The 'Best Backyard on Pensacola Beach' is under new leadership. Ben Thorpe, the Director of Food & Beverage at Red Fish Blue Fish, comes to us from the interior of Oregon. “I grew up in the Pacific Northwest just south of Portland,” he says. “More recently, I...

At the beginning of April 2018, McCamly Plaza Hotel welcomed its new executive chef, John Stovall. Chef Stovall was previously the executive sous chef at McCamly Plaza from 2002-2003, so this is somewhat of a homecoming for him. However, the property is now...

Chef Rafael Vallejo III, formerly the executive chef at McCamly Plaza Hotel, has taken the reins as executive chef at the Hilton Garden Inn and Holiday Inn Resort in Fort Walton Beach. According to Chef Rafael, there are plenty of familiar faces down on the...

As Tom Rasinen prepares to step down from his post as director of sales, David Cowles is primed and ready to take his place. Born in Williamsburg, Virginia, David spent most of his life in Birmingham, Alabama. After working in wireless sales for AT&T, David...

Born in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan, one might wonder how Tom Rasinen ended up working in hotels on the Gulf Coast. “There weren’t that many schools to choose from back then,” says Tom. “I wanted to go to sunny Florida. I ended up at Florida State University...

We would like to officially welcome Francesca Lupo, Innisfree Hotels’ newest Director of Human Resources. Francesca was born in Italy, but it’s hard for her to call just one place home. “My father is a retired Italian Air Force pilot,” she says. “So, we moved every...

Alyssa Townsend, the Director of Social Media for our in-house marketing agency, has been selected as one of the Inweekly Rising Stars for 2018. Inweekly’s Rising Stars list spotlights young professionals under the age of 35 who are excelling in their respective...

We are thrilled to announce that Olivia Hoblit, the General Manager at Seaside Amelia Inn, has been selected as one of the Top Women in Lodging Leaders with the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association. Olivia has been General Manager at the Seaside Amelia Inn...

We would like to formally introduce Dr. Lusharon Wiley, our newest Director of Culture here at Innisfree Hotels. Lusharon comes to us from the University of West Florida, where she was not only the Director of Case Management Services and Senior Associate Dean of...

Hotel Business, the number one hotel industry source for information according to Harvey Research, released the 2017 rankings for Top Management Companies and Top Owners & Developers. Innisfree Hotels continues to climb higher into the limelight. Hotel Business...