The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa - a legend among downtown Denver hotels since 1892 - proudly announces the appointment of Jana Smith as the iconic landmark s first female General Manager. In her new role, Smith will be responsible for overseeing all operational aspects of the 241-room hotel and its 300-person team, ensuring day-to-day success in providing guests with exceptional dine and drink experiences and distinguished service.
Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile, the stylish hotel located in Chicago s central Gold Coast neighborhood, has announced Sven-Erik Richter as the newly appointed General Manager. With over 25 years of experience working in the hospitality industry, Richter brings his expertise to Sofitel Chicago with the goal to provide consistently exceptional service to the hotel s guests through its welcoming, attentive team.
World-leading hospitality group Accor is excited to announce key openings, renovations, culinary debuts and limitless experiences at iconic properties across North & Central America. 2023 marks the much-anticipated opening of both Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo Panama and Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences, alongside renovations at iconic Fairmont properties, including Fairmont Mayakoba, Fairmont Kea Lani, and Fairmont Banff Springs.
Of the many meeting and event trends we saw blossom in 2022 and continue into 2023, the furious pace of new properties opening and renovations and expansions of existing meeting and hotel spaces is a big one. It’s almost hard to keep up with the constant new and renovated news across the U.S. and around the world (although we do our best to try see our monthly New & Renovated columns!).