John Argonish
Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing, Linchris Hotel Corp
Plymouth, MA 02360
Phone (781) 924-2005
Property Types
Hospitality
Bio
John is responsible for providing commercial leadership and strategic top-line growth across Linchris' portfolio of independent, branded, full-service, and select-service hotels.
John joined Linchris in February 2013 as Director of Sales and Marketing for the award-winning Hilton Scranton & Conference Center and was promoted six months later to General Manager. Before joining the Linchris team John worked for Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Essex Partners, and Hersha Hospitality holding roles as Area Manager, General Manager, and Director of Sales.
John has managed hotels within the Hilton, Marriott, and IHG brands. Under his direction John's hotels have won the Hilton Brand Award of Excellence, Make it Right Award, Spirit of Blue Energy, Marriott President's Award, Spirit to Serve, and Hampton Inn President's Award. John was recognized by Hilton with the honor of serving on the GM Roundtable Program in 2015.
John was an adjunct faculty member at Keystone College and Lackawanna College, teaching courses in Hotel and Restaurant Management. He served as Vice President on the Board of Directors at the Lackawanna County CVB and served on numerous boards within his hotel's community.
John is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University, where he earned his B.S. in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management.
In February 2017, John joined the Executive Team as Corporate Director of Sales and Marketing and in 2019 was promoted to Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He was promoted again in 2021 to Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing where he is responsible for leading the Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Strategy.
John lives in Plymouth with his wife, and an adorable GSP Bailey.
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