Human Resources

🏖 Don Carlos Marbella, located between Marbella and Malaga, will reopen in summer 2025 after a €45 million renovation by Selenta Group. Jorge Manzur, with over 20 years at brands like Le Méridien and Westin, is the new GM. The hotel, part of Preferred Hotels & Resorts, offers 284 rooms and 24 residences, with tennis facilities by the Rafa Nadal Tennis Center. Selenta Group aims to enhance its Mediterranean luxury reputation.

🚀 Company achieved 15× growth in 2025, now servicing over 1,000 properties across more than 90 management companies. Three senior executives have been added to support expansion.

🛢 TFE Hotels Europe appointed Jens Dünnebacke as regional director of key accounts to grow partnerships in European corporate travel. Reporting to Sin-Han Thiede, he will focus on long-stay business travel. Previously with Edyn Aparthotels, Dünnebacke led B2B sales in Europe. TFE aims to bolster its brands, including Adina and A by Adina, for business travelers and provide accommodation for local and international assignees. His expertise is vital for TFE’s European market expansion.

📈 Hadley O'Dwyer joins HotelREZ as VP of customer success and engagement to manage digital innovation and international growth. Overseeing 2,500 hotels in 100+ countries, O'Dwyer, with 20 years' industry experience, aims to enhance customer retention and revenue, leveraging data-driven strategies. His appointment follows John Seaton's as chief growth officer in December 2025, focusing on global service improvements and operational efficiency.

🏨 Sage Hospitality Group now manages The Ben, Autograph Collection, a 208-room hotel in West Palm Beach, Florida, acquired by Related Ross. Opened in 2020, The Ben offers a rooftop lounge, a heated outdoor pool, two restaurants, and over 17,000 square feet of event space. Situated by Palm Harbor Marina, it’s near Clematis Street and downtown attractions. Sage aims to enhance this vibrant, design-centric property’s guest experience as part of its experiential hospitality focus.

🏨 Rebecca Bozeat-Manzi and Scott Rankin have been promoted at Castlebridge Hospitality Management. Bozeat-Manzi, now sales and marketing director, will lead a unified approach to brand positioning. Rankin, as group operations director, focuses on operations performance and guest experience. Castlebridge, based in Warwickshire, manages several hotels, including Hotel Indigo and voco Winchester Hotel and Spa. Craig Patterson highlights these appointments as key to the company’s growth and evolution.

💻 Maria Green and Carla Manners have been promoted at Daish’s Holidays' Bournemouth head office. Green, with the company for 10 years, now heads sales and marketing for 11 UK hotels. Manners, who joined in 2019, is the new reservations manager. Green aims to grow the business and welcome new guests. Daish’s Holidays, a family-owned coach holiday group, has operated for over 45 years in seaside locations.

🏨 Andrew Houghton joined Davidson Hospitality Group as Senior VP, Luxury Operations, overseeing Ragdale Hall Spa in the UK. Scott Harrell is the new VP, Acquisitions & Business Development. Houghton brings experience from Marriott, including managing The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai. Harrell has 15+ years in hospitality real estate, previously with PM Hotel Group. Davidson aims to grow domestically and internationally. Both will enhance Davidson’s luxury offerings and development strategies.