Carolina University in... + Read More

Hotel Drover makes its debut in historic Fort Worth Stockyards district

...ighting. It also has a 2,500-square-foot outdoor lawn that overlooks Marine Creek and offers a custom clear tent to be utilized year-round. As an Autograph Collection hotel, Hotel Drover upholds the Marriott Commitment to Clean policy, which was created in partnership with leading experts in food and water safety, hygiene and infection prevention, and hotel operations. Hotel Drover ensures ... + Read More

ConventionSouth Magazine releases the 2021 list of Revitalizing Resorts

GULF SHORES,  Ala. - The results are in for ConventionSouth’s list of Revitalizing Resorts. In February, our editors compiled a Facebook ballot with a list of 74 resorts that offer opportunities to recharge and revitalize. From those resorts, ConventionSouth readers and Facebook fans were asked to vote for their top picks. A complete list of the 74 resorts nominated can be found on Conven... + Read More

Moxy Miami South Beach is the first resort-style property in the brand

...ach club on Miami's famous South Beach. The Moxy Miami South Beach is slated to open in February. Marriott Bonvoy's portfolio of brands is slated to debut a number of select service branded hotels throughou...avel planning after a difficult year,” said Tina Edmundson, global brand and marketing officer of Marriott International. “Leisure destinations continue to be a bright spot in the... + Read More

Convention centers eye recovery after a turbulent 2020

...n,” Almond says. The Charlotte, New Orleans, and Tampa convention centers obtained the accreditation last spring. New Orleans also hired an industrial hygienist and a protocol advisory firm. As a Marriott property, the Caloosa Sound Convention Center follows established company protocols, which Decherd says are very similar to the GBAC STAR requirements. Before obtaining the GBAC STAR d... + Read More

Innovations in the ‘bleisure’ sector create new business opportunities for hoteliers

... chains—Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Choice Hotels International, Marriott International, InterContinental Hotels Group, and Hilton Worldwid...le’s desires to stay close to home while still getting away.” Marriott International, also recognizing the ways work has changed because...ng room table into makeshift offices,” explained Peggy Fang Roe, Marriott International Global Officer, ... + Read More

Texas’ first Moxy hotel opens near the University of Texas Austin campus

...ustin campus. Owned by White Lodging and part of Marriott International’s experiential Moxy Hotels brand,...in of Moxy Chicago’s opening team, which earned Marriott’s Opening of the Year award for 2018 and gained...xy Austin-University is committed to implementing Marriott International’s Commitment to Clean operating s...tandards. To welcome guests and put them at ease, Marriott ha... + Read More

Fairmont Dallas welcomes new executive chef by way of ‘The Texas of Canada’

DALLAS, Tex.  – Fairmont Dallas has recently introduced Jean-Francois Fortin as the hotel’s new executive chef. Fortin has a wealth of culinary management experience from 22 years in the industry, mostly at Fairmont hotels across North America. After earning his professional culinary diploma and completing chef training at Trait-Carre Professional Center in Quebec City, Que., his career... + Read More

Marquis pegged as marketing and sales director at AC Hotel Fort Lauderdale Beach

...on, will offer 1,000 square feet of meeting space and the AC’s signature Media Library work center. Owned by Miami-based real estate investment and development company Key International, the AC by Marriott Fort Lauderdale Beach is the city’s first AC brand hotel. “With his extensive experience in the local and regional markets, solid foundation in hotel sales, and productive relation... + Read More

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