AMPA (May 22, 2012) - Ron Dye has joined the BayStar Hotel Group as director of sales for its Hotel Indigo - St. Petersburg Historic Downtown District. Dye brings more than 27 years of marketing and sales experience to the position, most recently serving as general manager for the Candlewood Suites in Tallahassee, Fla.

He previously served as director of sales for Tallahassee's Staybridge Suites.  Like the Hotel Indigo, Candlewood Suites and Staybridge Suites are brands of the Intercontinental Hotels Group.

About the Hotel Indigo
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 offering breakfast, dinner and a full bar. Additionally, the Hotel Indigo features the paintings of local artists in its lobby in an on-going artist in residence program.  The Hotel Indigo is within easy walking and biking distance of the shops, restaurants, performing arts venues, museums, and art galleries. 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, and the Holiday Inn Express®  - Lake Buena Vista, near Orlando, Fla.  The company can be reached at 813-849-0001.