Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here. After more than a year cooped up at home, Americans are hitting the roads and skies again in record numbers, even spurring the coinage of a new term for wanderlust: “Revenge travel.” But while many countries are beginning to reopen to …
Montage Laguna Beach is pleased to announce the appointment of Mary Rogers as general manager. With two decades of luxury hospitality industry experience, Rogers will oversee all day-to-day operations of the 30-acre beachfront sanctuary perched on a coastal bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Rogers joins Montage Laguna Beach from Fontainebleau Miami Beach, where she was the first female general manager since the hotel s opening in 1954 and was responsible for all operational components of the iconic resort. Rogers originally joined the Fontainebleau as vice president of operations, rooms in 2009 and was promoted to general manager in 2018.
Previously, Rogers was part of The Ritz-Carlton family, working at hotels and resorts across the U.S. and beyond, including as executive assistant manager, rooms division at The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nev.; director, meetings and special events at The Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa Resort in Rose Hall, Jamaica; and senior catering
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The attendees of the As the World Reopens Travel Forum at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes. Photo Credit: Ange Wallace
Jamie Biesiada
A group of Florida agencies earlier this month connected the dots between client, agency, supplier and consortium at an in-person event, the As the World Reopens Travel Forum.
The event left clients with both a deeper appreciation of the impact of the pandemic on the travel industry and greater awareness of the role of travel advisors in the travel ecosystem, said Ange Wallace, CEO of Wallace Pierson Travel in Amelia Island, Fla.
Three Virtuoso agencies invited clients to join the forum, held at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes: Gerling Travel in Flagler Beach, Fla.; Wallace Pierson Travel; and St. Armand s Travel in Sarasota, Fla. The event was the brainchild of Gerling owner Mark Gerling and Tom Pfordresher, director of travel industry sales at the Ritz.
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples has welcomed Jenny Piccione as General Manager, overseeing operations of the iconic Southwest Florida resort. A seasoned industry professional with over eighteen years of luxury hospitality experience within The Ritz-Carlton, Jenny brings her passion for the brand s gold standard of excellence and outstanding service to the iconic Naples resort. Jenny will lead the Ladies & Gentlemen of The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples through the resort s exciting next chapter, Tide of Transformation, which brings a new immersive pool experience, The Reservoir, and dining destination, Ria, to the luxury resort.
Most recently, Jenny served as Hotel Manager at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, where she oversaw and managed an impressive $34 million renovation. Throughout her career that has spanned nearly two decades, she has worked across numerous disciplines, holding a variety of roles and working her way up through The Ritz-Carlton brand. Starting h