Gansevoort Hotel Group named Jorge Collazo ([email protected]) regional director of sales & marketing, based in Miami. Collazo was formerly with The Setai on Miami Beach.

Barbara Gallay, formerly with Frosch Travel, has left to form Barbara Gallay Enterprises. Gallay is the former president/owner of Linden Travel; she sold the business to Frosch three years ago. She can be reached at [email protected].

Rocco Forte Hotels has opened the doors to its own New York office at 271 Madison Avenue. This is part of the company’s strategy to expand its North American sales operation, which will see the luxury hotel brand establish a new base in New York and expand its North American sales force. Rocco Forte Hotels has also expanded its sales team. The new appointments are Dave MacGregor, director of sales, the Americas ([email protected]); Sarah Lechevalier, director of group sales ([email protected]) and Samara Doucette, sales manager, East Coast ([email protected]).