BayStar Hotel Group Promotes Terry Sam to General Manager
of the Hotel Indigo � St. Petersburg Historic Downtown District   

TAMPA (June 14, 2010) � BayStar Hotel Group has promoted Terry Sam to general manager of the Hotel Indigo � St. Petersburg Historic Downtown District.  
 
Sam joined BayStar Hotel Group last year as corporate area sales director, continuing a 25-plus year career in the hospitality industry that encompassed positions with Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Starwood Hotels and Hilton Hotels. He is also the former national sales manager for Tampa Bay & Company, which was Hillsborough County's official tourism marketing organization. 
 
Sam attended Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.   He is active in the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership, the Downtown Business Association, the Entrepreneurs Social Club, the Westshore Alliance, and Meeting Planners International � Tampa Bay Chapter Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater, the county�s convention and visitor�s bureau.
 
Situated at 234 Third Avenue North in downtown St. Petersburg, the pet-friendly Hotel Indigo has 76 guest rooms and 2,200 square feet of meeting space along with a café that offers breakfast, dinner and a full bar. An InterContinental Hotels Group boutique brand, the Hotel Indigo is within easy walking and biking distance of the shops, restaurants, performing arts venues, museums, and art galleries that earned St. Petersburg the number one ranking in AmericanStyle magazine�s annual survey of the nation�s top 25 arts destinations.  Like all of BayStar Hotel Group�s hotels, the Hotel Indigo is a member of the Florida Green Lodging program. For more information or to make reservations, please visit www.hotelindigo.com and select St. Petersburg, or call 727-822-4814.  
 
About BayStar Hotel Group
Based in Tampa, BayStar Hotel Group www.baystarhotels.com is a privately held company that acquires develops and operates hotels throughout the southeastern United States.  The company also manages properties for other owners and provides consulting services. It also owns and operates the Holiday Inn Express® Hotel & Suites � Largo Central Park, Hampton Inn & Suites � Largo Central Park, the Holiday Inn � State Capitol East in Tallahassee, and the Holiday Inn Express®  � Lake Buena Vista, in Orlando, Fla.  The company can be reached at 813-849-0001.