Blog Innisfree Hotels Donates 6,300 Room Nights to Healthcare Workers and Medical Professionals Impacted... Read More Newly Renovated Beachside Hotel & Suites Brings a Fun and Fresh Vibe to Cocoa Beach COCOA BE... Read More COVID-19: Innisfree Hotels’ Commitment to Safety A message from Ted Ent, President and CEO, Innisfree Hotels Dear guests, We are closely mon... Read More Innisfree Hotels Appoints New Leadership in Development GULF BREEZE, Fla., Feb. 26 –Innisfree Hotels, a hotel management, development and marketing compa... Read More Innisfree Hotels Breaks Ground on Dual-Branded Marriott Hotel in Amelia IslandGULF BREEZE, FLA. - December 3, 2019 - Innisfree Hotels has broken ground on its latest development ... Read More Embassy Suites by Hilton Marks Grand Opening in SarasotaSARASOTA, FLA. - December 12, 2018 - Soaring 19 stories high, the Embassy Suites by Hilton Sarasota ... Read More Jason Nicholson Honored at Visit Pensacola LuncheonOn October 24th, 2018, Jason Nicholson, our Vice President of Operations, was honored as a speaker a... Read More Anthony Eman: New GM At Holiday Inn Resort Fort Walton BeachWe are excited to announce that Anthony Eman, assistant manager at the Holiday Inn Resort in Fort Wa... Read More Terry Branch and Jeremy Skinner: Innisfree’s Newest Directors of OperationsIt is with great pleasure and excitement that we are able to announce that Jeremy Skinner and Terry ... Read More Innisfree Hotels Marks Major Milestone On Fourth Panama City Beach PropertyGulf Breeze, FL — On September 19, 2018, Innisfree Hotels celebrated the “topping out” of the ... Read More The Tides Hotel Is On The Rise For Its Award-Winning DesignSelected as the recipient of this year’s 2018 Best Western Premier Champion Design Award, The Best... 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Read More Bikini Beach Resort Celebrates Full RenovationBikini Beach Resort Renovation The Bikini Beach Resort in Panama City Beach, Fla. has undergone a... Read More Get Paid to VolunteerOur Hive is a busy place to do good in the world and connect with each other. If you’ve never join... Read More Innisfree Hotels Celebrates TRYP by Wyndham Opening in Fort LauderdaleTRYP by Wyndham In June 2018, the TRYP by Wyndham - an urban lifestyle brand - will open in Fort La... Read More Best Western Premier Tides Hotel Orange Beach Recognized as a Champion Green Award WinnerThe Best Western Premier Tides Hotel Orange Beach received the Champion Green Award at Best Western... Read More Trip Advisor: What Hotel Marketers Need to KnowTripAdvisor State of the Union 2019 TripAdvisor launched in 2000 and has since grown to become the ... Read More Innisfree Hotels Announces More Support for Dixon School of the ArtsOn Monday, May 21, the honor roll scholars at Dixon School of the Arts enjoyed a pool party at the H... Read More Digital Advertising Costs for Hotels: Thoughts from Our Chief Marketing OfficerInnisfree Hotels Digital Advertising Costs Innisfree houses a robust internal marketing agency ca... Read More Innisfree Hotels Unveils Surf & Sand Hotel on Pensacola BeachSurf & Sand Hotel Pensacola Beach Innisfree Hotels has done it again. In May 2018, the hotel ... Read More HGI Fort Walton Beach Recognized For Hiring VeteransGeneral manager Jeremy Skinner and his team at Hilton Garden Inn Fort Walton Beach have been reward... Read More Julian MacQueen Announces Transition To Legacy Company, Appoints Ted Ent as Innisfree CEOTed Ent CEO Announcement Hotels must be built upon strong foundations, and so must the companies ... Read More Food & Beverage Update: Ben ThorpeThe 'Best Backyard on Pensacola Beach' is under new leadership. Ben Thorpe, the Director of Food ... Read More Chef John Stovall Takes Over at McCamly PlazaAt the beginning of April 2018, McCamly Plaza Hotel welcomed its new executive chef, John Stovall. C... Read More Chef Rafael Vallejo III Moves to Fort Walton Beach PropertiesChef Rafael Vallejo III, formerly the executive chef at McCamly Plaza Hotel, has taken the reins as ... Read More New Director of Sales at Hilton Pensacola Beach: David CowlesAs Tom Rasinen prepares