SAN ANTONIO—JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa has named Mario Bass director of sales and marketing for the 1,002-room resort. Bass brings more than a decade of group and corporate sales experience to the property.
Arthur Coulombe, general manager for the resort, stated, “His knowledge and expertise of the industry and the San Antonio market makes him an especially exciting addition to our team.”
A native of San Antonio, Bass began his career in sales at the Marriott Rivercenter and Riverwalk hotels before moving into a senior sales position with the New York Marriott Marquis and, eventually, taking the reigns as director of sales for the hotel. In 2008, he returned to San Antonio as director of sales and marketing for the Marriott Rivercenter and Riverwalk hotels. In August 2013, Bass became director of sales and marketing at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, TX.