Benchmark Hospitality International Names Tom Cupo Managing Director (United States)
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Benchmark Hospitality International Names Tom Cupo Managing Director (United States)
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This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2011-11-21
Will oversee The Chattanoogan and The Inn at Virginia Tech
Benchmark Hospitality International has announced the promotion of Tom Cupo to the position of managing director. In this new role, Mr. Cupo will oversee the operations of The Chattanoogan, located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center in Blacksburg, Virginia. He will be based at The Chattanoogan. Greg Parsons, senior vice president for Benchmark Hospitality, made the announcement.
"Tom has had remarkable success at The Chattanoogan," said Mr. Parsons. "He has led the property to multiple awards of excellence, and is also serving as Benchmark’s companywide champion for the national Hometown Hospitality initiative, in which Benchmark is partnering with the USO. We congratulate him on this well-deserved promotion!”
Tom Cupo was most recently the general manager for The Chattanoogan Hotel. He previously served in the same role for Virginia Crossings Resort, which was operated by Benchmark Hospitality at the time. With both hotels, Mr. Cupo led the operations team to Four Diamond status.
Cupo has been with Benchmark Hospitality for 17 years, advancing to leadership positions within the operations and senior management departments for properties in New Jersey, Virginia, Tennessee, Minneapolis and Toronto. He is a certified Real Property Administrator and Facilities Management Administrator, a designation he earned from the Building Owners and Managers Institute of Arnold, Maryland. Mr. Cupo and his family reside in Chattanooga.
About The Chattanoogan
The Chattanoogan hotel, Chattanooga’s only AAA Four Diamond-rated full-service hotel, is a 210,000 square-foot five-story upscale hotel with 199 newly renovated guestrooms and suites. The Chattanoogan has three outstanding restaurants, a 25,000 square-foot conference center with comprehensive meeting planning and audiovisual support services, and a spa with four treatment rooms, a steam room, sauna, fitness center, indoor pool, whirlpool and patio overlooking the hotel’s courtyard.
The property is conveniently located within a two-hour drive from Atlanta; Nashville, Tenn.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Huntsville, Ala.; and Birmingham, Ala. It is within walking distance of the city’s museums, galleries, retail stores, restaurants and The Tennessee Aquarium.
The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center
With 147 beautiful guest rooms and more than 23,000 square feet of state-of-the-art conference space, The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center is a high-tech, upscale hotel and conference facility fully owned by Virginia Tech and operated by Benchmark Hospitality International.
About Benchmark Hospitality International
Benchmark Hospitality International is a leader in the management and marketing of resorts, conference centers, hotels, and Personal Luxury Resorts & HotelsSM. The independent company, launched in 1980, is a worldwide organization operating properties in major metropolitan and resort destinations. Benchmark's international headquarters is located in The Woodlands, Texas, near Houston. Benchmark Hospitality is also a founding member of the International Association of Conference Centers. The company's eastern regional office is in New Jersey, western regional office is in Washington, with international offices in Tokyo, Japan, and Santiago, Chile.
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