Ernie Arias Named Area Director of Sales and Marketing of Park Hyatt New York
NEW YORK - August 30, 2013 - Ernie Arias has been named Area Director of Sales and Marketing of the highly anticipated Park Hyatt New York, which is expected to open in mid-2014 and serve as the luxury brand's flagship property. In this role, Arias is responsible for sales strategy, marketing, public relations and managing the hotel's luxury brand positioning with local, national and international markets. Arias reports to Walter Brindell, General Manager and Area Vice President, Park Hyatt New York.
Arias has been an ambassador for the Park Hyatt brand since he joined Hyatt in 2005. Arias served as the Director of Sales and Marketing of Park Hyatt Chicago, and as Area Director of Sales at Hyatt's corporate headquarters in Chicago before he was named Area Director of Sales and Marketing for Park Hyatt Washington, and Area Director of Sales for Park Hyatt hotels, overseeing all Park Hyatt hotels sales in the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean. As Director of Sales and Marketing for Park Hyatt Washington, Arias was nominated for Hyatt's Sales and Catering Team of the Year award in 2010, and was also nominated as Sales and Marketing Director of the Year in 2010 and 2011.
“Appointing leaders like Arias who has had great success in his career gives Park Hyatt New York a solid foundation for the future,” says Walter Brindell, General Manager and Area Vice President, Park Hyatt New York. “In addition to his strong business acumen and leadership skills, Ernie brings with him great industry relationships already established within the local New York community,” continued Brindell.
Arias is committed to and involved in many community organizations such as Chicago's Looking Glass Theater, where he has served as an Executive Board Member for eight years. In addition, Arias has worked with and served on committees such as Martha's Table, Washington Animal Rescue League, Washington Humane Society, Knock out Abuse and Make a Wish Foundation.
Arias, a native of Colorado, attended the University of Colorado and the University of Houston's Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel & Restaurant Management. Arias is proficient in Spanish and in his free time enjoys traveling, shopping, working out and entertaining with family and friends in his Manhattan home.
About Park Hyatt New York
Scheduled to open in 2014, Park Hyatt New York will debut as the brand's North American flagship hotel. Located in Midtown Manhattan's Plaza District at 157 West 57th Street, the 210-room hotel will bring the Park Hyatt experience of understated elegance and contemporary luxury to life with highly attentive personal service in an intimate and refined environment. Designed by world-renowned, Pritzker Prize-winning architect Christian de Portzamparc, as well as interior designer Yabu Pushelberg, the hotel will feature 62 suites, a bar and a restaurant, a spa and fitness center, an indoor swimming pool in a three-story aerie, residential-style event space centered around a show kitchen and a 3,280 square-foot ballroom with soaring ceilings with a 1,300 square-foot foyer. Park Hyatt New York is one part of the soon-to-be tallest residential building in New York City, One57; featuring Thomas Juul-Hansen designed luxury condominiums at the top of the building offering views of Central Park and the New York skyline.
About Park Hyatt
Park Hyatt provides discerning, affluent business and leisure guests with elegant and luxurious accommodations. Guests of Park Hyatt receive highly attentive personal service in an intimate environment. Located in several of the world's premier destinations, each Park Hyatt is custom designed to combine sophistication with a distinctive regional character. Park Hyatt features well-appointed guestrooms, meeting and special event spaces for groups, critically acclaimed art, food and beverage programs, and signature restaurants featuring award-winning chefs. There are currently 31 Park Hyatt hotels in the following locations: Abu Dhabi, Baku, Beaver Creek, Beijing, Buenos Aires, Canberra, Carlsbad, Chennai, Chicago, Dubai, Goa, Hamburg, Hyderabad, Istanbul, Jeddah, Maldives, Melbourne, Mendoza, Milan, Moscow, Ningbo, Paris, Saigon, Seoul, Shanghai, Siem Reap, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, Washington D.C., and Zurich. www.parkhyatt.com
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