Tuesday, May 6, 2014

New Castle Hotels & Resorts Names Alex Lugo General Manager of Westin Jekyll Island, Jekyll Island, GA


Rendering of planned Westin Jekyll Island resort
Jekyll Island, GA

 JEKYLL ISLAND, GA and SHELTON, CT, May 6, 2014—Officials of New Castle Hotels & Resorts, a leading hotel owner, operator and developer, today named Alex Lugo  general manager of  the Westin Jekyll Island, currently under construction on Jekyll Island's oceanfront.  The 200-room hotel is expected to open in January 2015. 

            Most recently, Lugo was the director of operations for the Westin Buckhead in Atlanta, Ga., where he was responsible for substantially improving the hotel's performance in terms of profitability, guest and meeting planner satisfaction.

  For the past 10 years, Lugo has served in positions of increasing responsibility within the Starwood family of hotels, including the Sheraton St. Louis City Center, The Westin Beach Resort and Spa in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. and the Westin & Sheraton Grand Bahama. 

Alex Lugo
            "Alex's experience with both resort and convention-oriented hotels, as well as the Westin brand made him an outstanding choice to lead this new, ocean-front, convention center hotel," said Gerry Chase, president and COO in making the announcement. 

"Alex has a terrific track record of financial and guest satisfaction performance and I have every confidence that he's ready for this next step in his career." 

 For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Lauralee Dobbins
Daly Gray, Inc.
703-435-6293

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