Tom Calame Appointed General Manager At Aruba Marriott
In this position, Calame will oversee all aspects of the hotel operations, as well as the maximization of guest satisfaction, financial performance and staff development.
Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino announced the appointment of Tom Calame as General Manager. In this position, Calame will oversee all aspects of the hotel operations, as well as the maximization of guest satisfaction, financial performance and staff development.
Tom Calame’s impressive hospitality career spans almost 25 years and numerous continents. Calame comes to the Aruba Marriott most recently by way of the Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel, where he held the position of General Manager.
Calame’s work with the Marriott brand began in 1988 as an AIPT trainee at the Bethesda Marriott Hotel. After completing his training, he returned to his native Amsterdam where he held various positions at the Amsterdam Marriott. Quickly climbing the ranks, Calame set the pre-opening strategy for the JW Marriott Mexico City and in 1999, accepted the position of Director of Operations at the Renaissance Grand Beach Resort in St. Thomas. Subsequently, Calame was promoted to Resident Manager to open JW Marriott Cancun Resort. In 2002, Calame went on to become the Hotel Manager at the Casa Magna Marriott Cancun Resort before accepting his first General Manager position at the JW Marriott Lima in 2004, where he received the General Manager of the Year Award.
Fluent in Dutch, English and Spanish, Tom Calame brings to the position years of international and multi-cultural experience. Calame holds a degree in Hotel Management from the College Heerlen in the Netherlands and an MBA from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.
“I’m thrilled to be joining this team of enthusiastic professionals and am fully dedicated to continuing the Aruba Marriott tradition of providing the highest level of service in order to meet and exceed guest expectations,” says Calame.
Logos, product and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
- 380 Room JW Marriott Hotel and Casino To Open 2016 in Turks and Caicos
- 418 Room Little Rock Marriott Opens
- St. Ermin’s Hotel, London Joins Marriott's Autograph Collection
- Marriott International Releases Interactive 2012 Annual Report
- Marriott International First Quarter 2013 North American Comparable Company-operated REVPAR Up 5.8 Percent
- Wyndham Hotel Group’s Terry Sanders Appointed to LHRA Board of Directors
- CBRE Expands Hotels Business Through Addition Of TRI Hospitality Consulting Team
- Eben Hewitt Names Chief Technology Officer for Choice Hotels
- Jill McDonald Named to IHG Board
- David Altobello Named Senior Vice President of Development and Acquisitions for Interstate
