BWH Hotels, which operates WorldHotels, Best Western Hotels & Resorts and SureStay Hotels, named Chad Fletcher as senior vice president of worldwide sales. He has more than two decades of experience, most recently as vice president of global sales at Sonder by Marriott Bonvoy. He has also held leadership roles with Choice Hotels International and Avis Budget Group.
Trump Hotels has named Patricia Galas as vice president of marketing, to lead the brand’s global marketing, communications and digital strategy. She was most recently at the Park Hyatt New York, where she served as senior director of marketing communications. She has also held leadership roles with Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas and MGM Resorts International.
U.S. Travel Association has named Erik Hansen as senior vice president, head of government relations, where he will lead the association’s advocacy strategy and engagement with policymakers on issues critical to strengthening and growing the US travel industry. He joined U.S. Travel 15 years ago after working on Capitol Hill and has, according to an announcement, played a central role in developing and advancing the association’s policy priorities across transportation, infrastructure and travel facilitation.












