Alliance Hospitality Management

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• May 2009 - Alliance Hospitality received the Marriott  CFRST award for Renovation Excellence for the SpringHill Suites Chicago Elmhurst/Oakbrook Area, IL.  Alliance Chairman Rolf Tweeten accepted the award at the Recent Marriott Owners Conference in Orlando, Fl.
• March 10, 2009 – Alliance Hospitality Management, LLC, a premier third-party management and hotel development company, has been tapped to manage the Hotel St. Regis, a 124-room boutique hotel in Detroit: Marketing the sweeping renovations recently completed throughout the hotel will be a key element of Alliance Hospitality’s management mission, says Joseph Smith, President of Alliance Hospitality Management. The Hotel St. Regis Detroit undertook a multi-million dollar renovation that encompassed meeting space, public areas, and guest rooms.  The La Musique Restaurant and Bar, a steakhouse, was also renovated and features award winning cuisine.  The Hotel St. Regis Detroit is located in the heart of the New Center Area and walking distance to Fisher Theatre, Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Center, and restaurants and shopping.  Detroit’s Cultural Center including the Detroit Institute of the Arts, Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit Science Center and Detroit Public Library are 5 minutes from the hotel. 
  
• Alliance Hospitality welcomes Sloan Dean - Vice President of Revenue Management:Mr. Dean, CRME, comes to Alliance Hospitality from Noble Investment Group where he served as the Corporate Director of Revenue Management for 23 full and select service hotels across Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Starwood & IHG brands and led a team of Regional Revenue Managers. While at Noble, Mr. Dean was instrumental in helping build the revenue management strategies for the new Hyatt Place brand hotels, which were primarily conversions from the Amerisuites brand. Prior to taking the reigns at Noble, Mr. Dean was a Regional Revenue Manager with IHG’s Hotel Management Group overseeing market strategy for 15 hotels across the Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites & Holiday Inn Brands in 13 different markets. Mr. Dean started with IHG as a Senior Analyst in the Global Distribution Marketing department. He is an expert in customer segmentation, retail pricing models, revenue management systems, third party Internet booking channels, pay per click marketing, and guides the portfolio in all market strategies. Mr. Dean’s Revenue Management experience dates back to his days as Analyst at Mercer Management Consulting when he worked on Promotional Marketing Optimization in the retail sector. Mr. Dean holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial & Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology along with a Certificate/Minor in Finance from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Mr. Dean is an active member in HSMAI and is a Certified Revenue Management Executive (CRME).
• Alliance Hospitality welcomes Sue Korycansky as Vice President of Sales & Marketing - Northern Region: Ms. Korycansky joined Alliance in January of 2009.  Prior to joining Alliance Hospitality she worked for New Castle Hotels as Corporate Director of Sales. As Corporate Director of Sales, Sue supported New Castle in various capacities including field sales, feasibility studies, sales training and new build/acquisition openings.  Sue also spent thirteen years with Marriott Corporation,  holding a number of high level sales and marketing positions including National Account Director. Her career experience has been across the U.S. and Canada with multiple brands and products including Hilton, Marriott, Starwood and Independent hotels.  She holds a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management from U.W. Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin.  
• Alliance Hospitality welcomes Andrew C. Broad as Vice President of Development: Mr. Broad has over fifteen years of franchise development, brokerage and capital market experience. Mr. Broad has extensive experience in the lodging and real estate industries, having served as the primary broker on over 80 hotel transactions throughout the United States.  Andrew Broad was a Senior Vice President with HREC Investment Advisors where he specialized in hotel real estate transactions in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions.  In addition, Andrew was a Broker with Timm & Associates, Inc. a hotel brokerage firm located in Minneapolis, MN.  Mr. Broad was responsible for all phases of the sales process including; providing opinions of market value, creating marketing brochures, identifying qualified buyers, assisting buyers in their due diligence, and ultimately responsible for closing hotel real estate transactions.  Andrew has also held franchise development positions with HFS (Cendant / Wyndham) and Red Roof Inns.  Andrew is a graduate of the Cornell School of Hotel Administration.
• November 26, 2008 - Alliance Hospitality Announces the Opening of the CAMBRIA SUITES - Raleigh/Durham Airport Hotel: Alliance Hospitality opened a new 103 room Cambria Suites Hotel at the Raleigh-Durham Airport. The hotel is located at 300 Airgate Road, Morrisville, NC 27560.
  Cambria Suites is a new, all-suite, select-service hotel brand from worldwide lodging franchisor Choice Hotels International (NYSE: CHH). The hotel features a stylish design that is more intimate than the traditional hotel decor and guestrooms that are 25 percent larger than standard hotel rooms.
• July 24, 2008 - Alliance Hospitality Management, LLC announces new Operations Executives: Alliance Hospitality Management, LLC has recently appointed two senior operations executives to bolster its growing portfolio of managed hotel properties. 
  Long time hotelier Dick Schroen will be responsible for 10 hotels in the Northeastern US. Prior to joining Alliance Hospitality, Dick spent 10 years with Outrigger Lodging Services in various key executive positions in San Antonio and Santa Fe. Prior to Outrigger, Dick's career included 8 years with Westin Hotels. Dick received his B.A. from Michigan State University in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management. 
  Also joining Alliance Hospitality is Ron Wojcik, CHA, who will be responsible for 12 hotels in the Southeastern US. Ron most recently served as the General Manager of the Hilton Austin Airport Hotel. Ron's career includes over 9 years with Marriott Corporation and 7 years with Hilton Hotels. Ron served in the United States Army in Europe and began his classical culinary training there, holding a number of food and beverage management positions in Europe for almost a decade. 
  Raleigh based Alliance Hospitality Management LLC manages properties under the; Courtyard by Marriott, Residence Inn, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn and Suites, Homewood Suites, Comfort Inns and Holiday Inn brands.
• July, 2008: Alliance Hospitality Management launches new website!