Terranea Resort

In Rancho Palos Verdes, just minutes from Los Angeles, Terranea Resort will host meetings and incentive retreats in a secluded oceanfront setting. Slated to open mid-2009, the resort is magnificently poised along one of Southern California’s most scenic and coveted coastlines, boasting 270-degree Pacific Ocean views and more than 100 acres of native coastal habitat.

Terranea’s combination of 582 luxurious accommodations, fine dining, a wide range of activities, and 63,000 square feet of sophisticated indoor event space—plus an additional 75,000 square feet of outdoor ocean-view areas—will make the resort a sought-after destination for groups seeking a meeting experience out of the ordinary.

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View RSS Feed KATHY VAN VECHTEN APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENT
SALES AND MARKETING OF TERRANEA RESORT

Opening mid-2009, Terranea Resort is the newest oceanfront
destination resort on the Southern California coast


Los Angeles, CA- October 2007- Lowe Enterprises, Inc. and Destination Hotels & Resorts have appointed Kathy Van Vechten Vice President Sales and Marketing of the new Terranea Resort currently under construction on the exclusive PalosVerdes peninsula. The 102-acre resort is situated along the California coast, just south of Los Angeles and is scheduled to open in 2009.

"We are thrilled that we were able to lure Kathy out of her recent retirement to join our team at Terranea Resort," said Terri Haack, executive vice president and managing director. "Her experience and background will be invaluable in launching this prestigious resort."

Van Vechten brings more than 32 years experience in the hotel sales and marketing arena, a track record that includes 19 years of luxury hospitality marketing with Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts. Van Vechten led the opening teams as regional director of marketing of two of the company's world-class Hawaii properties - Four Seasons Resort Maui - the company's first off-shore resort and Four Seasons Resort Hualalai - Hawaii's leading hotel. The Maui hotel was awarded the coveted Marketing Hotel of the Year under her direction.

A specialist in luxury hotel openings, Van Vechten then directed the introduction of the first non-gaming luxury hotel in Sin City with the opening of Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas. Under her direction the property unmistakably defined the individual luxury experience in a city of mass marketing. During her tenure in Las Vegas Van Vechten introduced the Teddy Bear Suite, an annual holiday tradition that in its fifth year drew over 8,000 residents and guests into the hotel. She also oversaw the hotel's local charity outreach program which raised over $2 million for the UNLV Cancer Research Center. Her outreach to UNLV also encompassed the UNLV Mentor Program to students on various elements of the hospitality industry.
Prior to joining Four Seasons, Van Vecthen held sales and marketing positions with Hotel Inter-Continental, San Diego; the Kona Surf Resort and Country Club; the Westgate Hotel San Diego; and the San Diego Hilton Beach and Tennis Resort. She also directed sales efforts for the San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Van Vechten served on marketing committees for the San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau, Maui Visitors Bureau and the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau.

About Terranea Resort
Slated to open mid 2009, Terranea is set in the grandeur of a Mediterranean estate on the magnificent Palos Verdes peninsula. The 400-room hotel includes guestrooms, suites and bungalows with 82 adjacent Casitas and Villas and a host of world-class amenities, all of which take full advantage of this pristine 102 acre oceanfront setting while protecting the area's natural beauty.

The name Terranea was created to reflect the Mediterranean nature of the resort's coastal setting and this elegant Mediterranean style is the backdrop for a distinctive classic California lifestyle experience. Terranea Resort will feature a 24-room destination Spa and hair salon, fitness facility, 138,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, golf on site with a nine-hole short course with practice facility, three pools, children's center, shopping, dining, beach cove and unrivaled recreation including miles of walking and hiking trails with access to an adjacent 300 acre nature preserve.

Terranea is just 20 miles from the Los Angeles International Airport, and within 30 minutes of many of the sights, culture and offerings of LA, one of the world's largest metropolitan areas and America's second largest city, and 45 minutes to the excitement of Orange County.

