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Vitale joins Prestige Hospitality Group as director of operations

James Frenis, CHA, chief executive officer of Prestige Hospitality Group revealed that Robert Vitale has joined the company as director of operations. As director of pperations, Vitale will focus on operational and financial strategies to improve performance and guest satisfaction at existing and new hotel management assignments across the Northeast. "Vitale brings two decades of experience with all facets of hotel management including financial, sales and marketing, training, and property operations," said Frenis. "We are delighted that he has joined our team." Vitale has nearly twenty years of financial and asset management experience across diverse sectors of the hospitality industry. Most recently he served as Vice President of the New York office of REVPAR International, Inc. Mr. Vitale's career includes ten years in various hotel operations and executive management positions at full-service hotels throughout the United States, as well as extensive consulting experience. Mr. Vitale holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management from Central Connecticut State University.
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