Charlestowne Hotels Announces Corporate & General Manager of the Year
Charleston, SC - December 27, 2013 - Charlestowne Hotels is proud to announce the corporate manager and general manager of the year. Jared Hassard, corporate revenue manager, and Brent Gresham, general manager of French Quarter Inn, were both recognized for their outstanding performance, leadership and remarkable results during the past year.
Jared Hassard joined Charlestowne Hotels as a corporate revenue manager in June of 2011. Since then, Jared has worked with more than 10 hotels to implement strategies and oversee the day-to-day activities that affect each hotel's overall occupancy and daily room rates. His leadership and hard work has resulted in a 10% or greater increase in revenue growth for a majority of the hotels he has worked with. Among those hotels are French Quarter Inn, HarbourView Inn, The Elliott House Inn and Andrew Pinckney Inn, all located in Charleston's Historic District.
Brent Gresham was appointed general manager of the highly-acclaimed French Quarter Inn in January of 2012. During the past two years, Brent has reorganized the hotel's executive team, overseen a multimillion dollar bathroom renovation and implemented a guest satisfaction program that has allowed the hotel to consistently rank as the #1 hotel on the popular online review site, TripAdvisor.com. This year, French Quarter Inn was honored with quite a few prestigious awards and mentions, including Conde Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Award and Gold List (Platinum Circle), TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence, and Travel & Leisure's World's Best Small City Hotel Award.
“Over the past few years, we have built a team that includes many of the industry's most talented professionals. It is an honor to recognize two managers for their dedication and leadership, which has resulted in higher revenue for our clients and exceptional experiences for our guests,” stated Michael Tall, president & COO.
About Charlestowne Hotels
Charlestowne Hotels is a full-service hospitality management company offering innovative, yet proven, expertise in hotel management. Founded in 1980 by CEO Everett L. Smith, Jr., Charlestowne Hotels has become one of the top ranked hotel management companies in the US. The firm is a “Top 100” ranked hotel management company by the industry's four leading trade journals, as determined by a combination of properties, rooms, and revenue under management.
Charlestowne's proficiency in managing a diverse portfolio of properties, including AAA Four Diamond hotels, luxury boutique inns, resorts, condo hotels and branded properties, has led to numerous industry accolades including Condè Nast Magazine “Gold List” and “Top 100 Hotels in the United States” awards, TripAdvisor's #1 and #2 Luxury Hotel in the United States awards, Expedia's “Top 10 Four Star Hotels in the US” award, Smith Travel Research's "Best Performing Hotel in the US" award, as well as other national media and AAA honors.
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