About Destination Hotels & Resorts and Lowe Enterprises
Los Angeles-based Lowe Enterprises is a leading national real estate development, investment and management firm. Over the past 33 years, it has developed, acquired or managed more than $7 billion of real estate assets nationwide. Through Lowe Destination Development, Lowe's hospitality and resort community development subsidiary, the firm is currently developing in excess of $1 billion of hospitality properties nationwide, including the 102-acre Terranea Resort in the Los Angeles' area community of Rancho Palos Verdes, the 1,040-acre Grizzly Ranch in Portola, Calif., the 700-acre Stone Eagle Golf Club in Palm Desert, Calif. the 600-room SilverRock Resort in La Quinta, Calif, the 136-unit Stowe Mountain Lodge in Vermont and the 6,000-acre Suncadia project near Roslyn, Wash. Lowe Enterprises maintains regional offices in Denver, Irvine, Phoenix, San Francisco, Sacramento and Washington D.C. and project offices nationwide.

Destination Hotels & Resorts is a privately held lodging management company headquartered in suburban Denver, Colo. With more than 30 independent, luxury and upscale hotels, resorts and golf clubs, Destination is the fifth largest independent hospitality management company in the country. The company's portfolio features 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, 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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View RSS Feed LOWE ENTERPRISES, INC AND DESTINATION HOTELS & RESORTS
APPOINT TERRI A. HAACK EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR NEW TERRANEA RESORT
Located Along the California Coastline, Terranea is Slated to Open in 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - July 23, 2007 - Lowe Enterprises, Inc. and Destination Hotels & Resorts announce that Terri A. Haack has been appointed executive vice president and managing director for the company's new Terranea Resort. The 102-acre luxury resort is situated along the California coastline in Rancho Palos Verdes, just south of Los Angeles and is scheduled to open in 2009.

"Terri has a proven track record for success prior to, and within the Destination collection," said Charlie Peck, chief operating officer for Destination Hotels & Resorts. "She is a natural leader who will significantly impact the success of Terranea."

Haack is currently vice president and regional managing director for Destination Hotels & Resorts, and brings nearly 30 years of hotel and resort operations experience to her new position at Terranea, including 15 years spent solely in resort community development, operations and real estate. Most recently, Haack has overseen the $100 million redevelopment of Destination's Wild Dunes Resort - a 1,600-acre luxury resort and gated residential island community on Isle of Palms near Charleston, S.C.

In Haack's new role, she will manage overall operations of the firm's new Terranea Resort, which is being developed by Lowe affiliate, Lowe Destination Development.

"Terri has done a terrific job guiding the expansion of Wild Dunes Resort. She will be a tremendous asset to our team as we create Terranea Resort, the only true luxury destination resort along the coastline of the Pacific Ocean in Los Angeles County," said Robert J. Lowe Jr., president of Lowe Destination Development. "We are extremely mindful of the responsibility that comes with this amazing opportunity and we are confident that Terri will be a capable steward."

The resort boasts a prime location along the Palos Verdes Peninsula and is 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 comprise a 360-room oceanfront resort hotel with 34 suites including a 1,800-square-foot Presidential Suite, along with 50 three-bedroom Casitas and 32 two- and three-bedroom Villas. Terranea's Casitas and Villas are being offered for sale.

Terranea will offer more than 63,000 square feet of indoor meeting and event space including an 18,000-square-foot 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 throughout 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.

Prior to joining Destination in 2002, Haack was executive vice president and managing director of Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Va., a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch Properties, Inc. While there, she led the repositioning of Kingsmill Resort to a world-class, golf, tennis, spa and conference facility. Throughout her career, Haack has garnered numerous statewide, national and international awards and accolades. In March 2007, Haack was recognized as "Resort Executive of the Year" by a committee of previous winners and the international marketing firm of Yesawich, Pepperdine, Brown and Russell. In addition, she was awarded the 2007 South Carolina Hotelier of the Year. In 2006, Haack was elected to the shareholder group of Destination's parent company, Lowe Enterprises. Haack holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Arts in Organizational Management.

For more information on Terranea, please visit www.terranea.com.

About Destination Hotels & Resorts and Lowe Enterprises
Lowe Destination Development and Destination Hotels & Resorts are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Los Angeles-based Lowe Enterprises, a leading national real estate development, investment and management firm. Over the past 35 years, Lowe has developed, acquired or managed more than $8.5 billion of real estate assets nationwide. Destination Hotels & Resorts, with over 30 independent, luxury and upscale hotels, resorts and golf clubs, is one of the largest independent hospitality management companies in the country with more than 7,000 guest rooms in its portfolio. 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. Lowe Enterprises maintains regional offices in Denver, Irvine, Phoenix, San Francisco, Sacramento and Washington D.C. and project offices nationwide.

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View RSS Feed 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.

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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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