Loews Hotels at Universal Orlando Names Barb Bowden Managing Director of Operations
ORLANDO, FL - July 3, 2014 - Orlando hotel, hospitality and meetings industry veteran Barb Bowden has been named managing director of operations for Loews Hotels at Universal Orlando. Bowden brings extensive experience and knowledge managing the day-to-day operations of large-scale hotel properties.
"Barb's proven abilities and expertise in building strong relationships in the community and with clients and service partners make her ideally suited to join our team," says Loews Hotel's Senior Vice President of Operations Tom Roditus. Bowden will be responsible for local campus contracts and capital planning, as well as the daily operations of engineering, laundry, telecommunications, information technology, security and group and wholesale reservations for the four on-site hotels, consisting of 4,200 rooms at Universal Orlando Resort.
Prior to joining Loews Hotels at Universal Orlando, Bowden served as general manager of the Orange County Convention Center, the second largest convention and tradeshow facility in the United States. Before that, she spent 27 years with The Peabody Orlando, starting as a front desk supervisor and working her way through the ranks to become general manager in 2010, and then vice president in 2013. Bowden is a cum laude graduate of Missouri State University. She is a current Executive Committee Member of the Americas Board of Directors of Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International.
Universal Orlando Resort features three world-class, deluxe on-site hotels - Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, Loews Royal Pacific Resort and Hard Rock Hotel - as well as a new moderate and value-priced on-site hotel, Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort. Designed to be attractions in and of themselves, each hotel offers exclusive theme park and resort benefits along with highly-themed environments and one-of-a-kind accommodations and amenities.
About Loews Hotels & Resorts
Headquartered in New York City, Loews Hotels & Resorts owns and/or operates 21 hotels and resorts in the U.S. and Canada including the newly acquired Loews Madison Hotel located in the heart of Washington at the epicenter of legendary D.C. landmarks and the Loews Boston Hotel, one of Boston's preeminent historic buildings, situated on the corner of Berkeley and Stuart Streets. Located in major city centers and resort destinations in North America from coast to coast, the Loews portfolio features one-of-a-kind properties that go beyond Four Diamond standards to delight guests with a supremely comfortable, uniquely local and vibrant travel experience. For reservations or more information about Loews Hotels & Resorts, call 1-800-23-LOEWS or visit: www.loewshotels.com.
About Universal Orlando Resort
Vacation like you mean it at Universal Orlando Resort - where every heart pounding, jaw-dropping, goose-bumping second counts. It is the only place where you can turn spending time with your family into spending time as a family. Together, you can soar above Hogwarts with Harry Potter, swing above the streets with Spider-Man, become a Minion in the hilarious and heartwarming Despicable Me Minion Mayhem ride, and join Optimus Prime in the fight to save mankind on the new mega-attraction, TRANSFORMERS: The Ride - 3D. And coming this summer: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley.
Universal Orlando Resort is home to two incredible theme parks: Universal Studios Florida and Universal's Islands of Adventure; four magnificently themed on-site hotels: Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, Hard Rock Hotel, Loews Royal Pacific Resort and the newest addition, Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort and Universal CityWalk - a nighttime entertainment complex featuring a collection of nightclubs, restaurants and shops. And located just minutes from Universal Orlando Resort is Wet n' Wild, Orlando's premier waterpark.
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