Benchmark Hospitality International has appointed DON MILLER as director of sales for the historic Bedford Springs Resort, located in Bedford, Pennsylvania.  Rikki Boparai, general manager for Benchmark Hospitality at the resort, made the announcement.  

“I am so pleased to welcome Don to our resort,” stated Mr. Boparai.  “He brings excellent experience in luxury properties to his new role, and extensive knowledge of the western and central Pennsylvania markets.   We look forward to his active contribution to our sales team.”

Previously, Mr. Miller was assistant director of sales for Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, the signature property located in Farmington, Pennsylvania.  He began with the resort as national sales manager.  While employed there, Miller was designated “Sales Person of the Year” in 2004 and 2006, and was honored as “Leader of the Year” in 2003.  He was the top producer within the resort’s sales team for nearly his entire tenure at the property.

Prior to moving to southwestern Pennsylvania, Mr. Miller was local corporate sales manager for the Doubletree Hotel, located in Kansas City, Missouri.  He started employment with the hotel as bell captain.  While at the Doubletree, Mr. Miller was named “Employee of the Year.”

A Pennsylvania native originally from the borough of Fairchance, Don Miller and his family reside in Farmington.

About Bedford Springs Resort
The historic Bedford Springs Resort, which dates to 1796, reopened in July 2007 following a comprehensive renovation and expansion program to creating a 216-guestroom Four Star-quality destination resort. 

The National Historic Landmark resort has hosted such distinguished guests as Daniel Webster, Aaron Burr and seven US Presidents, including James K. Polk, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Ronald Reagan (while Governor) and James Buchanan, who used Bedford Springs as his Summer White House. In 1858, in the Grand Lobby, President Buchanan received the first TransAtlantic cable from England’s Queen Victoria.

A classic “springs resort” with many of the original buildings and architectural elements still in place, the restored and expanded Bedford Springs Resort features six restaurants, including the Crystal Dining Room, the Frontier Tavern, the 1796 Room, Che Sara Sara Café, the Turtle Shell, as well as over 20,000 square feet of meeting and event space with pre-function areas to accommodate a wide variety of groups.  The property also features a restored 1905 swimming pool and solarium – one of the first in America, and the new Springs Eternal Spa complex, which totals 30,000 square feet and has a full range of treatments designed around the seven unique springs that are part of the property and the history of the resort. There is also a fitness area and a full service salon.

Outdoor amenities include the restoration of the A.W.Tillinghast (1912) / Donald Ross (1923) 18-hole golf course and a new pro shop.  Ross, widely considered the father of American golf architecture, re-designed the Tillinghast course and added his signature features, such as small greens, serpentine bunkers, “doughnut” bunkers, false fronts on greens and more.  Also, the resort offers an outdoor pool, sun decks, a snack bar, 25 miles of hiking trails, 265 miles of rural mountain biking trails traversing the 2,200 acres of natural wooded landscape, and the Resort Rascals children’s program.

Additional activities and amenities are an historic outdoor wedding grotto, spa garden, an outdoor pavilion on Red Oak Lake, fly fishing streams, river rafting, carriage rides and day excursions and cross country skiing in season.
Situated on 2,200 acres just outside the charming borough of Bedford in south central, Pennsylvania, the Bedford Springs Resort is located on Highway 220, three miles south of Exit 146 of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.  Close to the intersection of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Interstate 70, the resort is a convenient two-hour drive from Baltimore, Washington, DC, and Pittsburgh, and two and one half hours from Philadelphia and four hours from New York City.  To learn more about Bedford Springs Resort, visit www.bedfordspringsresort.com.  The property is owned by Bedford Resort Partners, Ltd.  Benchmark Hospitality International operates the resort.

Benchmark Hospitality International is a leader in the management and marketing of resorts, conference centers, hotels, and Personal Luxury Hotels™.  The privately held company, launched in 1980, is a founding member of the International Association of Conference Centers.  Benchmark is a worldwide organization operating over 30 properties representing major metropolitan and resort destinations.   Benchmark's international headquarters is located in The Woodlands, Texas, near Houston, with regional offices in New Jersey and Connecticut.  International offices are located in Tokyo and Santiago, Chile.