User:Charlestowne Hotels

Michael W. Tall (born 1974) is an American hospitality executive, serving as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Charlestowne Hotels, Inc. A graduate of University of North Carolina Wilmington and Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, Tall joined the privately held hospitality management company in 2004 and was named President and COO in 2010. He previously worked as a Corporate Analyst for RockResorts (a subsidiary of Vail Resorts ) and held a position with the former Ritz Carlton Rancho Mirage in California as Director of Revenue. He has also worked with companies such as The Savor Group, Kiawah Island Resorts and Xerox.

Tall serves on the Board of Governors for the Charleston Visitor and Convention Bureau, is an Executive Committee Member of the East Carolina University College of Human Ecology Advancement Council, and is actively involved in the Cornell University Hotel School Alumni Association. In 2012, Tall was included in the Southeastern Tourism Society's inaugural class of “Forty for the Future: Travels Leading Talent”. He has been a guest lecturer at several universities and a speaker and panelist at many hotel industry events including The Hunter Investment Conference, various BLLA Conferences, The Lodging Conference, various BITAC Conferences, The STR Data Conference, HITEC, HI Connect Design, The LifeSTYLE/Boutique Hotel Development Conference, The Urban Land Institute Conference, The Hotel Business Management Roundtable and The NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference.