NewcrestImage Appoints Rick Crain General Manager and Brooke Danielsen Director of Sales for Hampton Inn & Suites Dallas Downtown
DALLAS, TX. February 18, 2016 - Hampton Inn & Suites Dallas Downtown, which is slated to open in mid-March, announces the appointment of Rick Crain as General Manager and Brooke Danielsen as Director of Sales of the 176-room hotel property in downtown Dallas. NewcrestImage, a hotel development, construction and management firm based in Lewisville, Texas, owns the hotel.
Crain, who has an 11-year career with Hilton Hotels, has worked in virtually every facet of the hospitality business since he was 17 years old. Throughout his career, Crain has gone from working as a bellman, valet and front desk clerk, to opening a number of Hilton hotels in the Texas market, including Hampton Inn & Suites, Comfort Suites, Homewood Suites, Holiday Inn Express and La Quinta properties. In his new role as General Manager for Hampton Inn & Suites Dallas Downtown, he will oversee guest satisfaction, profitability and overall success in day-to-day operations.
Crain received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Texas State University in 2006. He is a Grapevine, Texas, native and resided in Austin for 11 years before relocating to Dallas in June 2015 to join the Hampton Inn & Suites Dallas Downtown team.
Danielsen began her hospitality career in 2008 as a sales manager for InterMountain Management - TownePlace Suites by Marriott in Plano, Texas. She later joined the InterMountain team as director of sales in Louisiana for two years, and later became task force director of sales where she trained and supported sales managers for many brands such as Marriott, Hilton, Starwood and IHG. In 2012, she left to serve as dual director of sales for Texas Western Hospitality - SpringHill Suites by Marriott Downtown and Homewood Suites by Hilton Downtown in Dallas. Having worked in a variety of sales arenas and markets, Danielsen is well-versed in what it takes to lead strong and effective sales teams and will bring a lot to the table in her new role.
An Atlanta, Texas, native, Danielsen attended the University of North Texas, where she studied Communications and Marketing.
Hampton Inn & Suites Dallas Downtown will be located at 1700 Commerce St., Dallas, TX 75201. For more information on Hampton Inn & Suites Dallas Downtown, call (214) 290-9090 or visit the website.
About Hampton by Hilton
An award-winning leader in the mid-priced hotel segment, Hampton by Hilton, including Hampton Inn by Hilton, Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton and Hampton by Hilton, serves value-conscious and quality-driven travelers with 2,080 properties totaling more than 207,000 rooms in 17 countries and territories. High quality accommodations and amenities, such as complimentary Wi-Fi, Hampton's On the House® hot breakfast, multi-unit Power Cubes and the brand's signature Clean and fresh Hampton bed®, contribute to Hampton by Hilton ranking as a leader in its segment. Hampton by Hilton Team Members deliver friendly, authentic, caring and thoughtful service defined as Hamptonality which is backed by the 100% Hampton® Guarantee. Hilton HHonors members who book directly through preferred Hilton channels have access to benefits including free standard Wi-Fi, as well as digital amenities that are available exclusively through the industry-leading Hilton HHonors app, where HHonors members can check-in, choose their room, and access their room using a Digital Key. For more information about Hampton by Hilton, visit www.hampton.com or news.hampton.com.
About NewcrestImage
Planting its roots as early as 1993, NewcrestImage is a privately-owned, Texas-based hotel development, construction, and management firm. The company's principals have a combined experience of over a century in the hospitality industry. Their collective experience, combined with their single-minded dedication to providing guests with first-rate lodging accommodations and best-in-class guest services, are at the core of the company's continuing success. The company designs, builds and operates state-of-the-art hotels for the most renowned brands in the hospitality industry.
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