Phil Hugh
Senior Vice President Lodging Development, Luxury & Lifestyle Brand Portfolio
Phil Hugh joined Sonesta in March, 2022 to lead the lodging development team responsible for Sonesta’s luxury and lifestyle portfolio. He and his team are responsible for the growth and development of The Royal Sonesta and The James lifestyle brand in the upper-upscale segment. Hugh has over 20 years of experience leading and motivating franchise sales & development teams.
He founded Hugh Hotel Group in September of 2022. HHG is an organization focused on maximizing profitability and value for hoteliers through partnerships and relationships. Most recently, he served as Chief Development Officer, Americas of Radisson Hotel Group where he led, built and delivered the development and growth strategies across its core brands in the Americas, including Radisson Blu, Radisson RED, Radisson, Park Plaza, Park Inn by Radisson, and Country Inn & Suites by Radisson until the successful sale of the Americas division to Choice Hotels International.
Previous related experience includes seven years as a development leader at Red Roof Franchising, where he created a franchise division. His team built strong relationships that resulted in transforming the company to an asset-light and franchisee-focused organization. Prior to that, that he was the Executive Vice President Worldwide Development & Sales at Realogy, a global leader in residential real estate franchising and brokerage with many of the best-known industry brands. He was also the President and CEO at DOC Corp. Earlier in his career, he was the Senior Vice President Franchise Sales at Cendant, a provider of business and consumer services, primarily within the real estate and travel industries.