Royal Palms Resort Names Alex Gregory DS&M
Destination Hotels & Resorts Property in Phoenix, Arizona
PHOENIX, AZ, September 8, 2008. Alex Gregory has been named Director of Sales and Marketing for the Royal Palms Resort and Spa, a Destination Hotels & Resorts (DH&R) managed property. Pete Ells, general manager of the resort, cited Gregory's strong leadership skills along with his proven experience in sales and critical marketing disciplines as key factors in his selection. His responsibilities will encompass management of group and leisure sales, marketing, public relations, revenue management and reservations.
Gregory began his hotel career in 1994 as a Sales Manager with Hawthorn Suites Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina. From there, he moved to The Mills House Hotel, a Four Star-Four Diamond historic hotel in Charleston's Historic District. In1998, he was appointed Assistant General Manager and Director of Sales for the Doubletree Guest Suites in Charleston.
He joined Charleston's Four Diamond Wild Dunes Resort, also managed by DH&R, in 2000 as Regional Sales Manager. Three years later he was promoted to Director of Sales and again promoted in 2006 to Director of Sales and Marketing.
During his eight-year tenure at Wild Dunes, he was recognized as the resort's Leader of the Quarter in 2005 and DH&R's Outstanding Sales Leader the same year. Gregory is a member of HSMAI and currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Resort Best Practices Committee.
A native of Fairfax, Virginia, Gregory received a degree from Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia before beginning his hotel career in Charleston.
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