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News for the Hospitality Executive |
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 BUFFALO,
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(November 30, 2011) – Buffalo Lodging Associates is proud to
announce Kelly Ann
Dixon as the new director of sales for the Hampton Inn
Ellenton/Bradenton
hotel, located at 5810 20th Court East in Ellenton, Florida.Dixon is a hospitality sales and marketing professional with more than 20 years of related experience. Most recently, Kelly served as a regional director for A2Z Hospitality Management of Sarasota. Her previous experience includes travel sales for the Sarasota Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, and director of sales positions for various hotels in the Daytona Beach area. Kelly is a member of Sarasota Hotel Sales Committee, S.P.A.N. Business Committee, the Sarasota Chamber and Sarasota CVB. She is a graduate of the Pittsburgh School for the Arts with a degree in Visual Communications. Dixon currently resides in Bradenton, Florida. The 5-story, 115-room Ellenton hotel is located near I-75 and next to Ellenton Premium Outlets, the largest outlet mall in western Florida. The property is near Fort Hamer Park and Nathan Benderson Park rowing facilities, 10 minutes from Bradenton, and 20 minutes from downtown St. Petersburg and Sarasota, FL. Hampton Inn Ellenton/Bradenton offers several amenities including a complimentary hot and fresh breakfast buffet served daily, On the Run® breakfast bags, complimentary Wi-Fi, and the brand’s 100% Hampton Guarantee, which guarantees each guest full satisfaction or their night’s stay is free. Each guest room features the clean and fresh Hampton bed™, a work desk with ergonomic chair, a 32” flat screen cable television, a microwave, mini-fridge, an in-room coffee maker, and iron with ironing board. The hotel also features a select number of king whirlpool rooms which offer an in-room whirlpool spa for two. Additional hotel highlights include an outdoor heated pool with whirlpool spa, a state-of-the-art fitness center featuring cardio and weight training equipment, and a boardroom with seating for 10 people. The boardroom features complimentary Wi-Fi along with a TV with DVD player and a whiteboard. Hampton Inn Ellenton/Bradenton is owned and operated by Buffalo Lodging Associates, LLC. Buffalo Lodging Associates owns and operates hotels throughout the Eastern United States and Ontario, Canada. A fully integrated hotel development and management organization, Buffalo Lodging provides operations, marketing, accounting, architectural, construction and MIS services for its own account as well as providing third-party management for outside owners and investors. The company is equipped to develop, construct and manage properties, and is constantly seeking new opportunities throughout the country. For more information about Buffalo Lodging Associates’ management services or group of award-winning hotels, please visit www.buffalolodging.com or contact Cole Fach, vice president of development, at [email protected]. To request more information about Hampton Inn Ellenton/Bradenton, please call (941) 721-4000 or visit www.hamptoninnbradenton.com. |
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Marketing Manager Buffalo Lodging Associates (716) 878-9697 |