Carrie Drost

Carrie joined the company in September 2019 and serves as Associate Vice President of Communications & Social Media, where she oversees public relations and social media efforts for Davidson Hospitality Group, all of its operating verticals, as well as all individual hotels, resorts and restaurants. A results-oriented thought leader with a passion for hospitality, she was previously the Director of Public Relations at Two Roads Hospitality, where she led award-winning public relations and partnership marketing efforts for the Destination Hotels collection for nearly six years until joining the Hyatt Hotels Corporation global communications team following its acquisition of Two Roads in late 2018. During her tenure, Carrie drove a steady stream of brand-building editorial coverage in target publications while also developing best practices, new ROI measurement tools and resources to inspire PR agencies and experienced in-house marketing team members toward optimal creativity and meaningful press coverage. Previously, Carrie spent several years at award-winning boutique PR agencies in Los Angeles and New York, where she managed domestic and international public relations efforts for a variety of prolific hotel, travel and tourism organizations including the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board, Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau, Visit Scotland, Orion Expedition Cruises (now part of Lindblad Expeditions), Virtuoso, RockResorts and Vail Resorts Hospitality, A-ROSA River Cruises, St. Regis Hotels, Eden Rock – St Barths and illy coffee. Some favorite travel moments from Carrie’s robust career include horseback riding to the Hollywood sign with NBC’s TODAY Show; supervising a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover shoot on Canouan, a remote island in St. Vincent and the Grenadines; and cruising through the pristine Kimberley region in Western Australia with top-tier media and travel agents.