Hotel veteran looks toward expansion of Kor Group.NICHOLAS Clayton's priority as new president of Kor kor n. See homer2. [Hebrew kôr, from Akkadian kurru, from Sumerian gur, a unit of measurement.] Noun 1. Hotel Group is getting to know the team. "The first thing I need to do is build rapport and trust," Clayton said. "It's something you really need to work at." Clayton joined the Kor Group in September, bringing 20 years of luxury hospitality industry experience from his positions at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group (MOHG) is a hotel management company which is part of Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited and is formally known as Mandarin Oriental International Limited. and Ritz-Carlton. He hopes to expand the Kor Hotel Group brand and enter emerging luxury markets. Locally, Kor owns the Viceroy properties, the Avalon Hotel, Maison 140 and Chamberlain. There are also Kor hotels and resorts in Washington D.C., San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Miami and the Mexican Riviera The Mexican Riviera refers collectively to several cities and resorts lying on the western coast of Mexico. Although there are large distances between these cities, they are often referred to as the Mexican Riviera because of their popularity among tourists. . "The focus will be the gateway cities The Gateway Cities of Southern California are those located in southeastern Los Angeles County. There is some cross-over between these cities and those composing South Los Angeles, East Los Angeles, the South Bay, and the San Gabriel Valley. in North America," Clayton said. "The goal will be to enter population centers that do a lot of business like Chicago and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . We certainly want to enter Dallas. There's also an interest in delving further into the resort business in South America." International destinations are Clayton's specialty. During his tenure with Ritz-Carlton, he managed the resort in Mauna Lani, Hawaii; improved the profit margins of two five-star hotels in Sydney, Australia; and headed the Ritz-Carlton Millenia, an award-winning 610-room property in Singapore. The design and ambiance am·bi·ance also am·bi·ence n. The special atmosphere or mood created by a particular environment: "The noir ambience is dominated by low-key lighting . . . of Kor's hotels in Los Angeles will influence new properties abroad. "Design is our unique signature and very associated with the brand," Clayton said. "We try to be a bit funky and use outdoor spaces, our properties become social scenes and popular in the community. We will definitely try to expand on that." Clayton cites the group's Santa Monica hotel, the Viceroy, as an example of the results he hopes to achieve at future locations. Both local residents and hotel guests frequent the restaurant and outdoor patio, which has become a trendy social destination. Clayton lives in Pasadena with his wife and two daughters. He enjoys yoga, hiking, running and spending time with his family. |
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