Andrew Wright was formerly g.m. for Kimpton's Alexis Hotel in Seattle, and will now oversee the recently renovated Dallas property

Mundo Imperial, a new luxury resort, exposition and entertainment complex in Acapulco, announced today that the multi-award winning, top hotel executive Alberto Andrade has been named general manager of the resort.

Horst Schulze, former president/COO and charter member of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS), January 26-28, 2009.

Buffalo Lodging Associates has appointed Denise Begos to the director of sales position for the Hampton Inn hotel, Coventry, R.I.

Set to open this fall, the Four Seasons Hotel Seattle has hired Alison Thurston as its director of spa.

Robert Rauch is managing partner of Del Mar Hotels (Homewood Suites and Hilton Garden Inn) and director of the San Diego Convention Center, chairman of San Diego North Convention and Visitors Bureau and the director of San Diego Tourism Promotion Corp.

Before his promotion to Loews Hotels' newly created position of v.p. of gobal distribution, Anthony Del Gaudio was regional v.p. of sales and marketing.

Sandy Murphy has been appointed the new general manager and will preside over all aspects of the 570-room Mobil Four Star hotel.

Opening June 2009, Terranea Resort, managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, is already gaining momentum with the announcement of a stellar opening sales team.

Associated Luxury Hotels International has added hospitality industry veteran Mary Kreins, most recently with Marriott International, to its Mid-Atlantic Region sales team.

Charles (Chick) Armstrong joins NYLO Hotels LLC this month as senior vice president of franchise development.

Wyndham Hotel Group International has appointed Andrew Dufty as v.p. of international marketing.

Reece has been named general manager for the award-winning Eaglewood Resort & Spa of Itasca, Illinois, near Chicago.

Charles (Chick) Armstrong joins NYLO Hotels LLC this month as senior vice president of franchise development.

Edmundson will join the company in a newly created role -- Senior Vice President, Lifestyle Brands and Renaissance Operations and will lead brand strategy and operations and help provide marketing oversight for the Renaissance and Renaissance Club Sport brands.

Villalta has been named director of operations for Naples Bay Resort, the luxury property that opened last February in Naples, Florida.

Petit, who has been GM at the Boulder Holiday Inn Express for 5 years, was presented with the award at PHP?s annual management meeting that was held at the Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs, in July 2008.

Bryan joined Mumford Company in 2007 as a sales analyst, and will serve in their Dallas, Texas office effective August 1, 2008.

As Vice President of Sales, Edmeyer will work out of the Livermore, Calif. sales and service office and be responsible for managing and developing the company's growing sales department, as well as identifying and cultivating new and existing regional and national accounts.