Hoteliers On The Move, December 2016
by Mary Gostelow /Michael Schmitt opens 241-room Xiamen Conrad. Photo: Conrad Hotels & Resorts
Interstate ceo Jim Abrahamson also becomes chairman • Eduardo Giestas is president/ceo Atlantica • Christian Kettlitz is ceo Germany’s Welcome, now owned by England’s Terra Firma, still led by Guy Hands • Carrie Wicks is ceo Leeu Collection • Andrew Humphries is coo Katara • Gary Schweikert (now Trump) heads Americas, Grace Hotels • Mark Pardue is svp ops Americas, Hyatt • Tom Smith is svp ops Asia-Pacific Hyatt • Graeme Davis heads Bahamas for CFTE.
Abnash Kuma opens 75-room Havelock Taj Exotica Andamans • Angelo Rizzi opens Grand Canal-set 18- room Venice Palazzo Venart, owned by Taiwan’s Nelsn Chang • Michael Franke opens 193- room Qingdao IntercityHotel • Giulio D’Alberto opens Rajesh Patel’s 330-room Mumbai Chedi • Steven André opens Dart Realty’s 263-room Grand Cayman Kimpton Seafire • Martin Wormull opens 250-room Fort Lauderdale Conrad Resort – was to be Trump – designer Martin Graves • Neil Hetherington opens 108- room Brisbane Mantra at Spring Hill, for Malaysia’s Richmont Holdings • Wayne Hendricks opens Joie de Vivre’s 184- room New Orleans Troubadour • Kathrin Apitz opens Firmdale’s 86- room New York Whitby • Stéphane Mercier opens Bogota-based farming conglomerate Megaterra Colombia’s 250- room Cartagena Conrad.
Shuhan opens (SLH) 50-room Maldives Milaidhoo, no kids under 9 • Steve Hilton opens 333-room Omaha NB Marriott Downtown at the Capitol District • Edwin Kramer opens Reig Capital’s 77-room Barcelona EDITION, a would-be apartment block originally scheduled for 2012 • Pierre Kranzel opens 135-room San Luis Potosi Conrad • Michael Schmitt opens 241-room Xiamen Conrad • Cristiano Viola opens the Filgueiras family’s 90-room Rio Emiliano, a conversion of the Austrian consulate • Ben Shank opens Foster-designed 222-room Philadelphia PA Four Seasons • Philip Forte opens 124-room Nashville TN 21c Museum Hotel, a conversion of the Gray & Dudley Building • Toni Hinterstoisser, as city boss, opens 211-room Amsterdam Hyatt Regency • Hossam Saber re-flags Sun Oasis’ 354-room Marsa Alam Iberotel Coraya Beach Resort as Steigenberger • Tamir Kobrin reflags 383-room Vilamoura Tivoli Marina as Vilamoura Anantara Algarve Resort.
Other mds/gms: Ranjit Phillipose Dubai Taj • Sarah Kearney Chicago Park Hyatt (Walter Brindell retires) • Peter Roth New York Park Hyatt • Edan Ballantine San Diego Hyatt Regency Mission Bay • Sharilyn Toko San Juan Condado Plaza Hilton • Stefan Huber San Juan El San Juan Waldorf Astoria • Jim Morrissey Tucson AZ Westin La Paloma • Melvin Yang Taipei Regent • Josh Morris Baltimore North Sheraton • Philipp Real Ixtapa Capella • Philip Kendall Calistoga CA Solage • Jean Christophe Olivro Pamalican Amanpulo • Gaylord Lamy Sydney Langham • Marcus Loevenforst Washington DC Ritz-Carlton Georgetown • William Yahr White Plains NY Ritz-Carlton Westchester • Janis Clapoff Austin TX Lake Austin Spa Resort.
Franck Seguin Seychelles Banyan Tree • Daniele Vastolo Beirut Kempinski Summerland • Chintan Dadhich Miami Conrad • Gerrit Thiebes Bonn Kameha Grand • Samantha Fulton London Ace Shoreditch • Francesco Sardelli London Kensington • Aashima Sharma Chennai Park Hyatt • Vishal Singh Pune Hyatt Regency • Britta Kutz Düsseldorf InterCon • Mark Jeffrey Indian Wells CA Miramonte • Shawn Jervis Adairsville GA Barnsley Gardens • Scott Seger St Lucia Windjammer Landing • Jeffrey Modaff Manhattan Beach CA Shade • Kathleen Cochran Santa Barbara CA Alisal Ranch Solvang • Daryn White Portland OR Heathman • Florian Riedel Palo Alto CA Four Seasons • Brent Martin Vail CO Four Seasons • Greg Pirkle Sharm el Sheikh Four Seasons • Dimitrios Zarikos Cairo Four Seasons at Nile Plaza, and rvp.
Provided by Mary Gostelow, owner-publisher of the monthly global-luxury Gostelow Report.