Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. - January 9, 2009 - Vice President of Marketing Kathy Van Vechten is pleased to announce Douglas Hoagland as director of catering and conference services for
Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. Managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, the luxury resort is situated along the California
coastline in Palos Verdes. The 582-room property is scheduled to open in June 2009.
Promising to be one of the most sought-after special event and wedding locations in Southern California, Terranea
set out to hire one of the best in the wedding and catering business.
"Douglas has the expertise and the panache to not only introduce the unique aspects of Terranea to the social community, but to ensure that every event is executed with his personal touch
of grace and style," says Van Vechten.
Hailing from the renowned Beverly Hills Hotel, Hoagland brings with him a reputation for delivering exactly the kind of event that a client envisions. And the dramatic, oceanfront Palos
Verdes setting of the new Terranea Resort will help him to further accomplish this goal. Arguably the only luxury resort destination to grace the Los Angeles coast, Terranea's
architecture and design aim to complement its greatest natural asset - the Pacific. All elements of the Resort will embrace radiant ocean views setting the stage for beautiful weddings in
Palos Verdes.
"We adore working with Douglas and owe so much of the success of our events to his overwhelming support, efficiency, sense of humor and professionalism," said Diane Levine and Alyson Fox
of Levine Fox Events, Inc. in Los Angeles.
Hoagland's event catering and conference service experience includes overseeing major convention properties such as the Omni Shoreham, Washington DC to openings at both the Omni
Interlocken Resort in Denver and the Westin St. John Resort in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He is a Restaurant Hotel Management graduate of Purdue University.
About Terranea
Terranea Resort is magnificently poised above the Pacific Ocean on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Southern California. The property boasts a 582-room resort including a 360-room hotel with
20 bungalows and 32 suites. Also available are 50 ocean front casitas and 32 detached ocean view villas tailored specifically to individuals looking for a more intimate setting.
Offering over 138,000 square feet of exceptional indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, and boasting function
rooms with spectacular ocean view settings, Terranea is the new choice for meeting planners, and with a clear commitment to the neighbor communities of the Palos Verdes Peninsula and the
county of Los Angeles, will become a welcome refuge for romantic Palos Verdes weddings and spectacular social events.
Terranea will be home to a nine-hole par three golf course and The Spa at Terranea, a 25,000 square-foot spa with 24 treatments rooms, a salon and a fitness facility. The property
includes three unique swimming pools, one with children's play area and a 140-foot waterslide.
For more information on the properties in the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection, please visit www.destinationhotels.com.