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TAMPA, Fla. (October 23, 2019) – Mainsail Lodging & Development, a Tampa-based hospitality company that develops and operates lodging products in the Southeastern United States and the Caribbean, was recognized with Marriott International’s Excellence in Food & Beverage Award. Joe Collier, president of Mainsail Lodging & Development, was on hand to accept the award at […]

TAMPA, Fla. (October 7, 2019) – Condé Nast Traveler today announced the results of its 32nd annual Readers’ Choice Awards with the Epicurean Hotel securing the #4 spot in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2019 Reader’s Choice Awards for “Top Hotels in Florida,” making the Epicurean the only hotel in the Tampa Bay area to be listed […]

TAMPA, Fla. (October 07, 2019) – Mainsail Lodging & Development has announced today the appointment of Jill Lemaster as the company’s first-ever chief financial officer and Tom Stoffo as director of technology. The two have assumed their new positions on the executive team of the Tampa-based hospitality company, which develops and operates lodging products in […]

TAMPA, Fla. (October 01, 2019) – Mainsail Lodging & Development announced today the appointment of Andrew Houghton as Managing Partner for Mainsail Vacation Rentals, the company’s new vacation rental experience launched earlier this year. Houghton will oversee the acquisition, management, distribution, marketing and sales of Mainsail Vacation Rentals based in Sarasota, Florida. Mainsail is one […]

WHO:                   Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina   WHAT:                 For the ultimate in luxury, Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina is offering guests exclusive flights through Fly The Whale, a private charter company that specializes in land and sea transfers throughout the Caribbean. Providing seamless connection between San Juan International Airport (SJU) and Beef […]

TAMPA, Fla. (September 17, 2019) – Mainsail Lodging & Development announced today the appointment of Natalie Smith as account executive of Mainsail Housing of Tennessee and Orlando. In this new role, Smith will work to develop strong connections with businesses throughout Tennessee and Orlando markets, while growing Mainsail’s client base and achieving revenue goals. “We’re […]

CLEARWATER, Fla. (September 5, 2019) – Tampa-based Mainsail Lodging & Development announced today three key additions to the management team at The Karol Hotel (2675 Ulmerton Road), including General Manager Adam Duffey, Senior Sales Manager Lindsey Ferguson, and Catering Sales Manager Amanda Ratliff. The new 123-room hotel on Feather Sound will be marketed by Mainsail […]

TAMPA, Fla. (July 22, 2019) – The Epicurean Hotel, located in Tampa’s trendy and historic Hyde Park neighborhood, has received the prestigious AAA Four Diamond Rating for the fifth year in a row. Only 6.3 percent of the more than 27,000 AAA Inspected & Approved hotels make the Four Diamond list. The Epicurean Hotel is now […]

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (July 3, 2019) – Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina, a AAA Four Diamond resort in the British Virgin Islands, has earned the prestigious Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator for the spectacular wine program at the resort’s signature fine-dining restaurant, Cardamom & Co. The Wine Spectator Restaurant Awards is an international […]

TAMPA, Fla. (June 27, 2018) – The Epicurean Hotel is hosting the fifth annual Epic Chef Showdown to benefit Feeding Tampa Bay, the area’s largest food rescue and distribution organization. The Epic Chef Showdown is a seven-week competition pitting eight of the Tampa Bay area’s top restaurants against each other in a friendly cooking competition […]