CASINOS AND LODGING
Sales manager shares love of Carson City with hotel guests By Teri Vance
Stu Wexler, sales manager for the Wyndham Garden and Max Casino, talks with a family in the Black Bear Diner.
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f you’re visiting Carson City as part of a large group or event, chances are you’ve come into contact with Stu Wexler, sales manager for Wyndham Garden and Max Casino. “My job is putting packages together, booking groups and working on corporate accounts,” he explained. “We let people know we’re a good choice because of our central location. We have lots of parking, room for tour buses and school buses. We work with our customers to get them tickets to the museum or for train rides, make sure they have a good
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time while they’re here.” But the focus is not solely on visitors. “We’re gearing up toward our locals again,” Wexler said. “We do specials for senior night, ladies night, Nevada Day packages.” Most promotions appeal to visitors and residents alike, he said, such as the newly opened Black Bear Diner that also provides room service to the hotel. Entertainment is also scheduled regularly. “We have live music Thursdays through Saturdays,” he said. “We have different bands for
all different occasions.” Wexler moved to Carson City about 20 years ago from Redding, Calif., after reuniting with his high school sweetheart, Kathy, who recently retired from the Carson City School District. Between them, they have five children and five grandchildren. “I love Carson City,” he said. With more than a decade in the hotel business, he said, he’s seeing tourism pick up again. He credits an upturn in the economy, as well as the Carson City Visitors Bureau with events such as the Carson City Off-Road mountain