The LGBT Meeting Professionals Association announced that Richard Gray, managing director for the Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB and Alexi Dinyovszky, president of the Board of Directors for the Southern Comfort (SoCo) Conference Organization have joined the board.

Atlantis, Paradise Island announced the appointment of Jim Curtis as vice president of group sales.

Things leveling off and you are feeling humdrum? Does it seem like a boring routine now? This is a perfect time to innovate. 

Shira Gordon, CMP is now the director of JPdL Destination Management’s recently opened JPdL West office in Vancouver, Canada. Gordon brings more than 10 years of experience in planning conferences and corporate and educational programs to this role.

The U.S. Travel Association on Monday announced Geoff Ballotti, president and CEO of Wyndham Hotel Group, as its new national chair. He was elected in a member-wide vote. Last week, Ballotti presided over his first Board of Directors meeting as national chair.

AEG Facilities, the management company of the Hawai‘i Convention Center (HCC), announced the promotion of Aaron Ichiki to client services manager.

The hospitality industry benefits from many “lifers” who have worked in it for most of their careers, but sometimes it’s new blood that gives innovation oxygen. Edward Harris, who assumed the head marketing role at the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board three years ago, has leveraged his marketing background in digital powerhouses such as eBay to propel the CVB representing Pennsylvania’s Montgomery County into the 21st century through first-in-class...

Hilton Orlando announced the appointment of Chris Mueller as general manager.

Visit Albuquerque announced Kristin McGrath as the organization’s new vice president of sales, services & sports.