Prestige Resorts & Destinations Continues Its Expansion

          Appoints Kristi Miller-Hahne Regional Director of Sales



    LAS VEGAS, Aug. 13 /EMWNews/ -- Kristi Miller-Hahne, a former

executive with the Scottsdale, Ariz. Convention and Visitors Bureau, has

been appointed Prestige Resorts & Destinations, Ltd.'s Regional Director of

Sales, based in Las Vegas. This appointment further demonstrates Prestige's

expansion plans of adding outstanding meeting and hospitality career

professionals to its company. Miller-Hahne's new appointment marks the

seventh new sales management member addition to the Prestige team during

the last four months.



    In her new position, Miller-Hahne will function as a complete site

selection and hospitality supplier resource supporting corporate,

association and independent meeting and incentive business professionals

throughout Nevada, some areas in Texas including parts of Dallas and

national accounts in the Southeast and Phoenix/Scottsdale markets.



    According to Prestige's Regional Vice President -- Mountain Region

Karlene Reed, "It's a pleasure to have Kristi join Prestige to help us

provide superior representation and advisory services to hospitality

suppliers and meeting management professionals. She brings a wealth of

experience and knowledge with more than 20 years in the hospitality and

meeting industries that will be invaluable to our clients."



    Since 1996, Miller-Hahne worked at the Scottsdale Convention and

Visitors Bureau where she held several positions including convention sales

manager, director of sales and services and vice president of sales and

services. Miller-Hahne was also director of sales for the Tucson Convention

and Visitors Bureau for two years. During her career, she worked as

national sales manager for The Krisam Group in Chicago, where she booked

corporate, association and incentive meetings, and for the Hyatt Regency in

Bethesda, Md. where she began her career in operations and sales.



    Miller-Hahne holds a bachelors degree in Tourism Development and

Management from Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz. and is a

long-standing member of MPI.

    About Prestige Resorts & Destinations, Ltd.



    Prestige Resorts & Destinations, Ltd. is a comprehensive network of

distinctive high quality resorts around the globe and 30 proven global

destination management companies servicing the needs of the meeting and

incentive market in 41 countries. Headquartered in the Minneapolis area,

Prestige has taken the guesswork out of the site selection process. The

in-depth product knowledge of its team allows Prestige to help planners

realize truly unique events in outstanding destinations. For more

information on Prestige Resorts & Destinations, visit

http://www.prestigeresorts.com.