Allison Fraser has been named general manager of the 826-room Hilton Minneapolis, the largest hotel in Minnesota featuring 90,000 square feet of meeting space. Mostly recently, she served as GM of Hilton Toronto Airport, leading the hotel through a multi-million-dollar renovation while also overseeing the hotel’s sister property, Hilton Garden Inn Toronto Airport.
Mobile Meeting Munchies
The Commons Hotel, located in Minneapolis on the University of Minnesota campus, announced their newest offering: Small Meetings = Big Rewards. The new program is a way to entice planners to hold meetings with 10–100 room nights through March 31, 2017.
These interviews are part of a series that highlights new hires within the industry. Have you recently started a new role or do you know someone who has? Submit your ideas to brittany.trevick@tigeroak.com.
Elizabeth Anderson was recently hired as the sales coordinator for the McNamara Alumni Center in Minneapolis.
1. What are you looking forward to in your new role as sales coordinator at McNamara Alumni Center?
Golf is up there with fishing and snowmobiling as top Minnesotan activities. And it’s no wonder—after six months of being cooped up, there’s nothing like donning our polos, grabbing our clubs and rushing to the green. This love of the game is what makes golf events so enticing, but the large scale of such a tournament can be daunting. There’s the weather, the sponsorships, the banquet, the entertainment and a whole mound of things that haven’t even crossed your mind.
