Kathie Giles Named Director of National Sales, Southwest Region, for Destination Hotels & Resorts

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. July 24, 2013

Englewood, CO - July 24, 2013 - Destination Hotels & Resorts announces the appointment of Kathie Giles as Director of National Sales for the Southwest market. In her new role, Giles will be responsible for working with meeting customers to provide the most appropriate meeting solution that fits their needs within the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection of properties and will be located in Southern California.

Prior to joining the Destination Hotels & Resorts team, Giles held tenure at Marriott International, where she served as Senior Account Executive/Global Sales for the Southwest region since 2011. In representing all large group hotels and resorts within the Marriott portfolio, Giles consistently surpassed goals year-over-year through account production, outbound PACE and extended stay business. From 2008 to 2011, Giles worked as the Senior Account Executive/Global Sales for the Midwest region with Marriott, where she acted as liaison between 117 hotels in a 10-state region and was dedicated to accounts producing year-over-year revenue increases of up to 200%. Giles also served as the Area Director of Sales & Marketing for Marriott International from 2006 through 2008, where she led all sales efforts with local, regional and global accounts and regularly ranked #1 in STAR reporting for all nine properties in AD, RevPAR, and occupancy reaching RevPAR indexes of over 179%, quarter-over-quarter. Between 1990 and 2006, Giles held various sales positions with Rupson Hospitality in New York, Courtyard by Marriott in Danbury, CT, Visalia Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Holiday Inn and Conference Center in Visalia, California and DoubleTree Resort & Spa in Los Angeles, California.

"Kathie is a terrific asset to our National Sales team," said Curtis Bova, Vice President of Sales at Destination Hotels & Resorts. "Based on her accomplished track record of effectively leveraging multi-level revenue strategies and building a robust network of customers, we are confident that she will drive profitability and enhance our revenues."

Giles holds a Bachelor Degree in Journalism from The University of Calgary.

About Destination Hotels & Resorts

Destination Hotels & Resorts is a privately held hospitality management company headquartered in Colorado. With 40 independent, luxury and upscale hotels, resorts and golf clubs, Destination is the fourth largest hospitality management company in the country. The company's portfolio features more than 9,600 guest rooms, 18 golf courses and 17 full-service spas. Destination Hotels & Resorts properties are located in key metropolitan and resort markets including Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Phoenix, Santa Fe, Aspen, Lake Tahoe, Seattle, Denver, Houston and San Diego. The company is a subsidiary of Los Angeles-based investment, development and management firm Lowe Enterprises and the Lowe Hospitality Group. Follow us on Twitter: @Destination. Like us on Facebook: DestinationHotels