McKibbon Hospitality announced today that it has hired Michael Hickerson as general manager for its AC Hotel Asheville Downtown and Marie Dalis as market director of sales for McKibbon’s downtown Asheville properties, which include the Aloft Asheville Downtown and AC Hotel Asheville Downtown. The AC Hotel is slated to open in late 2016 and will be McKibbon Hospitality’s second downtown Asheville hotel in addition to the Aloft, which opened in 2012.
“We
are very excited to welcome Michael and Marie to our team and look forward to
the contributions they will make at both of our downtown Asheville hotels,”
said Randy Hassen, president of McKibbon Hospitality. “In addition to each of
them having a proven track record of success in the hospitality industry, they
have both held positions with McKibbon and are very familiar with our core
values, including our commitment to personalizing the guest experience and
maintaining strong ties with the local communities we serve.”
Hickerson
is an award-winning industry veteran with more than twenty years of experience
in hospitality. He has worked for McKibbon since 2001, holding general manager
positions at properties in Sarasota and Little Rock, and he has led teams
through openings for various hotel brands. In his role as general manager for
the AC Hotel Asheville Downtown, Hickerson will help recruit, interview and
train the hotel’s team, manage day-to-day hotel operations, assist with sales
and marketing efforts, and help maintain brand standards across the property,
including for the hotel’s world-class food and beverage offerings. 
Dalis
joins McKibbon Hospitality from Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, where she was
previously the director of sales and marketing for the Brice Hotel in Savannah.
Prior to her time with Kimpton, Dalis worked as a director of sales for
McKibbon. She has held positions for a variety of Marriott brands at properties
in Florida and Georgia, including a Kessler Collection property in Savannah,
which is part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection. As market director of sales
for the AC and Aloft in Asheville, Dalis will be responsible for the overall
sales of both properties, training all associates as it relates to sales
processes, implementing new sales initiatives, and supporting guest experience
and satisfaction.
As the first AC Hotel
in the Carolinas, the AC Hotel Asheville Downtown will boast 132 upscale rooms
and European-inspired public spaces including a ninth floor reserved for dining, meetings and a spectacular rooftop bar
with indoor and outdoor seating, all overlooking amazing views of the
surrounding mountains. The rooftop bar will
offer perfectly made cocktails, wine and beer, and a thoughtfully curated menu
of small plates, including a selection of Mediterranean-inspired tapas, as well
as daily breakfast. The hotel will sit atop a new four-story parking deck with
336 spaces and public access at the corner of College and Broadway. In addition
to the AC and Aloft, McKibbon Hospitality is set to open its third downtown
Asheville property in 2018 at the site of the former BB&T building.
To learn more about
McKibbon Hospitality, visit www.mckibbon.com.
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