Spotlight on New Hotel Manager: Kristin Hankins

We are happy to share that InterContinental® New York Barclay Hotel (known as The Barclay) announced the appointment of Kristin Hankins as Hotel Manager. In her new position, Hankins will manage property-wide day-to-day operations, implementing programming to enhance the guest experience and strengthen the historic institution’s prominence as a leading hotel in New York City.

Hankins brings more than two decades of experience to The Barclay, most recently serving as the Director of Sales and Marketing at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis where she led the team in producing strong revenue increases during its post-pandemic recovery. She is also an expert in the New York hospitality market, having led robust sales and marketing efforts for four New York properties with Highgate hotels from her area position at the Crowne Plaza Times Square. And prior to that role, as the DOSM of the Omni Berkshire Place. Hankins served as the Vice President of Sales at SIXTY Hotels, building brand awareness and achieving market share growth for five hotels in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, and spent 14 years of her impressive career with Starwood Hotels & Resorts, where she began her tenure as a global sales account director. She gained experience across the brand’s portfolio in various roles, including Director of Sales for the W Hotels of New York, and the opening Director of Sales & Marketing for The Westin New York Grand Central.

Throughout her career, Hankins has exceeded revenue goals. She has established top-end hotel positioning in competitive markets. She has recruited and trained teams to successfully support and execute sales and marketing initiatives. She has established herself as a strategic business leader for upscale and luxury hotels, passionate about driving market share growth through creativity, collaboration, and best-in-class service.

“We welcome Kristin to The Barclay as Hotel Manager,” says Sofia Vandaele, Regional Director of Operations, NYC at The Barclay. “Her impressive background in multiple facets of hospitality, especially her decades of experience in the New York market, is a tremendous asset to our team, and we are certain she will lead the hotel team to great success.”

Scholarship Awards Program

We are pleased to announce that the HANYC Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, will be offering four scholarship awards of $10,000 each this year.

Sustainable Hospitality

Our vision is to transform the New York City hotel industry into a recognized champion of sustainable hospitality in the United States and in the World. On this external site we share best practices, innovations and sustainable initiatives.

Human Trafficking Training

Human trafficking is incredibly widespread and our hotels have an important role to play in keeping our community and our hotels safe from this harm. HANYC is now partnering with Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST) to provide FREE human trafficking training for HANYC members and their staff.

march

26mar10:00 am11:00 amSustainability Committee Conference -- members only

27mar1:00 pm2:30 pmCannabis NYC Training -- members only

april

01apr6:00 pm8:00 pmRed Carpet Hospitality Gala -- Members only

10apr10:00 am11:30 amSRO Seminar/Webinar -- members only

11apr4:00 pm6:00 pmQuicktext Seminar/Mixer -- members only

23apr10:00 am11:30 amHuman Trafficking Training and Panel Discussion 2024 -- members only

june

10jun7:00 am5:30 pmsave the date : HANYC foundation Golf Outing -- Members only

september

12sep5:00 pm6:00 pmEnd of Summer Celebration -- members only

october

10oct10:00 am12:30 pmBig Apple Stars Awards -- hotel members only

November

06nov4:00 pm7:00 pm Annual General Meeting

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