to step down from his post as director of sales, David Cowles is primed and ... Read More Tom Rasinen Retiring as Director of SalesBorn in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan, one might wonder how Tom Rasinen ended up working in hotel... Read More Innisfree Has a New Director of Human ResourcesWe would like to officially welcome Francesca Lupo, Innisfree Hotels’ newest Director of Human Res... Read More Rising Star: Alyssa TownsendAlyssa Townsend, the Director of Social Media at Bee Loud, has been selected as one of the Inweekly ... Read More Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association Selects Olivia Hoblit We are thrilled to announce that Olivia Hoblit, the General Manager at Seaside Amelia Inn, has bee... Read More Lusharon Wiley, Innisfree’s New Director of CultureWe would like to formally introduce Dr. Lusharon Wiley, our newest Director of Culture here at Innis... Read More Innisfree Hotels Climbs the Hotel Business RankingsHotel Business, the number one hotel industry source for information according to Harvey Research, r... Read More Merry Christmas, Dixon Scholars!It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. On Friday, December 15, 2017, Innisfree Hotels hosted ... Read More Innisfree Promotion Announcement 2017It’s been part of the Innisfree culture to promote from within, so it’s our honor and privilege ... 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Read More VP of Hotel Operations Jason Nicholson Appointed to Chairman of Visit Pensacola Board of Directors“Grit is inherently unique to every single person, which is why I find myself drawn to it like the... Read More 2nd Annual Dixon DubThe Second Annual Dixon Dub Lip Sync Battle at the Hilton on Friday evening, September 29th was a ni... Read More Innisfree Hotels Enters Major Market with New Orleans AcquisitionNEW ORLEANS, LA. – On September 20, 2017, Innisfree Hotels, a hotel company based in Gulf Breeze, ... Read More Back in Topeka: To The Moon!By Harlan Butler, Former Innisfree President Back in Topeka, we had a General Manager at one of o... Read More Becoming an EntrepreneurWith Julian MacQueen, Founder and CEO, Innisfree Hotels There’s an idea that has always resonat... Read More Everything You Put Online Lives in PerpetuityBy Alyssa Townsend, Director of Social Media “A former colleague of mine posted about how he was ... Read More What Does It Mean to Be On Stage?With Jason Nicholson, Vice President of Hotel Operations What does it mean to be ‘on stage’ w... Read More Back in Topeka: Find a Way to Say ‘Yes’A Story by Mike Nixon, President (About Harlan Butler, Former President) An alternate title to th... Read More Celebrating Gwen Vickers for 28 Years of ServiceGwen Vickers was one of Innisfree Hotels’ first employees. In 2017, we celebrated her retirement a... Read More Behind the Scenes with Account Manager Rose LockhartBehind the Scenes, Account Manager In this new blog series, get to know Innisfree team members wh... Read More Holiday Inn Resort Wins Five Quality Excellence Awards from IHG5 IHG Awards for Holiday Inn Resort The Holiday Inn Resort Pensacola Beach has won its fifth cons... Read More Back in Topeka: “My Favorite Shirt”With Harlan Butler, Former Innisfree President I used to travel all the time ... going from hotel t... Read More Innisfree Honored for Service to Blind CommunityIn May 2017, Julian MacQueen received a ‘Successful 75’ award from the Division of Blind Service... Read More The “Why” Behind FYIFYI at Innisfree Hotels By Mike Nixon, President When FYI started, it was 100 percent Julian... Read More Hampton Inn & Suites Opens in Panama City BeachHampton Inn Panama City Beach On Thursday, June 29, 2017, Innisfree Hotels welcomed its first gue... Read More Restaurant Recipes: Smoked Mullet Dip from #RFBFRed Fish Blue Fish Smoked Mullet Dip In this new series, we'll bring you the best recipes from ou... Read More It Was A Rocky Road, But Worth The TripBuilding Internal Communications In 2010, I was tasked by Julian MacQueen, CEO & Founder of Inn... Read More Innisfree Hotels Brings First Beachfront Marriott to Panama City Beach Innisfree Hotels First Marriott Innisfree Hotels has begun construction on a Springhill S... 