West Paces Hotel Group Appoints Roy Grimsland DOS
Atlanta, GA (March 18, 2008) - Veteran hospitality and luxury cruise executive Roy Grimsland has joined West Paces Hotel Group as corporate director of sales. In his new position, Grimsland will be responsible for retail travel efforts within North America on behalf of the company's two distinctive hospitality brands: Capella Hotels and Resorts and Sol'is Hotels & Resorts.
"Roy's wealth of sales expertise and strong record of travel agent outreach will greatly benefit West Paces Hotel Group, as we look to enhance our partnerships with the retail travel agent community," commented Kit Pappas, Vice President of Sales, West Paces Hotel Group.
Roy Grimsland's career in luxury hospitality and travel spans 29 years, and includes sales positions with Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Royal Cruise Lines, Norwegian Cruise Line and the Doral Country Club.
Most recently, Grimsland served as vice president of sales for Regent Seven Seas Cruises, a position he held for more than ten years. During this period Grimsland managed all aspects of Regent's retail sales efforts, including the introduction of all of its existing vessels. A strong supporter of the retail travel agent throughout his tenure, Grimsland introduced a number of initiatives and programs to strengthen the relationship between Regent and the retail agency community.
Grimsland is an MBA graduate of Florida's Nova Southeastern University and has served on the Advisory Board of the American Society of Travel Agents and on the Marketing Committee of Cruise Lines International Association, Inc.
West Paces Hotel Group The West Paces Hotel Group was founded by Horst Schulze, former president and COO of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, along with several former Ritz-Carlton executives to create and operate branded hotels in several distinctive market segments. The principals of the company leverage unparalleled hospitality experience and a diverse track record of operating world-class hotels and resorts. The group's mission is to create value through superior service at luxury, world-class properties and conference centers in gateway cities and high-profile resort destinations around the world. West Paces launched the Capella Hotels and Resorts and Sol'is Hotels and Resorts brands in 2005. Capella properties include: Capella Ixtapa (Ixtapa, Mexico); Capella Telluride (Telluride, Colorado); Capella Singapore (Sentosa Island, Singapore); Breidenbacher Hof, a Capella Hotel (D"usseldorf, Germany); Capella Bahia Maroma (Riviera Maya, Mexico); Capella Pedregal (Cabo San Lucas, Mexico); Capella Castlemartyr (Cork, Ireland); Capella Dunboy Castle (Castletownbere, Ireland); and Schloss Velden, a Capella Hotel (Velden, Austria). Sol'is properties include: Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, a Sol'is Resort and Spa; Solis Cambrian Hotel & Spa (Adelboden, Switzerland); and Solis Lough Eske Castle (Donegal Town, Ireland). Please visit www.westpaceshotels.com for more details.
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