In Brief: Hotel Fontenot has named Steffanie Arnold area director of sales and marketing for Hotel Fontenot and Holiday Inn Chateau LeMoyne in New Orleans.
Arnold will oversee sales, marketing and positioning efforts for Hotel Fontenot and Holiday Inn Chateau LeMoyne. She will work with leadership teams at both properties on business performance in the New Orleans market.
Arnold began her hospitality career as a front desk agent at Chateau LeMoyne, an IHG-brand property. She later worked at the former Hotel Monaco in New Orleans. Her previous roles include senior sales and commercial leadership positions at Hyatt Centric French Quarter, Aloft New Orleans Downtown and Omni Royal Crescent Hotel.
Most recently, Arnold served as director of sales at Virgin Hotels New Orleans. Her responsibilities included commercial planning, revenue optimization and business development.
The role includes work on commercial strategy and market positioning across rooms, meetings and events, and food and beverage offerings.
Arnold was born and raised in Terrytown, Louisiana. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of New Orleans.