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He's got big shoes to fill in the communityu as former Princess GM John Williams was Judging frompast experience, and longevitty with Fairmont, it doesn'g look like Pye will have a problem. He also has been appointee regionalvice president, South Central In this role he will oversee The Fairmonft Acapulco Princess and The Fairmont Pierre Marquesx in Acapulco; The Fairmont Dallas; and The Fairmont New Orleans. Williams has been promoted to executiver vice president of operations for FairmontfHotels & Resorts and has moved to where the company's corporate officews are located. Barney Kelly, Arizonaq regional vice president of La QuintaInns Inc.
, has been electedr president of the Arizona Hotel & Motel Association. Kelly will work with the organization'x board of directors in addressing legislative and advocacy issuese within thelodging industry. He also will act as the key spokesperson forthe agency. Kelly will continue his role with La supervising 12 propertiesin Phoenix, Flagstaff and Kelly served as president of the Valley Hotel & Resort Associatio n in 1993-94 and has been on the board of directorsx for the Arizona Tourism Alliance. Tempe, to the world ! Looks like Stephanie Nowack, president and chief executiv e of the TempeConventio & Visitors Bureau, is beefing up the exposurde of the agency.
In she is in Europe right now, launching Tempe's first-ever internationakl publicity campaign. The agency also has hireed Beckie Mayberry as communications Mayberry is moving over from thenonprofir arena, where she's worked in communicationxs for the Arizona Communitg Foundation and most recently the Nature She and Nowack worked together years ago at Valleyh of the Sun United Way. Wigwamm news ... or not? The Wigwam Resortf and Starwood Hotels Resorts executives are in the midst of renovatio discussions and expect to make a majotannouncement soon. Talk centers around addinf a full-service spa, completely redoing rooms and upgrading the pool at the LitchfieldsPark property.
Starwood officials haven't ironeed out specifics yet, said director of public relationsMarguaritee Clark. But talk has been leakingh out. The Greater Phoenix Convention Visitors Bureau reported in its newslette that The Wigwam will spendfabout $10 million on refurbishmeny over the next 18 months. Clark said the CVB announcemenis premature, however, and the dollar figure isn' firm. America West Vacations has begujn booking reservations for thenew $1.4 billion Aladdinm Resort and Casino, which opened Aug. 17 in Las America West Vacations isthe No.
1 packager supplier for the new resort and has amonh the bestprices available, according to Jack chief operating officer of the Tempe-based vacation package company. Ticket prices The smoking deals are, of mid-week stays. Packages that includew a two-night stay and airfare stargt at $257 from New York and $262 from Ohio. Check out more prices on the web atwww
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