John Carter Joins Resort at Squaw Creek as Director of Leisure Sales

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. September 07, 2011

Olympic Valley, CA - September 6, 2011 - Resort at Squaw Creek™ executives have announced that John Carter will join the 405 room AAA Four Diamond resort, which is managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, as Director of Leisure Sales.

Carter brings a wealth of luxury hospitality experience to his new position. Prior to moving to Lake Tahoe for the opportunity with Resort at Squaw Creek, Carter served as a specialty travel consultant with tour operator Alpine Adventures. He has also served as director of sales and marketing at several mountain destination properties including The Sky Hotel in Aspen, Colorado, and The Hotel Telluride in Telluride, Colorado.

As a former Colorado Tourism Ambassador and current Harris Poll Travel Panelist, Carter's research and insight reflects the evolving vanguard of travel. He has earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Louisiana State University as well as an Advanced Certification in Hospitality Marketing from the prestigious Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.

“John will be a tremendous addition to our team at Resort at Squaw Creek,” said Les Pedersen, the resort's director of sales and marketing. “He's at the top of the charts in terms of leisure travel industry acumen, and we look forward to leveraging that knowledge to the benefit of our valued wholesalers and leisure guests.”

Resort at Squaw Creek is located five miles from Lake Tahoe. The property features several diverse dining options, a full-service spa, a year-round pool complex with seasonal waterslide, tennis courts, a fly fishing center, Robert Trent Jones, Jr. golf course, and Mountain Buddies Kids Kamp for ages 4 to 12.

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About Resort at Squaw Creek (www.squawcreek.com)
Resort at Squaw Creek, a Destination Hotels & Resorts property, is situated at the base of Squaw Valley USA, home to the 1960 Winter Olympics. The mountainside North Lake Tahoe resort, which caters to leisure travelers and groups, features 405 lavishly appointed residential-style guest rooms and suites; 33,000 square feet of indoor meeting space and 14,750 square feet of outdoor space; an exclusive on-property chair lift accessing Squaw Valley USA's world-class ski terrain; a recently renovated spa and full-service salon; a 25-meter heated pool and outdoor hot tubs; four distinct restaurants; exclusive boutique shopping; and Mountain Buddies, a fully-supervised children's activity program. Resort at Squaw Creek is a perennial AAA Four-Diamond property, and is one of the “Top 50 Ski Resorts in North America,” as selected by Conde Nast Traveler.

About Destination Hotels & Resorts (www. destinationhotels.com)
Destination Hotels & Resorts is the fourth largest independent hospitality management company in the United States with more than 35 luxury and upscale hotels, resorts and conference centers. The company has developed a variety of initiatives to better serve its communities, stakeholders and customers including Destination Earth, an environmental sustainability program, and the Destination Delivers guest loyalty program, which provides the best available offers to members. Destination operates properties in key metropolitan areas and resort markets including Washington, D.C., Denver, San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Fe, Aspen, Palm Springs and Lake Tahoe. Destination is a subsidiary of Los Angeles-based investment, development and management firm Lowe Enterprises. For more information on the properties in the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection, please visit www.destinationhotels.com or to join Destination Delivers, visit www.destinationdelivers.com.