David Allison

As a native of the mountains and growing up in a picturesque small tourist town near Asheville, North Carolina, David was bitten by the "hospitality bug" at an early age. David graduated with Honors from Western Carolina University holding a degree in Education and Psychology, yet when he was younger, he naturally began his lifelong fascination with "Southern Hospitality". Growing up in a region known for quality hospitality, there were always plenty of opportunities around for one to learn to become successful in the Hospitality industry. Holding his first job at 12 years-old as a waiter in a local family restaurant, David continued working throughout his early years in short summer jobs as well as in longer seasonal positions in a variety of high-quality establishments, including The Grove Park Inn and the Biltmore Estate, eventually opening his own Bed and Breakfast. The knowledge and experiences of these positions over the years built upon each other, and after 18 years of teaching, David was approached to become a "walk in" General Manager of a poor performing Hampton Inn and Suites in East Tennessee. In less than one year, the hotel had recovered and had become one of the top hotels in the Hampton portfolio, quickly opening up doors to managing award-winning Holiday Inn, Hampton Inn and Hilton Garden Inn properties. In addition, David has been called upon on numerous occasions to provide successful "task force" turnarounds of properties on the East Coast.

David currently lives near Cherokee, NC with his teenage daughter and occasionally...his adult daughter when she is not away at college.