AccorHotels has appointed Jeff Tisdall as senior vice president-development, residential and extended stay; he had been serving as vice president-residential development international with
FHRI, which Accor acquired in 2016. He has worked on integrating the Fairmont, Raffles and Swissotel residential pipeline. Tisdall has also held senior roles at RCI and Kingdom Hotel Investments. AccorHotels now has more than 40,000 extended stay units in operation with over 7,000 in the pipeline.
SACO, the Serviced Apartment Company, has named Patrick Michaels as director of sales for London, responsible for developing relationships with corporate travel buyers and travel management and relocation companies. He has 15 years’ experience with luxury hotels and serviced residences, and represented Korman Communities in both the US and London.