Benchmark Hospitality International has appointed Linda Dennis to the position of director of sales and marketing for Naples Bay Resort in in Naples.

“[Dennis] brings significant resort and travel experience to her new position, which will serve the property well as we move toward opening,” said Roy Young, managing director.

Dennis has more than 25 years of experience in hospitality sales and marketing. Her expertise crosses several sectors of the hospitality industry, including resort, airline, wholesale and vacation rental marketing.

Previously, she served as director of resort marketing for Cay Clubs International, responsible for marketing fifteen resorts, nine marinas and five restaurants.

Dennis has also held the title of director of sales & marketing for The Inn at Little Harbor in Tampa, responsible for directing all marketing communications activities, strategic marketing partnerships and sales initiatives for the vacation rental division.

She has served as director of leisure sales domestically and internationally for the Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau, and was in turn promoted to senior director of membership and services.

Dennis attended Western Kentucky University in in Bowling Green.

Upon opening in February, Naples Bay Resort www.naplesbayresort.com will be a Four Star, 193-key destination resort. The property will feature an 85-key hotel with 65 suites, 108 resort cottages, and a contemporary gourmet restaurant and bar offering views of the bay.

Thirty townhomes and flats will round out the residential mix at the resort.

The property will provide 3,200 square feet of comprehensive meeting and special event space.

Recreationally, Naples Bay will feature a 97-slip marina, comprehensive fitness facilities with a Pilates Studio, an international tennis center and a resort pool complex with a meandering lazy river pool, lap pool, children’s pool, expansive sundeck and poolside cabanas.