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Read More Work is WorshipBy Julian MacQueen, Founder and CEO, Innisfree Hotels I believe work done in service to mankind i... Read More Housekeeping + The Guest ExperienceBy Mike Nixon, President, Innisfree Hotels I don’t know that you can teach this, but there are... Read More Corporate Social Responsibility: What Is It and How To Do it WellThis is a transcript from a panel discussion at the Pensacola Socialdesk. Innisfree Chief Marketing... Read More Innisfree Hotels Celebrates ‘Final Countdown’ at Hilton Garden Inn Fort Walton BeachOn Friday, March 3, 2017, Innisfree Hotels, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, and Robins & Mort... Read More When Opportunity Knocks: Innisfree in a New YearInnisfree Poised for Growth in 2017 As we enter a brand new year, Innisfree is growing - and so... Read More Innisfree Hotels Celebrates Topping Out of Hampton Inn & Suites Panama City BeachNew hotel will transform hotel offerings in popular tourist destination On Friday, Jan. 13, 2017,... 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Read More Establishing the MacQueen Alumni Center at USAMacQueen Alumni Center, University of South Alabama After accepting a $2 million gift from distin... Read More Dixon Dub Lip Sync Battle Raises $60,000 for School of the ArtsOn Friday, September 9, 2016, Innisfree Hotels' Corporate Social Responsibility program, The Hive, t... Read More Innisfree Hotels Continues Sarasota Investment with Hotel Indigo AcquisitionNew Hotels Under Development and Construction Will Lead to $100 Million Investment in Coastal Commun... Read More Back in Topeka: High Stakes SteaksAt Innisfree Hotels, we’ve learned there are sometimes high stakes when eating steaks. The foll... Read More How Julian MacQueen Opens a HotelA Reflection from Jason Nicholson, Vice President of Innisfree Hotels The Best Western Premier Ti... Read More Tides Hotel Offers Boutique Guest ExperienceBest Western Premier, Tides Hotel Marks Grand Opening The tide has come in. On July 8, 2016, I... 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Read More Innisfree Hotels Celebrates First Marriott FranchiseInnisfree Hotels has enjoyed a longstanding relationship with many of the world’s most recognized ... Read More Meet Our Rising Star: Jillian Glenn“There’s a vastness here and I believe that the people who are born here breathe that vastness i... Read More ‘The Redmont Story’By Julian MacQueen, Founder and CEO, Innisfree Hotels In 1992, I bought a hotel I knew I shouldn... Read More Innisfree Hotels Hits Construction Milestone in Orange BeachBest Western Premier, Tides Hotel Orange Beach Coming Summer 2016 On Jan. 8, 2016, Innisfree Ho... Read More ‘From the Ground Up’ Garden Grows Opportunity for Persons with DisabilitiesJeff’s Corner Garden, Pensacola FL When Innisfree Hotels planted the seed for its ‘From the G... Read More Transforming a Hotel Lobby into an Art GalleryInnisfree's Modern Contemporary Children's Art Gallery The stylish, social lobby of the Hilton Pe... 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Read More Hyatt Place Opens at Pensacola AirportAn exciting “new generation” hotel, offering round-the-clock amenities and modern design. Innis... Read More Aries Aids in Freeing Up DebtInnisfree Hotels' Founder and CEO Julian MacQueen is happy to be part of a growing group of owners a... Read More Promoting Community Wellness: LEAP TrailTo date, more than 1,200 people have completed the Leadership Pensacola program. In March 2013, Mi... Read More Holiday Inn Resort Wins Three Brand AwardsThe award recognizes the hotel for maintaining exceptionally high standards in product quality, hot... Read More Students Rewarded With Pool PartyStudents from Dixon School of the Arts were rewarded for academic improvement with a pool party spon... Read More Innisfree Wins Developer of the Year AwardIn 2011, Innisfree Hotels was selected by Intercontinental Hotels Group – owners of 4,400 hotels u... Read More