SCOTT SELVAGGI has been named director of sales & marketing for The Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Florida. In this position, he is responsible for overseeing the sales and marketing efforts for the 301-room Northeast Florida resort. Together with the adjoining St. Johns County Convention Center and the adjacent World Golf Hall of Fame, the resort is the largest combination hotel and conference center between Atlanta and Orlando, with 86,000 square feet of meeting and event space.

Prior to joining the resort, Selvaggi served as director of sales & marketing for the Embassy Suites Hotel USF, a 247-suite hotel with 18,000 square feet of meeting space that is located near Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida. Previous positions include serving as director of sales & marketing for the 333-room Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront which had 33,000 square feet of meeting space, and as director of sales & marketing for Bristol Hotels & Resorts’ Holiday Inn in Tampa.

“We’re very pleased that Scott has joined our team to oversee the resort’s sales and marketing efforts,” said Mark Schwantner, general manager of The Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village. “It’s an exciting time at the resort since we’ll start our multi-million dollar renovation in July, and are expected to complete it by this October. There’s not a part of the resort that won’t be touched by this impressive project, and Scott will oversee the sales and marketing teams that will spread the news to meeting professionals, incentive specialists, groups, and leisure guests about our greatly-enhanced resort.” 

The Renaissance Resort is situated in the heart of the beautifully landscaped 6,300-acre World Golf Village and will kick-off an impressive multi-million dollar renovation this July. Plans include the complete remodeling of all 301 guest rooms and suites, dramatic changes to the resort’s lobby atrium, enhancements to the main ballroom and meeting offerings, remodeling of the restaurant and bar, new lighting throughout the public spaces, and the remodeling of all guest room corridors. The renovation is slated for completion by October 2007.
  
Guests also have privileges at the private oceanfront Serenata Beach Club, and have access to the PGA TOUR Golf Academy, the PGA TOUR Spa Laterra, an  18-hole putting course, and Island Challenge Hole.

In addition to its convenient location next to the impressive World Golf Hall of Fame, the resort also is an easy stroll to the renowned Walk of Champions, an IMAX® Theater, and a boutique avenue with an assortment of specialty shops and restaurants.