Marcus Hotels Press

10.28.15

Marriott AC Hotel Chicago Downtown Names Emily Childers as Director of Sales & Marketing

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Chicago, Ill., October 13, 2015. . . . .The Marriott AC Hotel Chicago Downtown, owned and managed by Marcus® Hotels & Resorts, today announced that Emily Childers has been appointed director of sales and marketing.

Emily Childers

Emily Childers

Located at the popular corner of Rush and Ontario streets, just one block west of Chicago’s Michigan Avenue, the 226-room AC Hotel Chicago Downtown is the fourth hotel in the U.S. to debut the stylish new AC Marriott brand. The AC Hotel’s progressive style, European aesthetics, modern technologies and communal functional spaces are appealing to guests and locals alike.

In her new role as director of sales and marketing, Childers will be responsible for leading sales strategies and initiatives for the hotel, managing all group room bookings and business accounts, and maximizing all revenue streams. Prior to joining the AC Hotel Chicago Downtown, Childers served as senior sales manager for Hotel Lincoln in Chicago, a Joie de Vivre Hotel, where she oversaw all group bookings, business development initiatives and managed top business travel accounts.

Childers previously served as a sales executive for Marriott Northern Mid-America Area Sales, responsible for driving revenue for the Marriott hotels located in the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee regions. She also served as a select service/extended stay regional manager overseeing 40 hotels under Marriott Northern Mid-America Sales Office, as well as serving as assistant food and beverage manager for Baltimore Country Club.

Childers received a bachelor’s degree in hospitality business from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan.

According to Brian Burton, Vice President of Revenue Generation for Marcus Hotels & Resorts, “Emily’s sales experience and deep knowledge of the Chicago hotel and travel market will be an asset, as we welcome more guests to this new lifestyle hotel concept.”

AC Hotel Chicago Downtown opened in June and is AC Hotels by Marriott’s fourth property in North America. The hotel is part of a growing portfolio of more than 50 hotels expected to open in the next few years in the U.S. and Latin America.

AC Hotel is part of a new breed of lifestyle hotels targeting millennial and business travelers worldwide. Inspired by the fashion houses of Milan and blending European style with minimalist design, AC Hotels create a comfortable atmosphere for guests and an unfussy alternative to the one-size-fits-all hotel. Based on a belief that purposeful design improves lives, each guest room carefully curates the items that guests need and edit what they don’t. The result is elegant yet unpretentious style, innovative “Beverage & Food” programming and locally inspired experiences to guests and locals.

To learn more about AC Hotels by Marriott or to book your experience at AC Hotel Chicago, visit: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/chiac-ac-hotel-chicago-downtown.mi

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About AC Hotels by Marriott
AC Hotels by Marriott is a lifestyle brand within the Marriott International global portfolio of 19 brands. AC Hotels currently offers a portfolio of more than 75 select service hotels throughout Spain, Italy, Portugal, Denmark and France, along with Washington D.C., New Orleans, Kansas City and Chicago in the United States. Growth plans for the brand include the opening of its next North American locations in Miami Beach and Boston this year, as well as more than 50 additional hotels set to open within the next three years throughout the U.S. and Latin America. Marriott International’s luxury and lifestyle brands portfolio currently includes The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, EDITION, JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts, the Autograph Collection, Renaissance Hotels, AC Hotels by Marriott and Moxy Hotels. Accounting for approximately 25 percent of the company’s system-wide pipeline, Marriott expects to add more than 200 luxury and lifestyle hotel projects over the next several years, reflecting over $15 billion of investment by the company’s owners and franchisees.

About Marcus Hotels & Resorts
Marcus Hotels & Resorts, a division of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS), owns and/or manages 20 hotels, resorts and other properties in 11 states. A force in the hospitality industry, Marcus Hotels & Resorts provides leading expertise in management, development and renovations. The company’s portfolio includes a wide variety of properties including city-center meeting hotels, upscale resorts, and premium branded first-class hotels. For more information on the latest news and updates, please visit: https://media.marcushotels.com and follow the company on Facebook and Twitter (@MarcusHotels).

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