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Ron Sandvig Hired to Lead Sales Effort for Destination Hotels & Resorts' New Terranea Resort

New Luxury Resort Along the California Coastline Slated to Open in 2009

Los Angeles, Calif. - May 29, 2007 - Andy Anderson, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Destination Hotels & Resorts, announced that Ron Sandvig has been hired as director of sales for the company's new Terranea Resort. The 102-acre luxury resort is situated along the California coastline in Palos Verdes, just south of Los Angeles. The 582-room property is scheduled to open in 2009.

Sandvig brings more than 33 years of hospitality sales experience to Destination. He most recently spent 10 years with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide focusing sales efforts on the 76 four and five star hotels and resorts in the company's St. Regis and Luxury Collection brands. During his tenure with the company, he also was regional director of sales for the west coast representing 11 St. Regis Hotels Worldwide and was with the pre opening sales team of the St. Regis Monarch Beach in Dana Point, Calif.

"Ron's luxury resort experience in the west coast market is the perfect fit for Terranea," said Anderson. "He has a proven track record selling luxury hotels and resorts on the west coast and worldwide. We look forward to seeing how he translates these skills into successfully launching Terranea."

Prior to joining Starwood, Sandvig held a number of sales leadership positions throughout the southern California market including national sales, group and corporate leisure sales. He began his career in food and beverage while working in Seattle, Honolulu and Marina del Rey, Calif.

Sandvig was hired to oversee all sales activities to launch Destination's new Terranea Resort. The resort boasts a prime location along the Palos Verdes Peninsula as the only destination resort of its kind on the ocean in the Los Angeles area. Located only 15 miles south of Los Angeles International Airport, Terranea will offer 582 guest rooms with a selection of lodging options - upscale hotel accommodations, suites, casitas and villas.

Terranea will offer more than 63,000 square feet of indoor meeting and event space including an 18,000 sq. ft. ballroom with 31 meeting rooms for social and business gatherings. A variety of outdoor venues provide more than 75,000 square feet of terrace and lawn space with breathtaking views for meetings, weddings and social events. The property also includes a 26,000-square-foot destination spa, a nine-hole golf academy, three restaurants and three swimming pools.

The name Terranea was created to reflect the Mediterranean nature of the resort's coastal setting. These Mediterranean influences will be found through the resort with its architecture and design, climate and the relaxed sophistication that defines its lifestyle experience. Breathtaking views, dramatic gardens and indulgent amenities will define this classic American seaside resort.

The property is scheduled to open in 2009.

About Destination Hotels & Resorts
Terranea is one of more than 30 independent, upscale and luxury hotels, resorts and golf clubs in the United States managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, the fifth largest independent hospitality management company in the country. The company, headquartered in suburban Denver, Colo., features a portfolio of more than 7,000 guest rooms, 10 golf courses and 11 full-service spas. Destination Hotels & Resorts properties are located in key metropolitan and resort markets including Washington, D.C., Houston, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, San Diego, Aspen, Austin, Phoenix, Portland, Palm Springs, Maui and Lake Tahoe. For more information on the properties in the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection, please visit www.destinationhotels.com.

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