David Shipman to Lead Southern California's Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa as New GM

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. October 29, 2013

RANCHO SANTA FE, CA - October 29, 2013 - Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa, the only Relais & Chateaux property in Southern California welcomes General Manager, David Shipman. An established leader in the hospitality industry, Shipman brings more than 25 years of luxury hotel experience, including past key management positions at the upscale Auberge Du Soleil in Rutherford, California and the Ritz-Carlton in Aspen, Colorado.

"David's vast experience with a collection of likeminded luxury properties, in addition to his keen understanding of the Rancho Valencia guest, are beneficial attributes to maintaining the high level of excellence that has been set as our standard," says Jeff Jacobs, owner of Rancho Valencia.

Prior to joining Rancho Valencia, Shipman was the managing director of Vintage Inn and Villagio Inn & Spa, two of Napa Valley's most highly successful, privately owned luxury properties. Throughout his career, Shipman has proven strong leadership capabilities and expertise in developing and implementing successful plans for hotel openings, the re-structuring of hotel operations, ownership and guest relations, and has paved the way for highly successful property positioning and staff team building. He has demonstrated to be a strong strategic thinker and leader in a variety of challenging environments and has consistently shown positive performance results by prioritizing owner, guest and employee expectations. Shipman strongly credits his experiences at Ritz-Carlton for his knowledge, drive, energy, and passion for the hotel business.

As Rancho Valencia's general manager, Shipman is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the resort's operations team and upholding the highest level of guest services at the acclaimed destination resort.

About Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa

In October 2012, Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa reopened to guests after a 10-month, $30 million property-wide renovation. Since 1989, the award-winning Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa-Southern California's only Relais & Châteaux property-has garnered a reputation as one of Southern California's most sought after luxury resorts. Spanning 45 lush acres of gardens, trails, olive groves, casitas and more, this Mediterranean inspired, all-suite property offers the finest accommodations, service and programming that San Diego has to offer. Among the property's offerings are 49 luxuriously appointed guest casitas with private patios, a three-bedroom Hacienda with a private pool and backyard, a world-class spa, fine dining restaurant and award-winning tennis program, as well as 12 residential villas. Rancho Valencia was recently featured in Conde Nast Traveler's 2013 Hot List as one of the 154 best new hotels in the world. Conde Nast Traveler has also ranked the resort #5 of the Top 20 Resorts in Southern California and #1 in all of San Diego. Rancho Valencia was also recently announced as one of Travel + Leisure's 2013 World's Best Hotels in the Top Resorts in the Continental U.S. category. In 2012, Rancho Valencia was recognized as the #7 resort in the country and #1 resort in California by U.S. News & World Report. In 2011, Rancho Valencia was listed among Conde Nast Traveler's and Andrew Harper's Hideaways, "World's Best Resorts" lists, in addition to being named one of Travel + Leisure's "Best 500 Hotels" and Tennis Magazine's "#1 U.S. Tennis Resort" from 2008-2012. For more information, please visit www.ranchovalencia.com or call (800) 548-3664.